Wax Seals

Wax Seals are awesome as fuck... I have no idea why these went out of style. They're probably the most stylish thing I've ever seen.

Basically, in case anybody doesn't know - you put a blob of wax on the seal of an envelope. You stamp it with your own "insignia" or whatever, so the recipient of the letter knows who you are. They also know that nobody has opened it (opening the letter breaks the seal, obviously).

I'm going to get a stamp made up.. a really awesome one, (see this post for an idea) as soon as possible, and start posting some fucken letters, man.

Attics are mysterious and cool

I really love "forgotten places" in houses; a very common "forgotten place" is an attic -- a room in a house roof which you might not even know exists. But what's even cooler is the thought of discovering something long forgotten, valuable or bizarre hidden in one!

Imagine living in a house for a while, discovering you have an attic, and then "venturing" up there and discovering something that the previous owner forgot up there, something with a "story of its own". Like a really old child's doll, or a box full of love letters from a century ago, or a "lockbox". Ohhh man, so cool.