An Odd Fascination With Good Ol’ Paper
February 18th, 2008
This may sound strange coming from someone who loves techy gadgets and the like but I must confess that I love the more archaic notion of having something physical around to write in. To be honest, my journal is actually through a nifty program on my Mac called Journler that I use to track my thoughts and various bits of information that I come across throughout my day.
BUT - for some reason of late, I have enjoyed toting around an old-school notebook to write in. The one I had was until recently was the good old-fashioned Composition Book that you’ve all seen at some point. Well, I recently made a bit of an impulsive purchase and bought two notebooks (one large and one pocket-sized) from Moleskine. I love them! They have a nifty elastic band and fit nicely into my laptop bag.
More reason to doodle my thoughts wherever I find myself. The advantage of these over a laptop is that they work without batteries or the need for Wifi connectivity and are a great way to get thoughts from the head onto paper before those thoughts float off to never-land.
March 21st, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Dude!
Yeah, I actually have two different notebooks I journal in; one Janene made me as a gift, and I use that to document my everyday life, thoughts, whatever. The other is a hard cover sketch book, similar size, fits nice in a bag (or big pocket, even) - I use that as my “God Journal” - which helps keep me on track when I remember to have quiet time. ‘Cause my mind wanders WAY too much. Yeah. You’re still ahead of me, though - your blog is relatively up to date. I don’t think I’ve blogged in almost a year - right after Ben was born. 