Listening To: Polysyllabic Babble : The asian dudes at this ‘net cafe …

I’m having a day off work today, in the great Australian ‘sickie’ tradition.

I really couldn’t be arsed going in to the office. I was too tired from the weekend (too many hours driving to the South Coast and back again – my own choice and my own fault), my house needs a good clean, I still need to unpack stuff sitting my wardrobe from moving house back in late December … and really, I just can not be phukt !

One observation I want to share before I jet the duck outta here though, is that I’m a little surprised I haven’t seen *anyone* walking around clutching roses yet, despite the fact I’ve been in Chatswood mall for at least an hour, and there have been plenty of schoolgirls, office wenches and other likely recipients swanning about. Personally, I think Valentines Day is a bit of a consumerist crock, and given my experience last year it’s become one of my least favourite dates … but I know most other people are fully ‘into’ it … so what’s the story, morning glory ? Is the mall full of single people no-one desires today, or is it just a case of the male species being even less ‘thoughtful’ than usual this year ?

Me, I think VD is a bit of a crock, but I’ve still gotten IG a little something or two because let’s face it, you can’t use ideology as an excuse for making your partner feel less ‘valued’ than the people around them ! Not that I think she would anyway … but yeah, I can’t actually pussy out on giving her something for Valentines Day … guess the partners of the people in Chatswood don’t feel the same !

It’s a bit like Christmas … I think that’s a MASSIVE consumerist crock. I’ve been known to wish people a “Happy Bizzare Christian Gift-Giving Holiday”, and one of my favourite songs used to be Snog’s Hey Christian God, with lyrics like “I hate my family, and I beg to be free, of the crap that Christmas brings – an excuse for sellin things”. But you know what ? My kids (assuming I ever find a woman goodly enough to bare my twisted hell-spawn) are going to have the BEST Christmases ever, like I did when I was lad !

That’s my thought for the day, I’m Derryn Hinch.