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Azeroth's "Season of Love" comes to a close at 11:59 Pacific Time this evening. Considering the coming events, it's amazing we'll see one at all this month next year.

After much frustration with Love Is In The Air in the past, and having my account hacked just a few days before the festivities began, I was initially fretful that I wouldn't get to participate much at all. But much to my surprise, it went smoothly, and I completed all essential meta-achievements except for "I Pitied The Fool" on the first day of my return.

Once I obtained that, and thus, my Violet Proto-Drake, I stopped collecting charms and tokens altogether, leaving several of my other achievements dangling in the wind. But today, on the last day of the event, I decided to pick myself up, turn in all those charms I got from running Icecrown Citadel the past week, and make the most of what was left. Following the jump is a short list of things you can do with the time remaining:

Run Shadowfang Keep one last time! Even with an infinitesimally small drop rate, there's still a chance to procure the Big Love Rocket, as well as an assortment of other goodies including a pet and 226 neck items. Bring enough friends to run through it five times.

Buy some new clothes! One of the achievements requires that you get a Lovely Black Dress out of the Lovely Dress Box sold by the holiday vendor. At 20 tokens a pop, you might as well spend any extra you have on this if you haven't earned it yet.

Buy anything from the vendor! I did one last round of dailies to rack up enough tokens for the permanent Peddlefeet pet. If you don't have enough, you still have the rest of the day to farm Lovely Charms off of mobs. If you're in Northrend, I'd recommend making laps around the area in Crystalsong Forest that Snap/Snip Snagglebolt sends you to for one of the daily quests (see Heartbourne's Protip). Ten charms make one necklace, which can then be turned in for one token.

Stock up on perfume/cologne! If you're a raider, the buffs these items give you can come in handy. Each token can get you five a piece, and though their effects don't persist through death, they do seem to stack with other things like food and flasks. So, even if you couldn't give two flips about the holiday, if you have any tokens or charms burning a hole in your bags, it is worth your time to spend them on this.

And remember, even after Love Is In The Air ends tonight, there are still two more weeks left to complete your Lunar Festival achievements. So get to it!