Long Letters

In this age of cheap one line emails and "I'm too busy to talk", I love getting a long letter to read. I remember writing such things in the olden days of high school, and getting them as well. It's the thought of "knowing that they're just thinking about you" (as a friend told me) that makes it so worthwhile.

The higher quality ones are the hand-written variety, where there has been no full-on editing of the text, as can happen when you write digitally. It comes across as very honest and usually quite heartfelt, and seems to provide a deeper window to their thoughts.
I have to admit that I haven't done a hand-written letter for a while...will have to consider it for the next big occasion :)

I have a drawer at home that has all the letters that I've received over the years. Of all my possessions, I think I would fear losing that the most. So many memories of good times are contained in that drawer. And now, I have another letter to add to that collection. Thanks babe!

Damn! sixteen cheap calls already:

I love long letters too =).
beckster (link) - 19 November '04 - 21:19

its a dying art...writing a letter......
i wrote a letter to my grandmother the other week..Boy was it hard! I can write pages and pages of essays and blogs but writing a letter gave me a mental block.... It starts out with: Dear (insert name), How are you? (or the equivalent) , The weather is fine here.... and then im stuck :P
I think we should all start writing letters again... Its extra special nowadays....
addy (link) - 20 November '04 - 06:39

write it in word, do all the necessary editing, run spellchecker then write it on A5 texturized-purfume-scented paper using an HB pencil with those crap ass paper tearing rubbers on the end of them.

just like an assignment in reverse.

you've been suckered jb.
ue - 21 November '04 - 03:21

Remind me never to trust any "hand-written" letters from you ue :)
JookBoy (link) - 21 November '04 - 10:42

You better still have all those letters I wrote you in your cupboard too biatch *wink wink*
PeeDz - 21 November '04 - 18:18

Hmm...on second thought - who wrote you those letters in the drawer again JB???!! =p
beckster (link) - 21 November '04 - 19:51

hahaha, now i can see kev just going and editing that part of his entry out bec :p

the reason why i've stopped writing letters is because my handwriting has gone to crap after school/uni because everything is done on the computer at work and i hardly have to write anything anymore. and when i do my hand gets sore. meh.
riss (email) (link) - 22 November '04 - 03:20

Its been a couple of years since i wrote a long hand written letter...my hand has forgotten how to now!

I write long emails these days...but i dont edit those...takes too much effort to edit the emails too! ahahahaha
=P
petals - 22 November '04 - 07:19

I totally agree there JB. the best thing I've received would've been a handmade card from someone a few years back, probably coz i found out it took over 4 hrs to make! emailing/sms-ing can be soo impersonal sometimes. bring back the pre-email days (oh my gawd did i just say that!!!) ok, maybe not that extreme, but bring on the more personalised forms of communication!
lmm - 22 November '04 - 08:58

Long letters, hey? Have you done a search on Google?

Actually, I get hand-written letters quite often. I just cleaned a bunch of them out from my desk drawer last week. They're all in Japanese :)

I think that if you like receiving hand-written letters, you just have to have a lot of girlfriends.
randomcow - 22 November '04 - 09:45

i cant write if the page has no lines! its bizarree...its like i have no sense of 'straight'
hm....
addy (link) - 22 November '04 - 12:23

Those letters were close to the heart! No edits of this post...Alright, I admit it, they're all from Peedz :P

But your're right, riss with the writing side of things. I had an exam that I had to write short answers for...had cramps after 30min of writing!

Sage advice, rc. But I think I'll pass at the moment.
JookBoy (link) - 22 November '04 - 18:03

That reminds me.... (sorry to hijack your blog, btw - feel free to delete/move. Just that I don't know a better place to put this)

I go out and meet way too many Japanese girls. Often what will happen is that for some reason or another we can't get together (eg I have already been with her friend, my reputation preceeds me, personality incompatibility, etc). However these girls are keen to meet Aussies and make friends. Sometimes too keen, and they end up in the company of people who prey on these kind of girls. Quite honestly if they're going to get eaten then I'd prefer it be my friends doing the eating.

So I was wondering if any guys (or girls, I guess) would be interested in coming out and meeting a few of these girls? Most of them speak a little english, but even if they don't you can communicate in the universal language. I just think it's a waste for me to go meeting these girls and then just never call them again just because they don't suit me. Call it philanthropy if you will :)

Email me: randomcow@hotmail.com

RC
randomcow - 25 November '04 - 11:26

I know how you feel mate, pimpin aint easy
Dre - 25 November '04 - 11:51

"Call it philanthropy if you will :)"

PIMPanthropy :P

I believe I just coined a new term.
PeeDz - 29 November '04 - 12:26

Yes, rc, you're generous beyond belief :)

"Just that I don't know a better place to put this". What are you saying about my blog, mate? It ain't that much of a pimp website, is it??
JookBoy (link) - 29 November '04 - 16:53