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Random Inspirationals

Feeling drowsy on a non-inspirational Monday? Feel drowsy NO MORE!

For tired writers everywhere--WRITE ON!

Super cute card by a wonderful new (CANADIAN!!) brand I've just found called Dani Press. Lots of wonderful, inspirational cards.
And of course, what about Megan Fox is NOT inspirational?

The Only Way

I used to be obsessed with feel good YouTube videos, and now I remember why, and it was the genius of Edward Monkton who so aptly reminded me. Sigh.

Here are some feel-good YouTube videos as well. Make your heart swell with happiness. :)

Matt Harding, always a favourite. And...

Hope they make your insides glow with happiness!

TGIF

Here are some cards for the weekend...

...cause these guys really know how to party. (I'm a little bit jealous of their moves.)

...and cause this is what is going through your mind the morning after. Have an awesome weekend... I'm planning on it. ;)

A Very Belated Happy New Year

Very sorry for the inattentiveness... but I hope that everyone had a good start to 2010! I mean, I certainly did ...

...mostly because it began with a BANG in NYC! I seem to be there a lot these days, and let's be truthful... I love it. I really used to think that New York was only second best to London, but I am starting to realise they are not competing with one another--they are just beautifully, wonderfully different.

Especially when it comes to museums. I adore the British Museum, but the Met is undeniably incredible in its own right. Plus, they both have really good postcards, right?

Well ... there's a brief snippet of my hiatus in New York. I'll keep the cards coming, I promise--especially since there's another big, commercialised card holiday up and coming: Valentine's Day.

Aww.

Got this in the mail before Thanksgiving but I didn't have time to scan it before I went galavanting off to NYC! I think it's very cute. It's from a company called La Familia Green, based in Chicago, and all their cards are made eco-friendly. Very environmentally conscience. ;) They have some very cute cards on their site, you should check it out, and perhaps order a card or two or ten? I don't know about anyone else, but once I get buying cards it's impossible to stop--as I so painfully learned in NYC after 50$ at a card shop in Greenwich Village.

She sent this with the card too, to commemorate our going to New York. It really is a beautiful city. Sigh. Wish I was still there--the winter has set in in Ohio (it was surprisingly, pleasantly warm up until this last week) and there really isn't anything beautiful, not even some delicious tidbits of food, to soften the blow. Sigh.

Oh, well--Christmas is just around the bend and that means Christmas cards. Keep your eyes open for any cute ones.

It doesn't look like much, but ...

... I have a pen pal! This is pretty exciting for me. I mean, everyone has pen pals when they're seven years old and forced to practice writing in the third grade, but I think this is way cooler because now I can actually write grammatically correct sentences. My pen pal is from Germany and he is learning English, so I feel really special that I get to help him. However, with finals and all, I am becoming terrible at sending cards (and updating this blog! :S) so finding time to write an entire letter is getting more and more difficult. But I shall not let annotated bibliographies, French exams, or acts of Shakespeare stop me, for the act of sending letters and cards, this act of love, must not die! (I feel like that was definitely something out of my Shakespeare class speaking right there ... haha). Plus, I just bought some really cute stationary in New York.

Anyways, it's almost Christmas--and, in the wise words of Billy Mack of Love Actually, "I realized that Christmas is ... is the time to be with the people you love." So send someone a card. It'll make them smile. :)

If you believe...

"Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've been betrayed, to those who still love even though they've been hurt before."

--Unknown

The frog will turn into the prince!!! I hope! We all hope! I bought this card six months ago and just sent it last week, to a very deserving best friend in need of hope (remember, everyone: credendo vides--by believing, one sees). It's a gorgeous little letterpress card, expensive, but adorable. And completely uplifting--because according to this card, life can turn out like a Disney movie!! :)

Ah, Life.

Now, what is the meaning of life? Who bloody knows. But... at least on the great and vast journey, cards can impart some excellent tidbits of wisdom to help you along with the lumps and bumps. And for the most part, they're moderately hilarious and wholeheartedly true.

True? Yes. Very much so.
I wish I had a smock for all the things life threw at me. That way I wouldn't spill cafeteria-produced chicken à la king on my new skirts or beer on my cashmere sweaters.

Can you relate? Can't we all. Sigh. ;)