January 10, 2010
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She read my Christmas card over and over and it made her happy. Her friend was over, saw the card, and loved it. Her and her husband tried to describe me to their friend, but they couldn’t, because “but oh, how to describe you…”
Strangely, that’s how I feel about myself. I don’t really know how to describe me. I can tell people about this me, or that me, but I can’t sum it up. There’s the surface stuff that some people never see past. Others, know I’m way past that, but are afraid of getting that deep. I enjoy fun friends, but I only really care about the deep ones. It sounds shallow, but I’m not sure it is. Maybe it’s elitist.
I don’t remember exactly what I wrote, but I know I summed up the year in under 200 words. Some cards I wrote very standard, others I rambled, but I do remember going stream-of-consciousness on hers and I remember thinking, “That came out just how I wanted it to.”
I used to photocopy some of the letters and cards I wrote so that I could remember what I wrote. Then I wondered if I was taking away from the purity of it all. Maybe we’re not supposed to remember everything in our letters and notes, because they were meant for someone else, something for them to remember us by.
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beautifully said
I am actually writing a letter at this moment in bed to my penpal 
I want lettersssssss!!! 
I’m not very eloquent but I think I make good bubbly drawings on the sides of the papers ^_^
they say “words are easy”, “words are cheap”
easy? maybe (sometimes).
cheap? never.
I do not remember what I write in my letters. Occasionally, I have a vague idea but the exact words I do not recall. What I do recall are the meaningful letters I’ve received in return. I may not have the exact wording right but I can explain the ideas and dreams in them.
= )
That is what I like about it. If I wanted to remember something for myself, I’d write it in my journal (most of the time) or Xanga.
Yay letter-writing!
(I love love love your card. Thank you.)
ahh, i missed your cards this year but i figured someone else might have needed them more than i do. sounds like they were on target haha.
I try to write thank you letters to my family either on Thanksgiving or at Christmas. I usually keep a copy on my computer so I know to thank them for something different the next year. Also, it keeps my Alzheimer at bay. The only Christmas cards I keep forever have pictures or something special written in them.
This is tite man. It’s hard for me to find the time to do things that are meaningful, but if it’s important to you you’ll make time for it right? Well, i just guess I don’t have the passion for this. But I do keep all my letters and appreciate all of them. I hope everyone you send it too appreciates them too. Writing letters is a definitive art form and portrays a part of your soul made specific for that person. People do write them out of obligation and you can tell right away.
@Casa_blanca_lilies - where does your penpal live? i had one in france, then tried to randomly meet her again when i was there… a whole ‘nother long story.
@M_E_M_O_I_R - i charge by the word. words on paper? even more expensive. there are people that get pissed when i don’t send them a card, like it’s their God given right. last i checked, my mailbox was empty… instead of waiting for a package, maybe they should send one!
@Vitamin_D - yeah, i don’t remember too much either. but when i write something scything, i make a copy.
@polynices3 - i guess they were sorta dope this year, at least that’s what everyone said. i think the only FCBC ppl i gave one too was kevin and katie.
@deshue - so does that mean you keep a lot or only a few of the cards? what if it’s a picture card of their dog and nothing else? worth keeping or not?
@JUMBOqt4U - you keep everything man! even worse than me. but yeah, writing is dope, but only fully appreciated by fellow writers. everyone else, i think they only can appreciate it at max 80%.
oo do tell do tell! I want to hear this story
/brews a cup of coffee haha 
I keep a few, but that grows to a lot at my age. Depends on how cute the dog is I guess.