I’ve obviously got too much time on my hands today… Actually that’s untrue, as I’m working on a recruiting project for the next few weeks. I suppose I just need a quick mental respite from the deluge of resumes I’ve been reviewing.

1. Describe your favorite romantic/love scene from a movie.

Okay, I have to be honest here… I’m not really a chick flick kind of girl. I’d much rather see something with a great plot, or with no plot at all but that makes me laugh until my insides hurt. But the first scene that comes to mind is the ending of Bridget Jones’s Diary. Bridget is about to run off to Paris for a holiday with her friends and is surprised to see Mark Darcy at her door. He’s come back from America to kiss her goodbye. They go upstairs, he ends up reading her diary and the awful things she’s written about him, and then leaves abruptly. She chases after him wearing a sweater and her underoos on a cold, snowy London night. Finds him to apologize about the diary…. To find that he’s just left to buy her a new diary. And then he wraps his coat around her and they kiss. Mark Darcy loves her… just as she is. I’ve been waiting a very long time for my “Mark Darcy,” who loves me… just as I am.  (And if he looked like Casey Affleck, I wouldn’t be mad about it.)  

2. What was your worst Valentine’s Day experience?

Seeing as how I’ve been single for the last five Valentine’s days, I can’t really remember… in fact, I think I’ve blocked all Valentine’s days from memory. This year I have an appointment with my therapist on Valentine’s Day!! I’m trying to decide if this is ironic or appropriate, or perhaps a fun little cocktail of both.

3. What is your favorite restaurant for a Valentine’s dinner out?

Please see above. I’m beginning to wonder if this survey is antagonizing me…

4. List a hot/romatic line from a song that you like.

David Gray’s Please Forgive Me

“Please forgive me if I act a little strange, for I know not what I do. Feels like lightening running through my veins, every time I look at you. Help me out here, all my words are falling short, and there’s so much I want to say. Want to tell you just how good it feels when you look at me that way………….. I’ve got half a mind to scream out loud. I’ve got half a mind to die. So I won’t ever have to lose you, girl. I won’t ever have to say goodbye. I won’t ever have to lie.”

Ben Folds‘ Luckiest is a close second…

“I don’t get many things right the first time, in fact I am told that a lot. Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls, brought me here. And where was before the day that I first saw your lovely face? Now I see it every day. And I know… that I am, I am, I am the luckiest…………… I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you.”

5. What is the cheesiest aspect of Valentine’s Day?

D. All of the above

6. Did you have any elementary school traditions for Valentine’s Day?

We always had a afternoon party where we had pizza and snacks and exchanged Valentines. I would spend hours the night before painstakingly choosing just the right Valentine for each of my classmates… making sure it sent just the right message. I always reserved the best Valentine’s for my home girls, and of course for the boy I liked. The people I didn’t like as well… eh, it was the bottom of the pile for them. It was always excruciating wondering what kind of Valentine the cute boys would give you. Would it be pretty? What would it say? Would he write “Love,” before he signed his name? Would he even give you a Valentine at all, crushing your school girl dreams?

7. What fictional character do you have a crush on and why?

My first fictional crush was on Ricky Stratton from Silver Spoons. I thought he was adorable… and I really wanted to play on that train that went through the house!

8. How old were you when you had your first, real kiss? Was it good or bad?

I remember being in 6th grade and kissing a boy named Nathan. I’m pretty sure it was terrible.

9. Describe the most uncomfortable crush someone has had on you.

This is a lesson children… and the lesson is, don’t try to be nice. A few years ago I worked as a barista after being downsized from my company. I developed what I’ll call a fan base… regular customers who were fun to flirt with. What can I say? It’s the green apron.    One particular boy always looked lonely when he came in… so I made nice and invited him out with a friend and me one night. Little did I know… He proceeded to come in nearly every day (granted it was Starbucks and there are plenty of customers who come in multiple times a day). But I received a deluge of phone calls and text messages from what I found out was a very unstable person. When I began working in a more professional environment, he began to come by my office… just stopping by to say hi. One of the last times I saw him he stopped by after his girlfriend’s funeral. She had committed suicide a few days prior. (SAY WHAT?!) I didn’t see him after that. But found out later from an acquaintance that he had been hospitalized (think Britney). Oy vey.

10. How long did your first heartbreak last?

My first real heartbreak was my sophomore year of college. We met the first few weeks of my freshman year and became inseparable…until May when he moved home for the summer to Florida and then onto a baseball camp in New York. Unfortunately we didn’t survive the distance. He was my first love and, while it felt more like light years, it took me several months to get over him. Fortunately, I survived and lived to tell about it.

11. Do you prefer to give/receive: a) jewelry b) chocolate c) lingerie d) tools?

How about money? Is that an option? I wouldn’t be mad about jewelry. Although I’m sure the only thing I’ll receive this year will be (like the last) a card from my mother.

12. If you are male, do you prefer Mary Ann or Ginger? If you are female, do you prefer McDreamy or McSteamy?

I have to agree with another fabulous Allison here… I would much, much rather have McVet. Adorable, stable, and not a man-ho. 

13. Would you rather be broken up with by: a) phone b) text message c) in person d) email e) carrier pigeon?

I’m going to have to say carrier pigeon, with hopes it would poop on the tool jerk messenger upon it’s return.  

14. What is your favorite Valentine’s Day candy?

Wine, martini, Stella Artois… or some eye candy would be nice…

Oh, you meant actual candy…