Harold & Maude

I'm in a posty mood today. Maybe it's because I'm so excited for tonight: Alex and I are going to see Harold and Maude, one of my all-time favorite movies, at Lincoln Center. The film is hilarious, goofy, wonderful...Plus, Cat Stevens did the soundtrack!

Love is in the Air

I'm loving everyone's Valentiney posts today. Look at this gorgeous photo by Pia. P.S. Also nice advice from Marie...

Valentine's E-Cards

I've never met an e-card that I didn't find cheesy. But Kate Spade now offers these adorable (free) Valentine's Day e-cards by top graphic designers and artists including the lovely Lena Corwin. I just sent like twenty to my friends and family.
(Via GlamChic and Unruly Things.)

You Da Best

How cute would it be to wake up and find tags saying "The Best" sewn into all your shirts? What a sweet little surprise.

My Sexy Valentine

What a sexy back from Erica Toogood.
Ditto from DooRi.

Love slang

My friends have developed relationship slang over the years. A few of my favorite (and most frequently used) terms are:

* a deep & meaningful = a serious talk about the relationship's future.
* the slow fade = letting a relationship die out by slowly stopping contact, versus having a talk about it.
* the long, dirty road = breaking up but continuing to sleep together.

What relationships slang do you have, dear readers?
(Photo by Julie Simon.)

Escape

Baby, it's cold outside. Let's take a fantasy trip to Spain and wear this. (Photos by Yosigo, via Vic.)

Valentine Underwears

These are less in-your-face sexy than the underwears I usually post, but don't you love their come-hither sweetness? Cotton! Hearts!

Will you share my toothbrush?

Now that's true love.
(Card by Bella Muse.)

Red Lipstick

I have an idea: This Valentine's Day, let's all wear red lipstick! It makes you feel sexy and glamorous, in a fancy white dress or ratty old sweater.

Heart glasses

A few years ago, I discovered The Coolest Glasses Ever. When you put them on, all points of light--candles, lamps, headlights--turn into hearts. It's so amazing and romantic to walk down a city street.
(Top photo via Black Eiffel; bottom photo by Elif Sanem Karakoc via Beautiful Tumblr.)

Dirty Cartoons.

At first, these T-shirt designs look like silhouettes of Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse, but move closer and they get steamier...(P.S. You might also like these posters.)

Lolita

Have you ever read Lolita? I waited a long time to read it because the thought of an older man seducing a young girl upset me. But finally I went for it, and lo and behold, I loved it. The writing is gorgeous, the plot compelling and the characters hilarious and vivid. And even though you hate Humbert Humbert, the narrator, it's fascinating to see inside his mind.

This photo by Gisela Flic is EXACTLY how I envisioned Lolita. I gasped when I stumbled across it.

Here's a typical Lolita ensemble:
Heart-shaped sunglasses
a plaid shirt
and denim button-up shorts.

A tiny love note.

I have to write a little love note. This weekend, I got food poisoning and was a complete mess. But despite my sunken eyes and ashen skin, Alex took such good care of me. He rubbed my back, did an awesome dance, brought me saltines and ice chips, sat very very still on the bed (as requested) and read me "A Diamond as Big as the Ritz" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although I was moaning through most of it, I felt so grateful. I love you, Alexei. You are my hero! (P.S. This is cute.)
(Photo by Maria Stijger, via Lost.)

Happy Almost Valentine's Day

This February, I'll post a love-themed post every day until the fourteenth. Anyone with or without a Valentine can come here for some heartfelt Valentiney wishes.

Check out last year's Valentine's posts here. It's funny--last Valentine's Day, I was single, but only fourteen days away from meeting Alexei. I had no idea!

(Photo by Sheryl Nields)