Poll: What are you doing for V-day?

Hallmark holiday or no, the pressure's on to turn up the romance today -- or, you know, not. So instead of yet another played list of crappy pink gadgets, we figured we'd just straight up ask, what've you got planned?

What are you doing for V-day?

Bought my sweetheart a gadget -- something pink.Bought 'em a gadget, but it's definitely NOT pink.Popping the question: can I be in your Fave 5?Why the hell would I buy someone a gadget for V-day? Chocoflowers.Going to see Electroma and then a quiet dinner served by robots.Nothing, I hate members of the opposite / same sex.Playing Call of Duty 4, obviously.Vote

[paragraph @ Feb 14th 2008 1:03PM]

I gave my sweetie a Headshot with a P90... she gave me a face-full of flashbang...

It's going to be a good V-day...

[Wesburl @ Feb 14th 2008 7:08PM]

Quick question... although I know this might seem silly to some, wtf is going on in that picture???

Yes, I see the knife.

[E71 @ Feb 14th 2008 9:54PM]

Company meeting in a restaurant -- weirdest thing ever 7 guys at a table on V-day. They sure know how to plan 'em.

[trevor @ Feb 14th 2008 11:07PM]

@Wesburl

Why do you ask? Looks like a normal enough couple to me... compared to my record, at least... wait a sec...

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Man, tonight I'm club & bar hopping til I can't see straight! Geeks who can dance FTW!

[Chicksta @ Feb 14th 2008 1:03PM]

Man, you do know that females read this, right? Where's the dude-gift options? I ain't getting him flowers and chocolate nor anything pink...

[Tom Oliveri @ Feb 14th 2008 1:06PM]

an unrecognized life form has appeared on engadget

does not compute

( did i just set a new world record for worlds nerdiest comment? )

[Ryan Block @ Feb 14th 2008 1:14PM]

Um, all those choices are gender neutral!

[Daniel D @ Feb 14th 2008 1:22PM]

tits or GTFO

[Adam Erickson @ Feb 14th 2008 1:25PM]

Female on Engadget? Picture or it never happened.

[JLTate @ Feb 14th 2008 1:27PM]

Yeah, and where's the "depressed and alone" option?

[Chicksta @ Feb 14th 2008 1:29PM]

Well FWIW, I picked 'COD4', although it could turn into something like WoW instead. I am usually much more gadget-obsessed than the males whose company I keep, so gadget-gifts don't go over well, and there aren't a whole lot of gadgets I don't have already myself (that I would want/need anyways). So... while some may be more neutral than others, there still isn't an option for 'a six pack and some lavender-scented stuff', because, yeah, he likes lavender, go figure.

[Darkest Daze @ Feb 14th 2008 1:30PM]

@Adam Erickson:
Look at her avatar. Guess it happened.

[Ryan Block @ Feb 14th 2008 1:33PM]

Grow up guys. A lot of women read Engadget -- I certainly don't blame them for not being more active participants in comments though.

[Oskin @ Feb 14th 2008 1:36PM]

He likes lavender O_o! THAT is strange... Anyways i guess it takes all sorts of people to make a world hehehe give him my regards ;) I wonder how i would react if my bf would tell me he likes lavender hummm anyhow ;) Happy valentines day everyone!

[IndiaTech @ Feb 14th 2008 2:09PM]

@Ryan

"A lot of women read Engadget"

Veronica doesn't count.

[Valerie @ Feb 14th 2008 2:59PM]

The choices are gender neutral, and women do read engadget but do fail to participate for fear of this happening(thanks Ryan)

[PSM @ Feb 14th 2008 4:25PM]

Female here. Also looking for "depressed and alone," but figured COD4 was the placeholder for that. I don't have COD4, so it will be a different game.

[Andir3.0 @ Feb 14th 2008 5:28PM]

Why do depressed and alone always have to coincide?

[Wwhat @ Feb 15th 2008 5:20AM]

I'm a guy and I have gotten chocolates sometimes, and I appreciate it, chocolate is pretty nice and if it's something you seldomly buy yourself a nice change.

[Jordan @ Feb 14th 2008 1:04PM]

Technology is my only love... down here in my moms basement at age 45...

[Tom Oliveri @ Feb 14th 2008 1:04PM]

wow, its 5am on the 15th here in aus

how depressing.
thanks for the reminder

[Jeremy K. @ Feb 14th 2008 1:04PM]

lol... I have to work tonight.

[CarpeD1em500 @ Feb 14th 2008 1:06PM]

"Obviously"

lmao, and we're winning too!

[Scott @ Feb 14th 2008 1:09PM]

I love this!! We are truly geeks if we are playing Call of Duty 4 on Valentines Day!!

