when you live in a city, particularly in an apartment with three roommates, you get used to people constantly coming and going, moving in and moving out. i’ve lived here for under a year and have already had two people move out and two new people move in. not to mention one more person who lives above us and four people who live below us.
what i am most curious about (and entirely dumfounded by) is why exactly people do not know how to properly change their address with the united states postal service. it’s not rocket science. i consider myself to be quite lazy when it comes to anything paperwork-ey, but notifying the u.s.p.s. of a change of address is incredibly simple and truth be told ? i’d like to get all of my mail forwarded to me because there are bills to pay and correspondences to respond to. and i, personally, would rather not deal with the hassle that comes with not receiving one’s mail.
that said, in any given week, we receive quite a bit of mail at our apartment. four people live here. we receive about three or four pieces of mail a day. we are lucky if one of those pieces of mail is actually addressed to someone who lives here. most of the time the mail that is addressed for previous tenants is trash worthy. bank stuff. weird mail offers. magazines not worth reading. and the like. but every once in a while we receive a gem. these are my favorites so far ::
short and sweet
this came from new york, new york. it’s a real photograph with a neon star sc(r)otch taped to it.
amazing illustration No. 1
amazing illustration No. 2
the third installment from “Cal.” only this time it’s ended with “timidly, Cal.” curious.
we used to have them on our fridge, but my roommates have since decided they are trash, so that means i get to keep them all to myself. the last thing i would like to share today is a piece of fortune cookie wisdom i received last night ::
win.
and with that, i invite you to go forth and conquer the day, keeping your eyes peeled for any water lilies along the way.
jessi
Year of the Pig Studio 
Is that the Asian version of “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” Although, I have to admit, both the onion and the water lily are a sight to behold when in bloom…or is that garlic? Either way, I must now run out and get me a big ole plate of Chow Foon.