First off, I know I've been a horrible LJ friend by not keeping up with any of your blogs, but school's been a parade of essays, exams and tests since my last entry.
Throw in work and my wonderful procrastination skills, and I have way to much to do and hardly enough time to do it in.

So, I suppose this is my "official announcement" that I'm going to be  M.I.A for a little while - until June 3rd the latest - just so you guys know that I haven't totally abandoned LJ :)

I hope you're all enjoying spring weather!

I've been pretty busy with school/work/being a shoulder to cry on for certain friends lately so I apologize for not being more active in commenting for all of you.
 

Earlier last week I received a Valentine in the mail fromnurikins, which was a nice surprise on what was a pretty crappy day because honestly, who doesn't love getting mail?
Obviously, I want to thank her for taking the time to send it, it was a nice thought :)

But, while I was bringing in the mail, I remembered my favourite kind of mail to get (besides cheques, of course!):
Postcards.

I've always found postcards a kind of art in their own right; they attempt to capture the scenery (and, in turn, essence) of a city on a flimsy piece of cardboard and as a result, some of them turn out quite pretty (even unique!)
From a traveller's prospective, postcards are the cheapest and most useful souvenir. With one you can both ensure your loved ones that you're doing well and send them a little piece of where you are.

Sure, we live in high tech times, but getting an email or IM or Facebook message from your friend on tour in Rome saying that all's well doesn't quite hold the same charm as getting a postcard (complete with a stamp) saying the same thing.
At least for me.

But postcards aren't made for lengthy explanations, and my personal favourites to get from friends/family are ones with the words "From [insert city name here], With Love." 
Yes, it's a saying made popular because of James Bond, but I've always found something classy about getting that sentence in a postcard - particularly now that I can talk to those friends an hour later over MSN.

But I also love getting them blank either from acquaintances I'm not that close with, or buying them myself while I'm away to hang them in my room.
(Once I get around to actually renovating it, I'd love to make one of my walls a "postcard wall" - I'll put them in frames if I find the right ones cheap enough.
The only problem is that I've misplaced all of them except for one V got me from her trip to Paris last year =/ )


So, tonurikins; as a thank you for spending the postage and taking the time to send me a Valentine, I'd like to send you a postcard from here with my favourite saying...only if that's okay, of course!

 
Anyway, I'm feeling pretty congested/like crap at the moment so I promise to read/comment on all your journals tomorrow!