cre8d design

For the first time in years, I’m reading one of those lightweight throwaway novels – “And God created the Au Pair” – but am enjoying the humor and style immensely.

The book centers around two sisters in different countries who email each other, set in 2000. I wonder if the novel would still make sense to be written in this style in 2010?

When was the last time you wrote a decent length personal email to a friend or family member? (vs Facebook/Twitter/txting/chat) For a while now, I’ve been using systems like private messaging on Facebook to connect with friends and family online but I realise how difficult it is to keep an archive of these, unlike email.

I miss those long-form emails catching up with friends. Yes, I can see all their photo updates on Facebook and the little ins-an-outs of life and what they’re up to, but it’s generally very superficial and not really talking about things at length.

It’s like sitting down with an old friend over coffee. No rush to head off to an appointment, just time to reflect on life and really catch up.