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thefourthvine) wrote2006-03-08 07:56 pm
thefourthvine) wrote2006-03-08 07:56 pm
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Say, Baby, Do You Want a...Postcard?
I recently became the proud possessor of a lot of assorted postcards - some gorgeous, some weird, some frankly hideous. (Look. We all have our weaknesses, and mine basically mean that you shouldn't ever, ever leave me alone with anything to do with paper. A stationery sale is like crack to me.) And, see, there's no real point in having postcards if you don't, you know, put them in the post.
So, do you want a postcard from me?
If your answer is, "Yes, TFV! It has long been one of my dreams to receive mail from you!" fill out the handy poll below (no one can see your responses but me), and make sure you tell me whether or not I can mention LJ or fandom on the card. (It will still be signed TFV, though. Keep that in mind.) And, okay. I don't want to friends lock this, but on the other hand, I only have so many postcards. It's unlikely that there will be more responses to this poll than there are cards for me to mail - I have lots - but just in case, know that I can't guarantee you will get a postcard. I think the odds are very good, though.
So. Give me a reason to interact with postal employees, people. Give me a reason to get to the post office and send all these packages I have waiting to go out. In short, give me your name (or a name) and address. (And especially do that if you were one of the lovely people who sent me a holiday card; I'd like to send some mailish love in the other direction for once.)
ETA: What, you guys thought I was kidding about the lots and lots of postcards? Because there are comments suggesting that I probably don't actually have, say, 90 or 100 to send out, simply because sane people don't buy that many postcards. So let me acquaint you with three quick facts:
[Poll #687434]
So, do you want a postcard from me?
If your answer is, "Yes, TFV! It has long been one of my dreams to receive mail from you!" fill out the handy poll below (no one can see your responses but me), and make sure you tell me whether or not I can mention LJ or fandom on the card. (It will still be signed TFV, though. Keep that in mind.) And, okay. I don't want to friends lock this, but on the other hand, I only have so many postcards. It's unlikely that there will be more responses to this poll than there are cards for me to mail - I have lots - but just in case, know that I can't guarantee you will get a postcard. I think the odds are very good, though.
So. Give me a reason to interact with postal employees, people. Give me a reason to get to the post office and send all these packages I have waiting to go out. In short, give me your name (or a name) and address. (And especially do that if you were one of the lovely people who sent me a holiday card; I'd like to send some mailish love in the other direction for once.)
ETA: What, you guys thought I was kidding about the lots and lots of postcards? Because there are comments suggesting that I probably don't actually have, say, 90 or 100 to send out, simply because sane people don't buy that many postcards. So let me acquaint you with three quick facts:
- I am not sane when it comes to stationery. Seriously. This is not some minor, heroin-level habit I have here.
- This poll has not, as of this edit, hit the number of postcards I originally ordered.
- I, um. I ordered more. It was totally an accident; I was just looking, and then I fainted from postcard deprivation, and somehow I managed to enter my credit card number and click send with my nose while I was unconscious. And...and...and, look, let's not talk about my shame anymore.
[Poll #687434]
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(I note that mine is response #48, so I shan't hold my breath. *g*)
The stationery sale looks lovely indeed. I am sorely tempted by the bookmarks -- I'm forever losing mine in books I forget I was reading -- but it strikes me as ill-omened to buy a large(ish) quantity of sympathy cards ... or is that the drugs talking?
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You have no idea how many postcards I have. Let me put it this way: that sale where I bought the postcards is only selling them in lots of 100. And when I am faced with a random assortment of good stuff, it's really, really hard for me to buy only one. I very much doubt that there will ever be more responses to this poll than I have postcards to send, and at number 48, your postcard will come from not quite half the way through the first set.
Although it looks like I'm going to get to open the second set, which - yay!
but it strikes me as ill-omened to buy a large(ish) quantity of sympathy cards
I know. I tried to imagine who would want that many sympathy cards, and I could only conclude that maybe it's for businesses that send out cards whenever one of their clients dies. Because otherwise...yeesh. Anyway, I prefer to use blank cards on sympathy-type occasions. It seems - I don't know. It just seems better that way to me.
I am sorely tempted by the bookmarks -- I'm forever losing mine in books I forget I was reading
I wanted the bookmarks, but Best Beloved pointed out that we get unlimited bookmarks for free, so it would be kind of pointless. Which means you should definitely get them so you can tell me how cool they are.
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