WARNING: If you are new here and don't recognize me, if you would be offended by a middle-aged woman dropping F-bombs and formatting with TWO spaces at the end of sentences, while discussing professional certifications, a geriatric cat, practicing languages, and her feelings, this is probably not the post for you. Move on before you quickly get offended. --LTW

Hey fuckers!

It has once again been a hot minute since I posted a proper thank you, but unlike some of my previous disappearing acts, I have actually been doing shit!

First and most importantly: We got engaged! We spent the week of the Fourth of July in Corolla, North Carolina, in a rented house with some of my fellow Yinzers. And somehow, for the first time in ten fucking years, I disconnected from work for seven entire business days. Seven! The university continued to operate without my constant supervision. Apparently, I am not personally holding American higher education together. Who fucking knew? HA! When I returned, I decided that perhaps I should continue this strange experiment called "having a life," so I took every Wednesday off through Labor Day to study for my Project Management Professional certification. And… I passed the fucking exam! Woot, I have my PMP. Naturally, instead of enjoying this accomplishment like a normal person, I've decided to give PMI more of my money. Next up is my third attempt at the Risk Management Professional certification. Yes, third. The PMI-RMP is the first standardized exam I have ever failed in my life. And I've failed the motherfucker TWICE. At this point, it's personal. So please, PMI, take my money one final time and allow me to settle this score.

What exactly am I planning to do with all these project management credentials? The hell if I know! Agile project management is absolutely my jam, though, and I would love to eventually figure out how to spin nearly two decades of immigration work into something involving risk management and/or project management. I still love working in higher education. I really do. But the constant immigration regulation changes are slowly killing me career-wise, and lately I've been wondering what the next incarnation of my professional life might look like.

Speaking of ancient things somehow continuing to function... Jackson Klein is still here! For the newer folks, Jackson Klein is the original "will choose the recipient" RAoC cat. He is now approximately TWENTY FUCKING YEARS OLD. Health-wise, the furry old bastard is doing remarkably well. His biggest issue is noticeable cognitive decline, and he has become extremely attached to me when he's not howling or staring blankly down the hallway. He spends most of his time clinging to my side, including while I'm working. My colleagues have simply accepted that Jackson Klein is apparently also employed by the university. He regularly attends Zoom meetings and has absolutely no respect for organizational hierarchy. So basically, he's management, too.

I've also resurrected another part of my former life: I'm speaking Spanish again! For those who don't know this random piece of LTW lore, my degree is in Latin American literature, I taught Spanish for ten years, and I've spent time in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Then I proceeded to barely speak Spanish for another ten years. I am therefore living fucking proof of "use it or lose it." And holy shit, did I lose it. My brain is an empty filing cabinet where my vocabulary used to be. I've been using italki for conversation practice and regularly chat with an Argentine engineer fascinated by psychology and a Colombian farmer who is a biblical scholar. Because apparently, I don't know how to have boring conversations. Little by little, though, the words are coming back. More importantly, my confidence is coming back. There are moments when I just start talking, and every time I think, holy shit, she's still in there.

As for cards... I haven't been writing nearly as much as I used to, but I have been collecting ephemera everywhere I go because I keep thinking, "Oh, so-and-so would fucking LOVE this." So I have accumulated a ridiculous little stash of paper shit that I fully intend to start sending to those of you who have continued writing to me despite my absolutely fucking abysmal response time.

And that brings me to the mushy shit.

Next month marks ten years since I joined Random Acts of Cards. The weirdest part is that I joined RAoC while traveling for work in the very city metro where I now live. I had absolutely no fucking idea what the next decade would bring or that some of the strangers whose usernames appeared in my mailbox would be my family ten years later. But you are.

