snail mail

there's something about getting real, enveloped, post-marked mail that makes my day. (the "real" qualifying it as something from a person not a company.) in a time when almost anything can be emailed, texted, phoned, or faxed--to think that someone took the time to figure out your address, to obtain the right size envelope, and to discover what the hell a postage stamp is now worth, well...people typically don't take that time anymore.

today i got real mail delivered to my home, through our mail slot by our postwoman, and it made my day. who cares what was inside. and to thank the sender, i'm going to send them something in return.

because heaven knows it takes about 1000 times as long to get something sent out through the chicago postal service than it does to post on someone's facebook wall.

ps. if you also find receiving mail a thrill then leave your address in the comments. i can't promise what you when you'll get something via usps, but i can promise.