Difference between revisions of "Physical Letters"

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On Jan 12, 2011, at 9:09 AM, Courtney wrote:

May I please have the mailing address for Amber Case?

Courtney

From: Case Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 12:16 PM To: Courtney Subject: Re: mailing address

Certainly,

Might I ask what you intent to send first?

Sent from my external prosthetic device.

Courtney wrote: Snail mail…card. Nothing in any way harmful or concerning. I am a bit old fashioned with correspondence.

From: Case Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 12:25 PM To: Courtney Subject: Re: mailing address

Ah! Fantastic! I'd absolutely love that.

The address is: (address was sent)

I love snail mail and definitely do not get enough of it. I look forward to receiving it! Thanks again. :)

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Scott, Courtney M. <Courtney.Scott@vtmednet.org> wrote: I wouldn’t expect you to get much snail mail, which is why I prefer to send it that way. Thanks for being willing to email me your address. I’m sure you googled me first and whatnot. I’m harmless I assure you. It should arrive within a week.

Have a lovely day.

From: Case Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 5:19 PM

To: Courtney Subject: Re: mailing address

Thank you so much for the wonderful postcard! It made my day. It's so wonderful to have a tangible object with writing on it. Thank you so very much!

Best, Amber

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Scott, Courtney M. <Courtney.Scott@vtmednet.org> wrote: There’s nothing quite like the real thing.

I’m glad you enjoyed it. It has a funny story to go along with it too, which makes it all the more tangible…I had some time to kill before an appointment and found the postcard at a favorite local shop (http://www.silvermapleeditions.com/). I have a thing for black and white photography. I promptly wrote the note knowing that if I didn’t write it immediately that I would forget. Then, I let it sit on my kitchen table for a few days until I finally remembered to put it in my mailbox. Then there was the whole “no mail on MLK day” delaying it further. Then there was a snowstorm (note subtle watermark from snowflakes) and I failed to shovel my front walk sufficiently to meet my post officer’s “clear path” specifications, so it stayed there until I got around to shoveling. I’m sure it arrived on the day the universe thought you would appreciate it most. Delayed gratification is a very valuable discipline.

You may also be interested to know that I utilized your talk to help answer an essay question on the MCAT last Friday. I had to sign a non-disclosure statement so I can’t tell you specifically what it was I was writing about, but suffice it to say that it had to do with the impact of modern communication on human relationships. Consider my favor of making your day very much returned.

Courtney

Case wrote:

Thanks for the great story! It's similar to the ones I have every time I try to mail a physical object. In the past, it was very normal to mail letters, but now the system and physical patterns and habits of mailing items have atrophied. It's strange to think that it takes less effort to communicate instantly at great speeds vs. mailing a physical object, and how much that physical object means something now.

Thanks again for the postcard!