Happy Valentine's Day from AudioFemme! Thus far we've gotten some excellent feedback and would LOVE some more if you've got a few seconds to email us and let us know what you think, what you'd like to see more of, and - oh, yes! - submit something. If you need some inspiration, we've got our first submission RIGHT HERE! It comes to you from Jessica Darakjian, a self-described 23-year-old grandma living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Currently she is getting ready to move back to California where she will partake in her favorite pastimes - riding a bike, gardening, making pickles and pies, surfing, going to flea markets, and listening to country tapes with her grandpa. Personally, we think she could do most of these things just fine and still stay in New York, but she will not be convinced. Enjoy! - Eds. Is it just me or does anyone else wish Ye Olde Valentine's Day was celebrated a little different? How, you might ask, could I ever dislike chocolate boxes, cutesy cards, hearts and bows, fancy dinners, pretty dresses and shoes, lots of flowers, and maybe jewelry (if you’re uh, rich)? Well I don’t. I’m not saying I would refuse any of those things if they were handed over to me. But, I am saying that most likely I would love you, dear, a bit longer and harder if you approached this holiday a little differently… Can’t a girl get a mix tape in this day and age? It’s all I want. Honest. Just to hold the little shitty piece of plastic in my hand and know it took you 45 fucking minutes to get the cut right so the tape didn’t run out in the middle of our favorite song. Can’t I listen to it over and over, until I know exactly how many seconds are between the click of the needle setting down to the actual beginning of each song? Everyone remembers how fucking special this is, we all know how much heart goes into it. From a friend or lover, there is no doubt that mixtapes are just, ya know, absolutely honest. So Happy Merry New Kind of Valentine's Day - here are some songs I’m playing for my sweetie pie. (One of my favorite videos. I wish I could dance like her. But honestly, Catherine should have just chosen Heathcliff and then none of the crazyness would have been necessary, right?)

(Even though you and I both can't stand to look at that fucking blue hat this weirdo is wearing, you cannot try to tell me this song didn’t melt your heart when you were/are in your rebel high school loser stage)

(Best scene from Rock 'n' Roll High School. Makes me all googley)

(off the most played record I own. “I need it everyday")

(I can tell by the way you dress, that you’re real fine)

(awww, Miss Cora, you are a lucky lady) Feel free to give Jessica some L O V E.

Six Songs for Your Sweetheart