{"product_id":"one-way-mail","title":"One Way Mail","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eI pass this Princess Peach mural regularly and I love Super Mario Brothers (specifically: the oldest cartoons and games).\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePossibly the best way to increase mail supply is to simply make more mail. I love receiving mail, it is amazing and delightful — but more than anything — I like making it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think about them like blog posts or social media posts. And sometimes they start off that way then become mail or vice versa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis digs deep into my philosophy of art in totality: i\u003c\/strong\u003et does not need to be big or complicated or expensive, and I’m not convinced that it is better if that path is pursued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wanted more color in my life, I wanted to watch an old cartoon, I've been thinking about Super Mario lately, the second movie (of this iteration) is coming out soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/mushroom.jpg?v=1773877022\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsking the hard hitting questions: Do you think the powerup mushrooms have different tastes?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMail art. Art mail.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSmall and direct. Specific or general.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom me to you without expectation of reciprocation (or anything else).\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/old-ghost-yells-at-cloud.jpg?v=1773876028\" alt=\"Old Ghost Yells at Lakitu Cloud\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOld Ghost Yells at Lakitu Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade because I wanted to make something and I wanted you to have it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt might be something that we both like, that I like and maybe you will to, and\/or literally just something I wanted to make and you, friend, recipient, were somewhat randomly chosen to receive it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI honestly do not know if the recipient of this letter and I have ever discussed Super Mario before. Or video games. I'm \u003cem\u003esure \u003c\/em\u003ewe have talked about old cartoons, this being one of my favorite topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/bowser.jpg?v=1773877550\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eI wrote a post script on the actual letter, \u003cem\u003e\"Have I mailed you this topic before? I kinda feel like I have.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is at least a 50% chance this is a repeated message, similar stickers, same ideas. It is so easy to self-edit. Collapse desire into thinking \"oh I don't want to bother you with this 3 AM ramble.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the \u003cstrong\u003egreat\u003c\/strong\u003e thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy friend, receiving this letter, can easily, silently, glance at it and shred it. Read or unread. I'll never know. I'm not going to follow up. This isn't a test, there aren't grades, no one is getting paid, there will never be an audit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy friend, receiving this letter, can easily put it on a shelf or in a box or drawer after enjoying it and re-read it again in a week, on my birthday, on March 10 (MAR10) in 10 years. \"Ha! Oh yeah. The #2 Mario Letter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the reasons, maybe the \u003cstrong\u003emain\u003c\/strong\u003e reason, I love mail is to have a thought, make something, combine things made by others, collage, sticker, doodle, delight, tape tape tape sticker stamp postage zoom boom gloom... into the mailbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/princess-peach.jpg?v=1773878346\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOne way mail solves the problem of \"I don't know what to say.\"\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's going on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat are you reading. What are you watching. What is in your YouTube queue. Funny joke. Commercial on TV. Commercial you randomly remembered. Holiday, popular or private. Holiday that isn't a holiday but should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeat sticker. Neat activity book. Paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo reason at all, the singular and uncomplicated impetus: \"I want to make mail.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/super-mario-mail.jpg?v=1773887825\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Netherworld Post Office","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049609396285,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7499\/1677\/files\/princess-peach-mural.jpg?v=1773876328","url":"https:\/\/netherworldpost.com\/en-ca\/products\/one-way-mail","provider":"Netherworld Post Office","version":"1.0","type":"link"}