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being a penpal

i have always wanted to be a pen pal, writing hand witted letters and then mailing them off to a stranger overseas, telling them about my life and hearing about theirs. there’s something so beautifully intimate in the act, waiting patiently to hear about someone else’s life that is so much different from yours due to their environment! or even reading a book, annotating the book, and then sending it off for your pen pal to also read along with your annotations.

@jilly

Jan 30, 2025

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writing/RECEIVING/reading letters

a few weeks ago i got the sudden urge to write all my friends a letter/postcard and now i am finding all their replies in my letterbox! let's bring back pen pals, they create infinite joy!

@unreliablenarrator

Oct 21, 2024

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having a pen pal

I love hand-writing a letter. the delayed gratification of it, talking about anything and nothing, decorating it with cartoons and drawings and stickers. Sending little extras and photographs with tiny micro-playlists scrawled out on the back of it. It takes at least an hour to craft a good letter, one worth receiving and replying to, and it's intimate to think about someone nonstop for that long. I just love that form of communication.

@sunnyd123

Mar 4, 2024

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talking to a camera

not your phone camera but a digital camera talking about everything from breakfast to the overwhelming feelings you have. basically a digital diary it's very freeing, I find, and less pressure than writing

@alero

Nov 16, 2024

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channels with under 100k subscribers

there's just something about smaller channels it feels so personal. some of my favourites flowlotl - https://www.youtube.com/@flowlotl Ugh, As If! (Contemporary Art Podcast) - https://www.youtube.com/@ugh-asif.artpod shawn mccomb - https://www.youtube.com/@shawnmccomb JESYCU - https://www.youtube.com/@JESYCU Léa Faye - https://www.youtube.com/@leafaye11 nathan's nook - https://www.youtube.com/@nathansnook ohnobea - https://www.youtube.com/@ohnobea estherdaze - https://www.youtube.com/@estherdaze death by thrifting - https://www.youtube.com/@deathbythrifting Crystal - https://www.youtube.com/@888_crystal and mine (alerocatherine) but maybe im biased https://www.youtube.com/@alerocatherine

@alero

Oct 28, 2024

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pochacco

a fictional character who i believe needs more merchandise after my flatmate showed me how little there is of him :( pochacco needs more merchandise

@alero

Nov 10, 2024