Camano Island Library Pilot Project Blog

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Romance for Dummies (Yeah, YOU, pal!)

Pop quiz, gentlemen: what's the most important day in February? If you said Super Bowl Sunday, then listen up, because you really need my help. The most important day in February is the 14th, Valentine's Day. Now you may whine and claim it's all hype to sell cards and candy, but that's not an argument you can win. Just man up and make some plans. "It's more romantic to be spontaneous" you say. Maybe if you're George Clooney and you can jet to some romantic hideaway, but you and I are not in that league, and planning ahead is the only game for us. So...what's for dinner (you did realize you are cooking, right?) If you're confident in the kitchen, try The Best Places to Kiss Cookbook. Otherwise, keep it simple. Try How to Cook Without a Book. Roast a chicken; it's really easy and the whole house will smell delicious. Next, background music. If you don't have a clue, try Getz/Gilberto or Songs for Swingin' Lovers.

Well, that's a start. You're on your own from here. Relax and have a good time. You can thank me later.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

How about some poetry recommendations?

Camano Island Library Pilot Project said...

Great idea! I really like "Good Poems", an anthology collected by Garrison Keillor. Also appropriate is "The 100 Best Love Poems of All Time", and a brand new book "Love Haiku". Here's a tip: find s few poems that speak to your heart, copy them and leave them around the house where your significant other can find them.