Valentine’s Day may be a day to celebrate love and joy for some. But for others, it could feel like a day you realize that you will be alone for the rest of your life. Don’t feel so bad about yourself because here are 5 ways you can survive through the atrociousness of the world’s most superficial holiday:
1. Go to a shooting range with your girlfriends
Though I am not an advocate of guns and violence, I must admit that the idea of visiting the shooting range with my friends on Valentine’s Day is very appealing. Give a rose to the girl who shoots the most points. Flower power!
2. Write a Valentine’s Day card or give gifts to family and friends
Though boyfriends and girlfriends may come and go, family and friends tend to stick around. Therefore, instead of focusing on your currently nonexistent love life, why not think of family and friends—the people who have always stood by you through tough and tiring times. Write them a card or send them flowers or candy grams to express your appreciation for their love and care. I guarantee that you will feel better about yourself afterwards.
3. Watch Fight Club while eating JP Licks Red Velvet Batter flavored ice cream
JP Licks currently has its notoriously delicious Red Velvet Batter ice cream as its seasonal batter. What would make it taste better are Brad Pitt’s body during the 90s, Edward Norton’s talent, and Helena Bonham Carter’s badassness. So go buy some pints of JP Licks, bring some cool friends over, and watch people beat each other up in David Fincher’s cult classic Fight Club. If Tyler Durden witnessed Valentine’s Day in our age, he might say something around these lines:
“You are not someone’s Valentine. You are not how many boyfriends you have. You are not the chicks in the flicks you watch. You are not your f*cking romantic lines. You are the all attention-seeking, all-pretending crap of the world.”
4. Go to a yoga class
So let’s bring some light and healthiness to this list. Nothing makes you feel better than breathing. Yoga has been proven to be beneficial for both the mind and the body. So before you stuff yourself with all those exquisite but calorie-packed sweets, why not do some stretching and balancing in a yoga class? Lucky for you, Tufts Student Resources have a Dynamic Yoga at 5-6pm in Hill Hall Aerobics Room. It’s a great way to breathe your feelings out! $5 for drop-ins. For more information head to www.tuftsstudentresouces.com.
5. Attend the screening of Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke at the MFA on Feb. 15
If Japanese Anime is more up your alley, don’t miss the screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s (the mastermind behind Spirited Away) universally acclaimed Princess Mononoke at the Museum of Fine Arts on February 15 at 7:30pm. The screening is part of the museum’s current film series, “Castles in the Skye: Miyazaki, Takahata, and Studio Ghibli.” The eponymous character, Princess Mononoke, is a girl raised by wolf gods. She kicks butts of frightening and fantastical creatures and gods in this anime. What more apocalyptic way to celebrate the aftermath of D-Day, I mean, V-Day than this? The film is in Japanese with English subtitle. No annoying dubs. For more information go to; http://www.mfa.org/programs/film/princess-mononoke
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