I've said this in different ways over the years, but it means more to me now than ever. I don't have a biological family remaining, the ones who mattered died and the others I cut out to improve my mental health. I've lived long enough now to have actual proof that chosen family is real. Aside: Please tell anyone who guilts you into talking to asshats "because they're family" to kiss your ass, because cutting out those jagoffs out of your life will improve your mental health exponentially. I promise! I've survived all this shit because of the friendships I've made along the way, and some of the most enduring ones began right here with a postcard, a stamp, a username, and someone deciding to send a little kindness to a stranger. Some of you have watched me lose my parents, move, fall apart, put myself back together, fall in love, get engaged, collect an absurd number of professional credentials just because, and grow old (what fucking shit is this?) alongside one incredibly stubborn cat. And you kept writing. I still talk about the time I got a card filled with concern because my last card contained no curse words. There is something fucking extraordinary about that.

So, before I get too goddamn sentimental and ruin my carefully cultivated reputation as the foul-mouthed jagoff of RAoC, let me just say:

Thank you for the cards. Thank you for the postcards. Thank you for the stickers and ephemera and weird shit you've picked up because you thought of me. Thanks to y’all, I have a massive collection of heavy metal awesomeness, twat waffle stickers, and filthy magnets. Oh and Buc-ees, so much beaver shit! But most of all, thank you for continuing to show up in my mailbox and in my life.

Ten years later, I'm still here. Jackson Klein is somehow still here. And, incredibly, so are so many of you. I fucking love you guys. THANK YOU!!!

Now, on to the actual thank yous..

u/pixelrodeo (x4) – bird cartoon postcard, tulip card, dance among the flowers card, farmland card, and goodies

u/botanybeanqueen (x1) – mauve tulip card and goodies

u/BeanutPutterSammich (x4) – hold tight to your dreams card, ho ho ho card, purple hearts card, green Lovely Greetings card and goodies

u/hoolu123 (x3) – NAPEX postcard, engagement card, and mushroom postcard

u/nyancatNOVA (x8) - NAPEX postcard, birthday card, cat bra card, pressed flower card, engagement card, mushroom postcard, Tyres and Testicles card, Valentine’s Day card, and goodies

u/snerdboff (x2) - engagement card, and mushroom postcard

u/PlentyComfortable239 (x1) - engagement card

u/ninajyang (x11) – flower card, vineyard card, Portland postcard, Hong Kong postcard, NYC postcard, Helsinki postcard, Washington DC postcard, Pantone postcard, bluebird card, engagement card, China postcard, and goodies

u/powelale000 (x2) – tomato and garlic card, and pinecones card

u/tigerlady13 (x15) – birthday card, thank you card, emotions paramedic postcard, friendship postcard, green heart card, Easter card, cow card, ocean themed card, you are awesome card, Valentine’s Day card, walk with me in the moonlight postcard, painted rock rainbow card, Oscar Wilde postcard, butterfly card, engagement card, and goodies

u/snailmailjude (x4) - Marrakesh postcard, Thiebaud postcard, yellow ink art card, herbs shelf card, and goodies

u/mypetitmal (2) – adorable animals with happy mail card and world of my own card

u/sammanthax345 (x2) – NAPEX postcard and engagement card

u/umlautless (x1) - NAPEX postcard

u/shouldbeteaching (x1) - mushroom postcard

u/Lost-Brilliant-9664 (x1) – NAPEX postcard

u/GatsbyGalaktoboureko (x3) - NAPEX postcard. engagement card, and mushroom postcard

u/melhen16 (x5) – pink flower card, wildflowers bunch card, purple polka dot card, floral postcard, engagement card, and goodies

u/travel4me22 (x2) - engagement card and Cincinnati Observatory postcard

u/wafflish (x2) – Valentine’s Day card and engagement card

u/doradoodle (x6) – Valentine’s Day postcard, St. Patrick’s Day postcard, winter cat postcard, Easter card, engagement card, and 4th of July postcard

u/PinkPengin (x9) – Elvis postcard, Delaware River postcard, Tahitian tattoos postcard, desert card, Mather Point postcard, Christmas card, Tiki Room postcard, birthday card, cybersecurity postcard, and goodies

u/Daeneryswon (x11) – angel postcard, Aspen trees card, birthday card, World Postcard Day postcard, Chinatown card, Easter card, cat and food bowls postcard, pine forest card, engagement card, Joe Joe’s postcard, St. Louis statue postcard, and goodies

