thoughts from work

Why don't people send more letters? I'm not looking to cause a debate but merely raise a point of frustration. Yes, it sure is convenient to go to gmail and type a quick thank you, but where is the art, the depth, the thrill of anticipation of an inbox(1)? Email is a tool, that should be considered when options have been exhausted. Perhaps it is just me, for i'm a bit of a romantic (interesting point: I was curious if romantic was strictly an adjective, but apparently it is also a noun. For those of you that have claimed you've always known, consider the structure of the word, and tell me it doesn't strike you as an adjective foremost), but when I get a letter in the mail, i'm bouncing up and down, taking painstaking measures of reading and rereading the letter, and deciding my response with mind-boggling detail. And I doubt i'm alone in the sentiment that letters are quite frankly better than an email. So imagine my response when my dear friend Ana sent me a letter. Granted, it was 6 months late, but now the letter will be with me for my next 60 years of life. The message is important, but it's the small details that tug at my heartstrings. The sprawled apology on a post-it, the pressure of each stroke of the pen, and even the color of the ink tells me a wondrous story that I'm left to interpret further. Maybe that wasn't her intent, but the words are left wide open for me to explore, because the art of language and calligraphy is subjective and I have nothing else to do in my free time. There are realms and dimensions of emotions portrayed in a hand written letter that I just can't find in Times New Roman text. So why the long winded, unnecessary, and grammatically poopy argument? Well apparently I have nothing to do during my work time either. The original point of this message, before the major sidetrack: Ana, you're wonderful and your friendship is invaluable to me.

The photo was intentionally composed so only the name would be primarily visible. Was bored and had some of those paint samples from Lowes lying around, and thought it'd be an interesting backdrop. Didn't really turn out as cool as I'd hoped though :P