a tiny little division of defran

got a valentine from my mom today. hey, everyone, i really like valentines - them, and the day. my mom is the kind of person that goes to buy a card and won't purchase it unless every word is true, which i think is adorable. because of this, her valentine cards always hit home; they're not the sort of cards that say "hope you're well!", but the kind that are funny, intimate, touching, or heartbreaking.

i love mail. i also love cards, and like writing 'em when i remember to. as a side note, i hate blue mountain cards. any of you out there that know what those are should hate them too, because they're awful. usually, they're a picture in watercolor of two seagulls and a mountain, clipping along with shitty script superimposed over them. a friend from college and i have a bit where we used to write fake blue mountains for fun, after seeing a few of the ultimate worsts. one i remember was "sisters are like friends. friends like coffee. you like coffee. you're a sister". this was hardly an exaggeration.

it's this cyclical nonsense that keeps maxine from hallmark out of work.