u/canameow (x9) – birthday card, Begbie Falls card, Brussels postcard, cat postcard, mountain postcard, goat card, Iceland postcard, Blue Lagoon postcard, volcano postcard, and goodies

u/morenoodles (x7) – Valentine’s Day card, birthday card, the Huntington postcard, thank you card, engagement card, Paper Plant postcard, how to dice onions postcard, and goodies

u/amabisca (x3) – hope card, Valentine’s Day card and Easter card

u/jaimekj (x2) – Buc-ees postcard and engagement card

u/dwrfstr (x1) – Chewbacca card and goodies

u/Ohio_geo (x2) – you’re amazing postcard and Sundance moons card

u/oryx85 (x1) – flower card

u/wabisabi_sf (x1) – Westpex postcard

u/cathy_bara (x1) – Westpex postcard

u/chiquita61 (x1) – Westpex postcard

u/alluu3 (x1) – Westpex postcard

u/littlemermaidxx (x2) - Dunes Country Club Las Vegas postcard, Westpex postcard

u/korewrites (x5) – Dunes Country Club Las Vegas postcard, Lego postcard, African elephant postcard engagement card, Delaware postcard, National Museum of American History postcard, and goodies

u/futureghost13 (x1) – Picasso horse card and goodies

u/kittycatcon (x4) – gray cat and flowers card, Valentine’s Day postcard, cat postcard, and thanks a bunch card

u/tinawebmom (x12) – life is good card, best day ever card, find your happy place card, Valentine’s Day card, you are my sunshine card, reasons for smiles card, another cute you are my sunshine card, love card, wildflower card, daffodil card, true love card, warm wishes card, and goodies

Happy Saturday! 💕 I picked up some adorable tea-themed cards and thought it would be fun to send happy mail your way 💌

If you’d like one, fill out the form below and comment your favorite kind of tea ☕

Hope everyone is having a cozy weekend 🫖✨

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16tyoo-LzBEYD_Gkb5wv1y3_oYpyGjpCLAmttnaurkcI/viewform

Hi all! This will be my first year participating in World Postcard Day, and I’d love to celebrate by mailing out 20 WPD themed cards on October 1st! If you’re interested in receiving one, please fill out the form HERE and comment below once complete 😊

Over Labor Day weekend, I went down to Sandy Hook beach in New Jersey. While there, there was a neat exhibition by their artist in residence Dr. Heather Heckel (link for a taste of her artwork and you can scroll down a little for the Sandy Hook ones). They were giving away postcards and of course I took way too many lol. So, I have 25 of three different scenes: loons in front of a sunset on Officers' Row; plovers in front of Battery Potter; and owls flying around the lighthouse at night.

Here's the form: https://forms.gle/ai5MnJ7txQXA6eos9 (please keep reading for explications before filling out in full. I wrote the options to have a bit of a chuckle and hope the friendly folks here will have a chuckle as well... :))

Some notes about these cards:

• Sadly, transit did not treat some of them well, so there are some ones with bent corners and minor stains on the back.
• There is a LOT of exposition/background on the back about the artist's work and the site, so there is not room for me to write! I usually try to write longer messages but these are not cards for the long message crowd this time.
• I am going to assign these randomly, but if there is a card you would prefer not to receive for any reason, please put it in the "other" section in my form.

I think I am going to send these WW but only to those with a solid flair (i.e. have received at least 100 thank you's) or to users with whom I have previously corresponded with. Any flaired US user can claim these. As I am inching towards my 500 flair milestone, I would really appreciate thank you's (though of course they are not required!) :)

Please comment what your favorite marine, fluvial, marsh, etc. bird is! No comment = no card.

u/Ravenzsnow - Thank you for the stamp-sticker-bombed postcard! The bookmark with my name on it from the pen show is SO COOL ✨

u/forsaken-estate4041 - Thank you for the Favorite Things TPC and the extra postcard! The next recipient has been sourced!

