Love is in the (virtual) air

I think we can all agree that Valentine’s Day is usually much more depressing than it is enjoyable. When you’re a kid, you’re sad because that girl with the blonde hair and 10 Tamagotchis got more cards with Spongebob or puppies on them than you. As an adult, you’re in a relationship and experiencing some sort of a crisis about whether or not you should be together. It goes something like this:

• Does he really not believe in commercial holidays or does he not respect me enough to celebrate with me? And do I really want to date the pretentious cheapskate who doesn’t believe in commercial holidays?

Or like this:

• Does he really think that a V-Dub cupcake is a substantial gift?

Or you’re horribly, horribly alone.

Maybe that’s just me. But it’s universally acknowledged that February 14th can lead to pretty nasty feelings. Perhaps one of the worst situations to be in on Valentine’s Day is in a long-distance relationship. LDRs are tragically common among college-goers and if you, like many, will not be with your significant other this Hallmark holiday season, never fear! Blog is here to give you some suggestions on how to make this Valentine’s Day less lonely:

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Editorial Disclaimer: This post has been created by college students for college students.  It has been rated NC-17 for its sexual nature and anatomically graphic references. Please proceed at your own risk. Thanks for reading! Love, BlogDH

Just imagine your romantic Valentine’s Day: you’ve used our Dating Approval Matrix and have managed to plan a successful and thoughtful date this Valentine’s Day. Maybe you’ve just eaten an amazing dinner full of foods that double as aphrodisiacs, and you’ve got the perfect mood music playlist planned out. Now it’s time to take it to the bedroom so that the V-Day action can commence. Yeah, we’re talking enjoyable V-Day action. What better day to learn more about the most erogenous zones than on this beautiful day? [Read more →]

New Year’s Resolution 2013: I was not going to be alone on Valentine’s Day. This year, I would open my heart, find love, and live happily ever after. I knew it wouldn’t be easy. A real relationship requires honesty, integrity, and never, ever forgetting to shave your legs. But I knew could do it. And I had discovered just the place to find love: Tinder.

If you haven’t experienced the glory of Tinder, let me spell it out for you. Tinder is an iPhone app that links into your Facebook, takes your profile picture and age, and then creates a profile, which can be viewed by other Tinder users located near you. Those Tinder users can then vote “yes” or “no” to your picture. If a person says yes to your picture, and you say yes to their picture, then Tinder allows you two to talk. It seemed the best way to really get to know my future mate.

Step 1: View Profile. Step 2: Yes or No? Step 3: Match

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A few days ago, I decided I wanted to write a post about which classes are best for meeting a partner (definitely not because I wanted to construct a schedule using those classes). After receiving input from several Blog colleagues, I realized that rather than compile their ideas and give myself credit for them, we could compile their ideas and give their actual owners credit for them (in the interest of full disclosure, this concept was adapted from Grantland). So, after a week’s worth of begging for submissions, here are nine classes to find your Valentine in. By total coincidence, I’m registered for a few of them myself. Shopping period ends at 5 p.m. today, so you better get in these classes soon if you’re looking at a shot at love.
–David Oyer 

CHEM0350: Organic Chemistry
Organic chemistry might as well be called orgasmic chemistry. Somewhere in the depths of despair lies hidden a golden opportunity for meeting people. You spend ungodly amounts of time studying together; there’s terminology like “back-side attack”; and if you run out of things to talk about, you can always bitch about reaction mechanisms. Shared interests might bring people together, but shared hatreds get you friends and lovers.
–Jason Hu

CLPS0700: Social Psychology
Social Psych features 80-minute lectures on topics such as “Attraction and Intimate Relationships” and “Emotion.” ‘Nuff said. Then again, all the women in the class were in love with the professor, so it’s not like I ever really had a shot.
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What did musically-inclined love makers do before iTunes? Many crafted mixtapes ‘by hand’ with an actual tape recorder. The wealthier ones used remote-controlled CD changers. And surely some simply synced their lovemaking to Side A of Barry White Sings for Someone You Love. Nowadays anyone possesses the technology to craft intricate playlists of bedroom jams on iTunes, but we all know how a poorly placed song can make every lovemaker’s sweet dream a not-so-beautiful nightmare. Fortunately, BlogDailyHerald has a discerning palette for the music that moves Brunonia’s most erotic passions… and the tunes that kill wood faster than Daggett and Norbert. Find our picks for the Best and Worst songs to complement your whoopee-making after the jump. [Read more →]

If you’re at all like me, then the only good part of Valentine’s Day is all the chocolate that goes on sale February 15^th. Whether you’re happily single or forever alone, Valentine’s Day is essentially a holiday created to remind you of something you don’t have. For some reason, everything becomes more disgusting on Valentine’s Day: I may own a closetful of hot pink and I may love romantic comedies, but on Valentine’s Day, they each make me want to vomit.

