so i bought two separate journals today. i've always figured maybe i should keep one but it is a harder proposition than one might expect. the first page is especially daunting to me. how do you start off something that is going to/supposed to become such a monumental part of your life? it is basically a paper time capsule, a container of your essence at the time of its creation.
that is some heavy shit.
or maybe i'm just looking at it too seriously. it is not even two weeks into the year and i'm already a little stressed/bummed. this should be a condition. like seasonal affective disorder, there should be like a post new years trauma syndrome. no good abbreviation there though. i'll have to think on it.
it could also just be 'in rainbows' or burial's 'untrue' or brian eno's 'music for airports'. or this book i'm reading. or that everything is kind of crumbling and falling while everything else is building up in its own strange way. it could even be this pressurized pain in my left testicle.
happy new year. happy new year indeed.
luv,
jason c
Posted by iammetalmetal at January 9, 2008 9:14 PMyeah. i feel the funk as well. it freaked me out today as im usually always not in a funk when im around people. i usually reserve the funk for alone otis redding time. but today it crept out, and pissed all over my social capabilities. haaaapppy happy happy. i need sunshine. i look at my journals and it only captures that one day, which is usually a very angry day. i tend to only write when im angry/sad. and i hate it. boo
Posted by: jayme at January 9, 2008 9:53 PMI have a journal where I randomly pick a page and start writing there. Who says it has to be chronological if it's all important?
Posted by: chandler at January 9, 2008 10:40 PMPeople who keep journals are cool. Maybe they are better than blog because of the secret/intimate relationship between the writer and the journal. theyre usually more honest but probably too hard on yourself. usually juicy. post some fine journal moments!
Posted by: Joel at January 10, 2008 8:51 PM