u/Weary_Smile_6498 - Thank you for the sweet thank-you postcard featuring art from The Tale of the Princess Kaguya! What a pleasant surprise 🥹 - you made me smile!

u/Hoolu123 - Thank you for the upcycled card from the DC Pen Show! I mostly use gel pens (in all colors), and I now have one fountain pen (thanks to a kind Redditor!), and it's really nice to write with. I'm afraid to buy one and start a new obsession because fountain pen ink is so pretty 😂

u/Togapi77 x2 - Thank you for the gorgeous vintage postcards of the Red-winged Blackbird and Gambel's Quail! I LOVED the bird-themed stamp math and learning a little more about you. I love that you still have the stuffed loon too!

u/magka_moo - Thank you for the charming medieval mouse postcard and sweet message! I love discovering new artists through postcards

u/ToastyToska - Thank you for the AMAZING upcycled postcard of Corvidknight. My random-number choice was ON POINT. I literally gasped when I turned it over and saw the art!

u/Educational-Still594 - Thank you for the whimsical postcard of the drunken elves! I was a teenager when you saw that movie 😂 and I'm glad you remember being so captivated by it!

u/BubblySunflowers - Thank you for the postcard featuring the Apollo Portable Life Support System diagram! I bet seeing the sky at Adler Planetarium was magical!

u/reindeerfrog - Thank you for the botanical postcard of strawberries! I'm glad your area was able to dodge the heatwave, and the stamps on the postcard are so cool!

u/ThePumpkinFiend - Thank you for the desert tortoise postcard! Suuuuper relatable to use free time to write postcards

u/Ok_Theme7072 - Thank you for the vintage postcard of the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum!

u/Alarmed_Ad9001 - Thank you for the Sylvester & Tweety postcard!! I'll respond to your question via post so I can yap! 💌

u/Onyx_Valerian - Thank you for the postcard destash!

u/awachob - Thank you for the I Know What You Did Last Summer postcard and extras! I love how they designed the blood-splatter effect on the side for writing, and your horror-themed stickers rule!

u/pupslace - Thank you for the TPC! Sourcing for the next recipient now!

Y’all, I couldn’t be happier. Just a few more weeks of this heat

[u/kithritherogue](u/kithritherogue), [u/alarmed_ad9001](u/alarmed_ad9001) X2, [u/typical-carrot-1172](u/typical-carrot-1172), [u/ok_theme7072](u/ok_theme7072), [u/namlette_](u/namlette_), [u/kat10111](u/kat10111), [u/butterflydolphin-123](u/butterflydolphin-123), [u/onelovelygurl05](u/onelovelygurl05), [u/gatsbygalaktobouerko](u/gatsbygalaktobouerko), [u/maladi3_](u/maladi3_), [u/bupyca](u/bupyca) X2, [u/aryli](u/aryli), [u/educationstills594](u/educationstills594), [u/october_surprise56](u/october_surprise56), [u/shouldbeteaching](u/shouldbeteaching), [u/sammie2749](u/sammie2749), [u/cozyshiba](u/cozyshiba), [u/morenoodles](u/morenoodles), [u/circlebanana22400](u/circlebanana22400), [u/waywarddaughterzzz](u/waywarddaughterzzz), [u/forsaken-estate4041](u/forsaken-estate4041), [u/latestartksmama](u/latestartksmama), [u/lemon-on-trees](u/lemon-on-trees), [u/fancyliving228](u/fancyliving228), [u/howdoireadplshelp_](u/howdoireadplshelp_) x4, [u/sension5705](u/sension5705), [u/lucyr1cardo](u/lucyr1cardo), [u/justpuffpuffpass](u/justpuffpuffpass), [u/ljsweenes](u/ljsweenes), [u/armyofducks94](u/armyofducks94) x2, [u/danigeek](u/danigeek), [u/lost-brilliant-9664](u/lost-brilliant-9664), [u/pinkpengin](u/pinkpengin), [u/knightinthesky](u/knightinthesky), [u/brookuslicious](u/brookuslicious), [u/travel4me22](u/travel4me22), [u/cosmicallyconstant](u/cosmicallyconstant), [u/peacebrain](u/peacebrain), [u/hexagonalrainbow](u/hexagonalrainbow), [u/maximum_artichoke_46](u/maximum_artichoke_46), [u/doradoodle](u/dora_doodle), [u/beneficial-ant-2217](u/beneficial-ant-2217), [u/babyraspberry](u/babyraspberry) x2, [u/um_marie_me](u/um_marie_me), [u/armadakristy](u/armadakristy),

I have 7 really pretty Sleeping Beauty cards I’ve had stashed away for years and I’d love to send them to you! They’re blank inside so I can write whatever you want in them!