It’s easiest to avoid the Valentine’s Day blues if you’ve got single friends with whom to spend the day, but we can’t all be so lucky. You can’t really have a girls’ night with only one girl. So what should you do to occupy your time? Well, there’s always the SciLi, but if the idea of actually being productive through your wallowing doesn’t appeal to you, we’ve got some ideas for a Valentine’s Day all by your lonesome.

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Ah, Saint Valentine, thank you for all you have given us. What would we do without red-foil-wrapped Hershey’s Kisses and poorly written Hallmark cards? Okay okay, I’m not one to be cynical about love and romance, but sometimes it’s hard not to feel a little left out when Starbucks cups and movie night advertisements in the SciLi continuously remind me that I’m (insert cough and awkward eye-contact deflection here) single.

Fortunately for me (and for all of us in college), I cannot complain about the lack of love in my life when my friends and the people I adore most in the world constantly surround me (seriously, I feel like I’m participating in a year-long sleepover with my roommates and I could not be happier). So, to show my roommates how much I love them and how much they mean to me (#sappy), I decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a baked treat: red velvet cake. [Read more →]

Whether you’re out (or not…) with your boo or you just ordered pan-seared Shanghai dumplings for one, here are things you can do on campus on the most romantically corporate of holidays.

Taubman Speaker Series with Alex Morse ’11, Mayor of Holyoke
12 — 1 pm | List 120 | Free
Our very own government celebrity makes his triumphant return to College Hill to talk about what it’s like to be employed mayor of your hometown straight out of college. If that’s not enough to convince you, the promotional poster probably will be.

Cupcake and Cookie Decorating
Lunch | Ratty | Fancy schmancy meal credit
Don’t have a Valentine? Stop sulking and head down to the Ratty to hear Gail’s soothing “Hiiiiii” and to personalize your dessert. Maybe you’ll impress a stranger with your mastery of frosting and sprinkles. Reminder: This does not, I repeat — does NOT, count as a date. Don’t try, for your own sake.

“College Sex at the Brown Bookstore on Valentine’s Day”
4 — 5 pm | Brown Bookstore | Free
UMass college student-author Owusu Achamfour speaks about his book, College Sex: Hooking up, Hanging Out, and Relationships. And you thought Heather Hotpants spoke at length…this guy has an entire book with peer anecdotes!

Better Sex Through Yoga
6:30 — 8 pm | Hillel | $5 entrance fee
This advanced yoga class will relax your mind and give you a good stretch for a long night…of homework. Get your mind out of the gutter.

Don’t feel like socializing? Kick it with IPTV. Fox has back to back Valentine’s Day specials, starting with Glee at 8 pm followed by New Girl at 9. If you’re really not feeling the lovey-dovey theme, why not watch something a little more realistic?…Teen Mom 2 is on at 10 pm on MTV, with an episode appropriately titled “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” Well played, MTV.

Unable to get a table at New Rivers for tonight? Well, BlogDH has got you covered. Here are 5 last minute V-Day date night ideas for you lucky Brunonians who want to make tonight a night to remember but forgot to make plans ahead of time.

1. Romantic dinner at the Ratty. Although taking your date to a BuDS eatery for Valentine’s Day shouldn’t even be on the table at this point, there are ways to make this trip to the Ratty a relatively romantic occasion. First, bring your own table cloth and maybe your own cutlery and tableware (rose petals scattered on the table or a bouquet of flowers would also be nice touch). Second, scout out a nice corner of the dining hall for you and your date to enjoy your carefully prepared meal. Finally, follow these 8 simple rules for the Ratty date.
2. Movie night in Salomon 101. Normally, you would have to book your rooms and request media service in advance, but there’s always the off chance that you’ll find an empty lecture hall with its media equipment still open. So spend your night going through rom-coms in the privacy of your classroom. However, as Brown tour guides like to remind prospective students, there are only a limited number of large lecture halls on campus where you can achieve this cinematic effect, so be sure to claim your classroom early.
3. Stargaze at the Ladd Observatory. The Ladd Observatory will be hosting its weekly public telescope observation nights on Tuesday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Alternatively, if you are unwilling to make the trip up north, you and your date could always stargaze from the roofs of certain University buildings, from the thirteenth floor of the SciLi or from the Quiet Green.
4. Take a walk in the greenhouse. While most people have seen the Plant Environmental Center on Waterman before, very few have ventured in to enjoy the wide variety of flora and fauna from all across the world. The greenhouse is open from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
   
5. Go on a BrownBares photo shoot. For you adventurous and free-spirited couples out there, why not document your night by whipping out your camera phone and snapping your exploits on what is arguably the most romantic night of the year? BrownBares on Thayer, anyone?