(12:14:05) louisa: An ode to our postman, by Louisa J Parry
(12:14:10) louisa: Oh postman, where are you?
(12:14:15) louisa: Where are you, oh postman?
(12:14:19) louisa: You’re usually here by now
(12:14:25) louisa: Giving me the mail for number 11
(12:14:34) louisa: And failing to work our gate
(12:14:44) louisa: But today you’re away
(12:14:48) louisa: Away from here
(12:15:22) louisa: And tears of frustration run down our faces
(12:15:31) louisa: Like cherry blossoms falling from trees in Kyoto
(12:15:40) louisa: Oh postman, where are you?
(12:15:45) louisa: Where are you, oh postman?
(12:15:49) louisa: THE END
(12:16:06) katherine: i’m welling up, that was beautiful. ;)
(12:16:33) louisa: I meant to including the word fucking in there – to be modern and edgy – but i forgot
(12:19:02) katherine: there’s always Ode Two later for that.
(12:19:46) louisa: ODE TWO TO OUR POSTMAN, BY LOUISA J PARRY
(12:19:56) louisa: where the fucking fuck are you, fucking postman?
(12:20:00) louisa: THE END
(12:20:04) katherine: succinct.
Authorlouisa
Pretty much ever since we launched (How Can I) Recycle This three years ago, I’ve been wanting to redesign it – to freshen it up and to make better use of the available space.
I finally got around to doing it last month and with John’s help, we launched the new design on Sunday (and moved it onto being hosted on Brightbox).
I’ve got loads of ideas for new features – and finally got some space to fit them on the page now. Just got to find the time to implement them now…
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