[i.c. weiner @ Feb 14th 2008 4:43PM]

there is a very fine line between a geek and a loser

[nxtiak @ Feb 14th 2008 1:12PM]

I played 1 round of Domination today.. around 8am. Will be doing some more COD4 later tonight.

[Adam E @ Feb 14th 2008 1:12PM]

Bought my fiance a BlackJack II, red. And, I bought it before those annoying AT&T commercials suggesting I do just that. The best part? It's exactly what she wanted.

[strider_mt2k @ Feb 14th 2008 1:12PM]

I'm taking the day off from work to hang out with my sweetie tonight.
We went out to dinner earlier this week.

[Danielle @ Feb 14th 2008 1:14PM]

Thank you for skipping the horrible list of pink gadgets. I wish the manufacturers would stop trying to force perceived femininity on electronics. Most women are secure enough (and possess enough taste) to not want everything they own to be f**cking pastel.

I bought myself a 360 Elite for Valentine's Day.

[Van @ Feb 14th 2008 1:32PM]

Marry me! lol I come with games for your elite

[danny @ Feb 14th 2008 3:33PM]

And if you two don't work out... I have games too!

[Wwhat @ Feb 15th 2008 5:22AM]

Neither of them have controllers though >:)

[Erwos @ Feb 14th 2008 1:17PM]

I don't celebrate Valentine's Day, but our anniversary is close by, so I got her a Sprint Mogul.

[helloUser @ Feb 14th 2008 1:18PM]

That poll is missing the real option; Nothing, Hallmark holidays are stupid.

[Andir3.0 @ Feb 14th 2008 1:25PM]

/agree

[strider_mt2k @ Feb 14th 2008 2:01PM]

Say it brother!

[soul7963 @ Feb 14th 2008 2:46PM]

My Girlfriend actually lets me get away with this!! So far she has bought ME dinner and we are going out to get ice cream. Huzah!

Still, a work colleagues boyfriends birthday is on valentines day. THAT is the way to get away with it!

[Andir3.0 @ Feb 14th 2008 3:17PM]

"because doing something nice for your loved one is stupid."

How about treating them right all year instead of one day? And I don't mean slave labor all year. I mean, just treat them like human beings. You shouldn't need days like this.

[acidscan @ Feb 14th 2008 1:19PM]

my sweetie got wireless headsets so she could cook while watching romance movies in her laptop & I shoot the sh**t out of splicers

[Mike @ Feb 14th 2008 1:21PM]

We don't celebrate it either, I just find it really stupid that you're supposed to be "extra" loving today rather than any other time during the year.

Although we are going to see each other this weekend (go to different schools) so I'm very happy/excited for that.

[PGP-Protector @ Feb 14th 2008 1:22PM]

World Of Warcraft :)

[alias_ @ Feb 14th 2008 1:24PM]

lol i wish that my valentine would play cod4 with me...but men are meant to be superior

[crow610 @ Feb 14th 2008 1:26PM]

Gonna finish F.E.A.R. so I can finally get started on HL2ep1

ORANGE BOX BABY!

[Bryan Thornsberry @ Feb 14th 2008 1:30PM]

My lady and I are gonna hit up some Halo 3 tonight once I'm out of class. Then we're going with a big group to a club here in town for drinks and what not. Then its back to my apartment where some banging will soon commence. best part? We both think v-day is dumb as hell, and we both would rather be playing Vidgea Games than wasting money celebrating. Pa-Pow, nerds. its called havin your cake and eatin it too. And that shit's real.

[risk @ Feb 14th 2008 4:14PM]

and now i know why you prefer playing "videa" games. please NEVER take off that condom.

[steve @ Feb 14th 2008 1:32PM]

Bought her something pink because she loves pink (iPod Nano) she was delighted

[David W. @ Feb 14th 2008 1:38PM]

none of the above...I have class from 2-5, and then I have a macroeconomics test tomorrow that I need to study for...

[Josh L @ Feb 14th 2008 1:41PM]

Valentines Day is for suckers.

I am taking my special someone out tomorrow for heaps of cheap candy and movies! :D

[EskimoPie @ Feb 14th 2008 1:47PM]

Bought my wife a Wii and scored some huge brownie points.

[Miranda Kali @ Feb 14th 2008 1:53PM]

...Play Call of Duty 4.....Please. This mistakenly stereotypes technophiles of both genders. (I myself selected the "Electroma/Robots" option as that was closest to "listen to Daft Punk and make dinner using a Kitchen Aid mixer).
It's wrong to assume that geeks would go home on Commercialized Breeding Ritual Day and play a MMORPG. I, myself, am foregoing my Guild Wars addiction this evening and work on PC mod designs. ;)