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PostSecret Update

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

This is an update to my PostSecret dilemma.

To elaborate on the status of our friendship: I do know her very well, so I took a chance and sent her an email.

Thankfully, in this case, she had no idea what PostSecret even was, but she did guess which card I thought was hers and said the writing on it was eerily similar.

She actually thanked me for being concerned and reaching out to her, even though it was a difficult subject. So, in the end it all worked out.

Thank you for all your advice! I really did take note of all of it, but in the end realised that to be a great friend sometimes you need to ask uncomfortable questions and be prepared for whatever the answer might be.

When PostSecret Gets Personal

Monday, April 28th, 2008

I read PostSecret every week and I marvel at some of the postcards people send in. This week, however, as I was scrolling down the page, one of them caught my eye.

It’s one of the “depressing” ones, so I really don’t feel like posting it here, but it’s the fourth one up from the bottom.

The reason it caught me eye? One of my dear friends has pretty distinct hand writing and I could swear that the writing on the card is hers.

I’m thinking about sending her an email asking if she sent it in, because as one of her friends I know that the subject matter in question happened to her last year, except for that last part of the sentence.

I’m hoping that it’s not her hand writing, but I have this sinking feeling that it is. I know that people send in those secrets so they can remain anonymous, but I would feel awful knowing that she is in such pain and I couldn’t help her through it.

If you were in my shoes, would you send her an email asking if it were hers or just leave it alone?

Fun with Video Cards

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

So, today I wasted way too many minutes of my day on a fun site called Bubble Joy. It’s a video card service (free, of course!). I just sent my grandparents, who live in Florida, a video card and I gotta say, I looked (and sounded) like a dork on the card. 😆 I know they’ll love it, though, and it was super easy to record and send.

Anyway, I’ll probably try recording a few more cards this week because even though I looked like a dork on the card, it was nice knowing that I can keep in touch with relatives that might not otherwise know how to open a video attachment via email. I love the 21st Century. 😉

Thinking About Moving

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Texas, with cute animals!Recently, the topic of moving out of state has come up. Why? Well, why not, really? We both love California, but feel drawn to move elsewhere. There is no specific reason really. We just want to move.

Now that we’ve both settled on the idea of moving, we’re trying to decide exactly where to move to. Kevin and I have batted around ideas for where we want to move and have been looking more seriously at Austin, Texas.

Neither Kevin nor I have visited Austin, but from what we’ve read (and we’ve done lots of reading), it seems like a perfect place for us.

Here is where you come in, though. If you know anything about Austin or have any opinions on it, either good or bad, I want to know! Please let me know anything you’ve heard about, read about or know about the city. This is a big decision for us and I want to know we’re weighing all of our options before pulling up roots and relocating.