my name is cupid valentino, the modern day cupid, and i just have one thing to say

i didn't even think about it being valentine's day today until someone said something last night. after years of having nothing out of the ordinary to do on feb. 14th, i've gotten used to it being no big deal.

if you need some ideas on what to listen to today, i recommend the following albums - mostly because i can handle they way they talk about love.

andre's cd, the love below, even has a song called "happy valentine's day." i played it as soon as i woke up this morning. i know there's some things that may be considered vulgar on this cd, but with lyrics like "everybody needs someone to rub their shoulders and scratch their dandruff and everybody needs to quit actin hard and shit before you get your ass whooped and everybody needs somebody to love before its too late its too late..."

i mean, come on. this stuff's hilarious. if you don't want to take everything so serious today, listen to this.

i started listening to this album in the car today. i really like sheila nicholls. it's r&b-isque but kinda of ani difranco. something about her music makes me feel alright about listening to love songs on valentine's day.

"as the spice girls prostitute girl power in the background on tiny speakers, you smile in desperation..."

you're going to wonder now if i'm depressed since i'm recommending an elliot smith album, but alameda off his either/or album is one of my favorite songs. i will definitely listen to it before this day is done.

"if you're alone it must be you that wants to be apart"

and just in case you do need to yell, there's always shakira. if you don't understand spanish, trust me, she's mostly angry and bitter in these songs. this album came out before all her english ones, so i feel like its true to the shakira i like. plus, it's a live album.

"si te vas, si te vas, y me cambias por esa bruja, pedazo de cuero no vuelvas nunca más que no estaré aquí. toda escoba nueva siempre barre bien. luego vas a ver desgastadas las cerdas cuando las arrugas le corten la piel y la celulitis invada sus piernas. volverás desde tu infierno con el rabo entre los cuernos implorando una vez más. pero para ese entonces yo estaré un millón de noches lejos de esta enorme ciudad lejos de ti."

translation? "if you go, if you go, and change me, for that witch, piece of trash, don't comeback anymore, since i won't be here. all new brooms always sweep well, later you're going to see the bristles be gone, when her wrinkles fold her skin, and her cellulite covers her legs you'll comeback from your hell, with a tail between you horns, imploring one more time, but for that, then, i'll be here a million nights, far from this enormous city, far from you"

this morning i had my cup of coffe at olive branch were i always go on tues. morning. the girl who works said she wasn't feeling well. last night she went to a valentine's day costume party dressed as cupid. since she wasn't wearing a whole lot and going outside in the cold, she got sick. if cupid really is running around today, he's not very smart. the things people will do in the name of love. ah. valentine's. are you starting to get the idea of how i feel today? i will have a smile on my face all day long.