happy early valentine's day, everybody! the above image is taken by hungarian photographer andre kertesz. after much raving from susan and others, i went to see an exhibit of his works at the national gallery today. and it was lovely. very...tiny, though. tiny photos, that is. like 2x2 inches. and too many people. so i freaked out from self-induced claustrophobia 2/3 of the way through the exhibit and busted through the crowds, panting, to blow money at the gift shop where i bought this poster.

anyway, hopefully we can all agree that valentine's day is a commercialized hellhole of prepackaged love and falsified expectations (though i will cop to having eaten three of the ginormous chocolate-dipped strawberries tommy bought at love cafe) - but i still hope you have a nice day. treat yourself to a glass of wine or a shot of tequila, and enjoy.