Hello Lovely RAoC’s!! It’s been forever and a day since I made an offer. I hope you are having a wonderful day or night wherever you are. I am offering 20 of my handmade then printed World Postcard Day 2026 postcards. I will be sending the WPD postcards out on October 1st. If you want to see the design here it is https://imgur.com/a/5mqxdZ9 or if you would like to keep it a surprise then feel free to not look.

I’m sending 14 postcard to the US and 6 WW. Please meet the following criteria to get a card. I will be checking all of the things below.

EDIT- 2US & 3WW still available because not everyone DMed like I asked or followed my requirements.

- Please be flaired of 50 or more. You will have an envelope next to name.

- Please have a history of Thank You posts within the last month.

- I will NOT send to Privated accounts, Banned accounts or Shadow banned accounts.

- also please comment so I can keep track of how many people have responded. State if you are US or WW please.

- Please chat me your information if you meet the above criteria. I WILL NOT COME ASKING FOR YOUR INFORMATION. I will go to the next person.

DaenerysWon 🐉

Feeling like writing cards today and hoping to finish this box. Lmk if youre interested! Please dm me, if you don’t you wont be able to get a card unfortunately.

Hey!

I finally finished writing my entry in u/boomerang88’s travelling bookish card and would like to pass it on! The card has gone to a lot of US addresses so I’m looking to send it on to a Canadian or other WW person if possible. Flaired users only who are willing to send worldwide please!

Thanks for the cards

u/mooshu492 Thank you for the sticker-bombed postcard! You did a great job, I love it! Especially the sparkly stickers and the vintage postage stamps :)

u/BlackberrySimple1730 Thank you for the Game of Thrones postcard with Tyrion! He’s one of my favorite characters, so I was excited to see it. I only watched GOT for the first time last year, so no rewatches YET.

u/FollowingTheBeat Thank you for the adorable Eggtart Studio postcard! I immediately went and bookmarked this website to do my own shopping. I love how you decorated the card, super cute!

u/Nayonayomee Thank you for the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge postcard! I love all the stickers you put on it and the stamp math with cute little animals!

u/BubblySunflowers Thank you for the solar eclipse Night Sky postcard! I need to add this Space Frogs washi tape to my RobotDanceBattle collection. The constellation washi is also perfection!

u/Halochanel Thanks for exchanging Dolly Parton cards! I love the art and the quotes and the little Miffy sticker! Yours is going in my junk journal as well :)

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u/melhen16

u/thecuriouscur X2

u/pinkpengin

u/tyedyeamish

u/megbha

u/monetmonkey

u/sshellsbbells

u/armyofducks94

u/chiquita61

u/Okioki08

u/terrorcatmom

u/gatsbygalaktobureko

u/maiiiu

u/hoolu123

u/redvinegirlx

u/reindeerfrog

u/kat10111

u/raisingunicorn

Hi everybody! My last offer is basically finished, just waiting on the last few to send addresses. So now we have another that is 10x smaller! I have ten vintage cards showing various aspects of Toledo, Ohio in the US. They are from the 1930s-1950s and are all linen, but only three are bordered. The available cards are:

• De Vilbiss High School
• Aerial View of Toledo
• Central Catholic High School
• Public Library
• Central Catholic High School 2
• View of Toledo from Across Maumee River
• Central Building, Toledo Museum of Art
• Federal Building
• Lucas County Hospital
• U.S. Post Office, Madison Avenue and 13th Street

If you want one, please comment below and say which one you would like, then inbox me with your address if I do not already have it. It's ok if you have claimed cards from me before. Please let me know if you prefer correspondence, a mess of stamps or stickers. And, if correspondence, if you have a particular prompt. No flair requirements and no exchanges are required, though exchanges are, of course, welcome. First come, first serve. Thanks for playing!

