~You call it Valentine's Day? We call it Friday~

I think it's pretty obvious by the title what this post is going to be about.

Valentines Day~for some it's a day of romance, of love and delight. For the rest of us, it's just a regular day filled with couples embracing around you and staring at your crush to see if they're going to make an effort to talk to you. And in a few cases, depression. 

But I'm not going as far as depression. Some short pieces of advice for those of you who actually might feel depressed on this day~

One~ Let go. Do whatever makes you happy. Without fantasizing or thinking about that special someone. 

Two~ Spend the day thinking about your friends or family instead. And if you have any pets, make them feel special They deserve to be loved too~!

Three~ Try to get it into your head that V.Day is just another regular day--don't get crushed about your love life all over again JUST because it's the 14th of Feb--pretend that V.Day doesn't even exist.

Now, I don't know about the rest of you, but I always just have that ray of hope inside me--I know that nobody is going to get me anything, (no matter how much I feel like I'm always clicking with someone) but I just can't help hoping. Only a little bit. But then when you wake up in the morning and go to form and look eagerly on your desk for something, you see that it's, yeah, you guessed it, empty. And then I look around the room--okay, there's not a lot of people here. He may not just be here yet. And then I wait. But more and more couples unite, and the guys give the girls their presents and they embrace like there's no tomorrow and then I just get filled with this feeling that's pretty hard to describe. I kinda just go "Aww..." and carry on talking to people, but I'm just filled with this realization that I don't have that yet. 

How do you deal with this? Do you care if you don't get anything, or do you get all paranoid? I guess for me it's a bit of both. I start thinking: *Sigh* Another year, I have to wait, a whole year, for only the slightest chance of getting something for Valentines Day. And I bet it's not gonna happen. 

To be honest, this isn't true. Valentines Day is just a day designed for couples who are fortunate to be together--for the rest of us, it's just a challenging day that we have to get through.

But come on, everything that I've said is stupid, isn't it? Valentines Day isn't the only day in the whole year when you have the chance to develop something--it could happen any day. It could happen on a day you least expect it. V. Day is just that one day when you get your hopes up more than you normally would, really. But should that really change the way us without Valentines think? I don't think so.

So today was a great day~even without any cute, fluffy surprises. 

To those of you who are lucky enough to be with your special someone on this day, I wish you lots of luck--to everybody else too, of course.

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Day Four~ A Song That Makes Me Sad

Broken Strings~ James Morrison

Okay, this one wasn't so hard to pick. Broken Strings was a song that I was listening quite often to at a difficult time in my life--although the song is wonderful, it always reminds me of that time. The lyrics are quite depressing too, but again, it's quite a beautiful song. 

~The Refusal to do Homework~

I just hate that moment when you look at your schedule/planner, whatever you call it, and you see the niiiiiiiiiiiice list of homework written in there. And I'm one of those people who leave every single piece of homework to the last minute. I was actually so good this week--completing homework a few days before the due date, rather than the night before.

I guess the reason for this is the fact that I have no self control--if I know that I have time to do something, I take it. And I know that if I have a week to do homework then it would be clever to start working on it and spend the whole week on it for maximum quality. Well, no. That's the opposite of me. I get a piece of homework, thinking: Oh, come on, I have ages to do this.

And then before I know it it's nearly a week later and I still haven't done it.

It's the story of my life.

I guess this works for me though--this way I don't over-work myself or work too little. I know a few people who get a weeks worth of homework, (well, for me anyways) and they do it all on the weekend--in two days! For me, weekends are for relaxing and doing whatever I enjoy, not working. I know that I have to do some work sometimes, but not work so much that by the time I've finished my homework, the weekend is over.

And plus, every Friday, I get this delightful sensation, knowing that I get two full days rest. This is especially nice since Friday is my busiest day of the week. After that final bell rings, I forget about homework. And then painfully start thinking about it again on Sunday afternoon.

And actually do it at about eight o'clock if it's needed for Monday.

Another thing that's different about everyone is the fact that they like different work environments. I'm one of those people who hate silence. I just can't work in silence or write my blog posts in silence, or draw in silence, or even message people in silence. I always have my headphones plugged in and rdio (check it out--it's really awesome for listening to free music online) turned on.

Some people have to have silence in order to fully concentrate. That just proves how different people really are. When I'm doing things in silence, I just get really paranoid I guess. Music helps me to relax and concentrate. Meh, that's just how it is for me.

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Day Three~ A Song That Makes Me Happy

Science & Faith~ The Script

Okay, first of all, The Script are my favorite, favorite, favorite band in the whole world. They have been for quite some time now. And I love all of their songs. But, Science and Faith in particular, is just. . . . . such a personal favorite of mine. It makes me feel so good about life, puts a smile on my face and gives me goose bumps every time I listen to it. It's just a work of art I think. And I discovered it during such a happy time in my life, which is why it always makes me feel so positive about everything.

~Random Shopping Trips~

I hate it when you plan this whole big shopping trip with your friend/friends and it seems like it's gonna be great, but then all you end up buying is a sketch pad and some ice cream. And maybe a bracelet or T-Shirt if you're lucky.

Me and one of my closest friends went shopping a few days ago, since she needed a dress and some shoes for this semi-formal occasion that she is going to go to in Ireland. So we walk around for a few hours, light-heartedly, having fun, and then when we get tired, (after not buying anything, by the way) we bought some ice-cream, sat down on a bench, and probably had the best half an hour ever. It's amazing how much you and friends have to talk about whilst set on a bench, people watching.

Okay, maybe that makes me sound a little bit like a stalker. No such thing intended.

So we finished our ice cream, went around for a little while, and my friend still hadn't found a dress or shoes or anything. She suggested having a final look through all of the shops that we pass through, just to be sure.

And then we finally went to BHS--at this point it was getting pretty late. She found this cute top which matched the skirt she was wearing, and after about fifteen minutes of debating, she finally bought it.

It looked cute on her--I'm glad she did.

But she didn't find a dress. Or shoes. Which was the whole point of the shopping trip in the first place. This is just a given--these days you just can't find what you're looking for. You go shopping for something formal, and come back with a T-Shirt. Or if you go shopping for a casual outfit, you come back with this really cute party dress. You just can't win, either way.

We agreed that we'd just stick to online shopping for specific things.

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Day Two~ My Least Favorite Song

Happy~ Pharrel Williams

I'll probably get strongly hated for disliking this song, but I can't help it. I just find it slightly annoying. I don't have any other explanations really, I just don't like it.