My aunt sent her cards out the day after Thanksgiving. Then she calls to see if you got the card, and then asks why you didn't call her straightaway to let her know. Now she has email, so she emails "did you get my card yet?' Now that's anal!
That reminds me.......gotta do those cards this weekend!
I want to call to see if people get them, but I never get the nerve. Most of the people I send Christmas cards to never send them to me, or if they do, they send them sometime after New Years. I tend to put a lot of effort into my cards -- I've sent out collages, hand-colored rubber-stamped pictures, random quotes from literature. This year I sent out Spongebob cards that had a place on the front for a photograph. I put in the most abstract photos that I took in high school: pictures of pavement, a super close-up of the side of the air conditioner. On the inside, I added (computer-printed) word balloons for either Patrick or Spongebob, quotes from from my favorite movies -- Pink Flamingos, Written on the Wind, Bride of the Monster, Frankenstein, Shanghai Express, Cobra Woman, Dracula, Rebecca, Animal Crackers, and To Have and Have Not. 10 of these cards, I bought them at Toys 'r' Us on sale after last Christmas. And then I rubber-stamped my name in the lower right corner.
To just sign and send out cards seems so impersonal to me. (As opposed to rubber stamping my signature?)I try to send out cards that demonstrate that I put some effort into it.
(I did send out "regular" cards to those people I know who are more "normal" -- usually family. The people who don't appreciate Dadaism.)
Where would a spreadsheet noting each recipient's reciprocity fit on this scale? (I keep track because the idea that I might forget and send cards year after year to acquaintances who couldn't care less is crushingly sad. Plus it saves postage.)
Only three people I sent cards to regularly send cards to me. I just assume that the rest deserve the annual blight of my Christmas cards. And some of the outlying members of my family, like Grandma Pat in Arizona.
Keep in mind, I send cards to people I see about every week or so. I had some candy-heart stamps I wanted to use up anyways -- they weren't really appropriate to use for sending in bills.
A question, though: what is the protocol for sending "Holiday's greetings" cards to a member of the 12 Tribes of Israel? One who, admittedly, is not terribly religious. To hedge my bets, I sort of added an apology for Spongebob and Patrick's X-mas tree. What about to a couple, one of whom is (vaguely) Christian, and one of whom is (ostensibly) Jewish? It felt weird leaving Seth's name off the address, especially since he's recently taken to talking to me as if I actually exist, so I just added it to the envelope. I ought to look this up in Miss Manners.
Loved your quote: "I did send out "regular" cards to those people I know who are more "normal" -- usually family."
Dude. How'd you get so lucky? Your family is normal? LOL. Just teasing.... ;-)
As for non-Christmas celebrating friends, I usually try to find a generic Happy Holiday's card or just send a Happy New Years Card. Then there's always the Chrismukkah card route. ;-)
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My aunt sent her cards out the day after Thanksgiving. Then she calls to see if you got the card, and then asks why you didn't call her straightaway to let her know. Now she has email, so she emails "did you get my card yet?' Now that's anal!
That reminds me.......gotta do those cards this weekend!
Merry Merry and all that Holiday Jazz......
db ;-)
I want to call to see if people get them, but I never get the nerve. Most of the people I send Christmas cards to never send them to me, or if they do, they send them sometime after New Years. I tend to put a lot of effort into my cards -- I've sent out collages, hand-colored rubber-stamped pictures, random quotes from literature. This year I sent out Spongebob cards that had a place on the front for a photograph. I put in the most abstract photos that I took in high school: pictures of pavement, a super close-up of the side of the air conditioner. On the inside, I added (computer-printed) word balloons for either Patrick or Spongebob, quotes from from my favorite movies -- Pink Flamingos, Written on the Wind, Bride of the Monster, Frankenstein, Shanghai Express, Cobra Woman, Dracula, Rebecca, Animal Crackers, and To Have and Have Not. 10 of these cards, I bought them at Toys 'r' Us on sale after last Christmas. And then I rubber-stamped my name in the lower right corner.
To just sign and send out cards seems so impersonal to me. (As opposed to rubber stamping my signature?)I try to send out cards that demonstrate that I put some effort into it.
(I did send out "regular" cards to those people I know who are more "normal" -- usually family. The people who don't appreciate Dadaism.)
Now what were you saying about anal?
That's all pretty anal.
Where would a spreadsheet noting each recipient's reciprocity fit on this scale? (I keep track because the idea that I might forget and send cards year after year to acquaintances who couldn't care less is crushingly sad. Plus it saves postage.)
Only three people I sent cards to regularly send cards to me. I just assume that the rest deserve the annual blight of my Christmas cards. And some of the outlying members of my family, like Grandma Pat in Arizona.
Keep in mind, I send cards to people I see about every week or so. I had some candy-heart stamps I wanted to use up anyways -- they weren't really appropriate to use for sending in bills.
A question, though: what is the protocol for sending "Holiday's greetings" cards to a member of the 12 Tribes of Israel? One who, admittedly, is not terribly religious. To hedge my bets, I sort of added an apology for Spongebob and Patrick's X-mas tree. What about to a couple, one of whom is (vaguely) Christian, and one of whom is (ostensibly) Jewish? It felt weird leaving Seth's name off the address, especially since he's recently taken to talking to me as if I actually exist, so I just added it to the envelope. I ought to look this up in Miss Manners.
Bill,
Loved your quote: "I did send out "regular" cards to those people I know who are more "normal" -- usually family."
Dude. How'd you get so lucky? Your family is normal? LOL. Just teasing.... ;-)
As for non-Christmas celebrating friends, I usually try to find a generic Happy Holiday's card or just send a Happy New Years Card. Then there's always the Chrismukkah card route. ;-)
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