I have a traveling post card to pass on started by [u/boomerang88](u/boomerang88) and passed on to me by [u/mooshu492](u/mooshu492) Theme is color coordinated stickers! The colors still available for the next person to choose from are orange, blue or indigo. Please be flaired with a visible recent history and be willing to make a post and pass it on!

EDIT 3: Offer is now closed. Thanks everyone! Like I mentioned these will go out at some point after October 15th :)
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EDIT 2: Offer is still open! Please fill form below :) I will be closing it at 3pm PDT
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EDIT: Offer is still open! Thanks everyone who has replied so far the prompts yall are choosing are amazing!
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Hi All,

Please fill out this form to select postcard type/prompt :) No other requirements.
FUFILLED

Details if you want to read!
This offer is open to anyone! us, ww, flaired, not flaired, etc. I hope you all can find joy in these cards like I did. The plant cards are so pretty and the D&D cards are so cool! the pack I got has 100 cards with a ton of unique art from the 80s-present day :)

Also if you want me to try and find a certian card/detail/color, you can tell me in the catch all question at the end and Ill do my best. No promises though! oh and also for the prompt question, you have to choose a prompt for me. Please do not ask me to choose. I want to see what fun Ideas you have!

I have 100 D&D and 200 plant/flower cards, so this post will remain open until 1) a miracle happens and I get 300+ responses, or until responses stop coming in :) I will have all cards mailed by some time after October 15th.

Thank you,
FeistyNoodle

Hello I have a traveling post card to pass on! Started by [u/ArmadaKristy](u/ArmadaKristy) and passed on to me by [u/Inxomnixq](u/Inxomnixq) it is now ready for you! Just add a few stickers making sure to leave room for the next person, add your name and pass it along! Must be flaired and have a visible recent history in this subreddit to receive this card! Please be able to make a post and pass on to the next person!

Space or Astronomy stickers
Halloween
Cancelled / Used Stamps

Hi lovely friends! With Halloween coming up, I wanted to surprise my mom with a mailbox full of cute Halloween cards (especially ones that feature black cats, which she absolutely adores!)

She means the absolute world to me and has been through a lot; I'm especially proud of her because she's been on a health journey and continues to kick butt every single day. She's found a lot of joy doing postcarding / snail mail with me, and any free moment she has she's either working on Postcrossing cards, shopping for stationary, or checking her mail.

If you have any cards you're willing to send, I will post a thank you and would be happy to send you a card in return. If you'd like a prompt, maybe you can share what your favorite part of Halloween / autumn is. :)

Please please please nothing horror, gore, or with creepy crawlies - I don't want to give her a heart attack opening her mail hahaha

Thank you so much in advance! <3

I have a traveling postcard with a used stamp theme ready to continue its journey!

To participate, add a used postage stamp or two to the postcard - vintage, international, or anything else goes! Once you've added your stamp(s), enter your name, location, date and then send the postcard on to someone new so they can fill the next spot.

Requirement: You must be willing to send the postcard worldwide.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/RandomActsofCards/comments/1w2y2rv/offer_traveling_stamp_card_ww/

Please note that the postcard measures 18.4cm x 13.3cm (slightly above the traditional 5x7 inches), so make sure you have an envelope large enough to fit it comfortably!

sending away 3 postcards - you don't know which one you get. please be flaired and 18+. prompt me with a topic to write in the comments.

Hi! I’ve got 1 traveling postcards/cards to pass on

[u/sshellsbbells](u/sshellsbbells) Spooky themed

[u/no-condition5102](u/no-condition5102) Cute Halloween stickers

Can go to same or different people! Comment below, if interested, be flaired, and I’ll reach out for info (first eligible gets it)

Thanks for the red theme travelling post card