Peggy and I are at the point in our middleclass, suburban, heterosexual lives where we are vastly outnumbered by our dependents – cats, dogs, and not least of all, children. Add to that the obligations of running an independent film company, and sometimes it feels a little busy around here. I’m not complaining, not at all. My life is lush and abundent to the point of overflowing. But sometimes it seems like we spend more energy on other people’s sex than on our own.

However, last night our eldest was away at a sleepover, giving us the illusion of having the house to ourselves (if you don’t count that cats complaining about the quality of their fodder, the larger dog snorning and the smaller dog yelping, and our infant daughter refusing to be left alone for more than 37 minutes at a time) and had ourselves a lovely little early Valentine’s Day. We opened a bottle of wine and I made a quick garlic shrimp and pasta.

“How did I get to be a mother of two?” say Peggy with a mixture of sardonisism and disbelief as she worked her way to bottom of her second glass.

When her glass was empty I showed her, or at least something approximating the procedure. It was a little sucky, and a little fucky, and altogether very nice. And that was Valentine’s Day at Casa Comstock.

For an slightly more sardonic take on February 14, check out My Sucky Valentine, a fundraiser for San Francisco Sex Information, and hosted by the sardonic, but always lovable Thomas Roche. It’s tonight, February 11, at the Center for Sex and Culture.

If you go, you are encouraged to wear their sexiest, skimpiest, kinkiest sleazewear. This year’s event is on a “Gangster of Love” (some people call me Maurice!) theme.

Tales of sexual woe will come from Eros Zine columnist Tori Ann McCabre as well as Carol Queen, Thea Hillman, Daphne Gottlieb, Violet Blue, Mistress Morgana, mi blue, and Simon Sheppard, as well as Mr. Roche himself.

There will also be special dance performances from Bombshell Betty and Lady Monster Burlesque — who will be performing both a hard-edged modern dance set to her own track from the forthcoming Revolting Cocks album as well as more traditional burlesque.

The doors open at 8pm, the show starts at 9pm, they won’t kick you out until 1am.

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