Today is Valentine’s Day, or, as a friend of mine dubbed it, Singles Awareness Day (SAD). Sometimes, Valentine’s Day can be kind of depressing, but it wasn’t today. Part of it is because I didn’t know of any “Valentine’s Day” activities going on (which are always designed for COUPLES ONLY), and also because I’m still feeling a lot of relief at getting my car fixed.

I got a valentine today from my friend Sunny (thanks, Sunny!) that was handmade and very artistically decorated, with a poem inside. Sunny signed it “your friend,” which she hated to do, because it sounds so cheesy, but is just the right way to sign it if you’re going to send a valentine to the opposite sex without him getting the wrong idea. (No wrong ideas taken, Sunny!)

I had a lot of errands to do today, but I felt good getting them all taken care of. I got my room cleaned, my check deposited, a bill paid, and bought several items I’ve been needing around the house, as well as getting my keys duplicated. Mom told me to keep an eye out for sales on long-sleeve shirts, since it’s getting to be the time of the year for sales on them, but I only found one shirt I liked. I did, however, see a sale on blue jeans, so I got every pair they had in my size (30 x 32), which was five pairs. You see, a while back, my old jeans were getting too ragged to wear, so I went to get some new ones at sale. They were all out of my size, but they had several 29 x 32. Since I was getting “relaxed fit” anyway, I decided to go ahead and get a few pairs.

I have regretted it ever since.

Let me tell you, there is little as uncomfortable as wearing a pair of jeans that’s too small. I was okay, as long as I didn’t move around much, but I’d get out of them and put on some sweat pants as soon as I’d get home. It’s a lot worse during the winter, because I often wear long underwear (polypropylene). When I tried to pull my jeans on over them, the bottom cuffs would slide up around my knees, and I’d have a wretched time trying to reach up under my too-small jeans to pull the cuffs down around my ankles again.

Now that I got five pairs of jeans in my size, I can take all those old 29 x 32s and give them to Goodwill or something. In the meantime, it sure does feel nice to wear comfortable, relaxing jeans again. They’re the kind of jeans you could almost wear to sleep in at night – they’re soft, loose, and don’t bind you or hinder your movement at all.

Dann was gone today getting measured for his tuxedo (his wedding is in a few months). When he got back, we played a three-hour game of Starcraft.

What I’m Wearing: New relaxed-fit jeans, a solid blue T-shirt with a breast pocket, and black Reebok Classic sneakers.

Postscript (Thursday, 02/19/04): Sunny also called me Saturday morning and left a special Valentine’s Day message on my answering machine. I just checked the messages today. Thanks, Sunny! And to Sunny and everyone else: email is the most reliable way to get in touch with me.