I believe many have such a notebook and several years later you begin to read the barrage of notes differently. The remembrance of how, where, what, why and when of a process.
Yes, it's a history of your development as a writer while giving life to those thoughts, most importantly the growth of a person
"I only start a new page for new ideas, so the margins and line breaks get filled with curved and smudged lettering."
Why not break the rule when the idea demands it? :)
"Do you have an item that is so useful, you’re afraid to wear it out?"
I've fallen in love with wearing things out and the maintenance of my most used things. I feel like it's been part of my embrace of wabi-sabi, Marion's car's even named Wabi-sabi (and our 3yo has aptly anthropomorphized it, and talks about its feelings and re-enacts conversations it has with other cars), with vanity plate in tow!
As a part of the embrace of wabi-sabi, I've started to fall in love with the impermanence of the objects as they become more imperfect and worn, where by the end they are so loved that I say a heartfelt goodbye to them and cherish their memory (from Marie Kondo).
It's made it a lot easier for me to accept when I break, scratch, or chip things, and makes me appreciate and love my items more.
All that said, one that comes to mind for me is my wallet (which is beginning to slowly tatter), and the other that was a bit weird was a cheap pulpboard coaster of a frozen llama from mechanicalkeyboards.com that I used for a couple years during covid, and it brought me a lot of joy to watch it slowly fall apart and be stained from the various spills of coffee, red bull, cocktails, etc. I really loved that coaster.
I look forward to hearing more about your take on "Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison" and will have to add it to my list! In a similar vein of being surprised by a mindset from long ago, I was blown away by Booker T Washington's 1901 autobiography "Up from Slavery", solidly one of my favorite books, I think about it often.
Love the precise details of Sharpies. The efficiency in telling this micro story is also great.
I have a nice notebook and I’ve been more consistent in organizing my thoughts in it, unlike in the past. It’s been comforting and helpful.
I believe many have such a notebook and several years later you begin to read the barrage of notes differently. The remembrance of how, where, what, why and when of a process.
Yes, it's a history of your development as a writer while giving life to those thoughts, most importantly the growth of a person
Love it!
Can we see a picture of the notebook?
"I only start a new page for new ideas, so the margins and line breaks get filled with curved and smudged lettering."
Why not break the rule when the idea demands it? :)
"Do you have an item that is so useful, you’re afraid to wear it out?"
I've fallen in love with wearing things out and the maintenance of my most used things. I feel like it's been part of my embrace of wabi-sabi, Marion's car's even named Wabi-sabi (and our 3yo has aptly anthropomorphized it, and talks about its feelings and re-enacts conversations it has with other cars), with vanity plate in tow!
As a part of the embrace of wabi-sabi, I've started to fall in love with the impermanence of the objects as they become more imperfect and worn, where by the end they are so loved that I say a heartfelt goodbye to them and cherish their memory (from Marie Kondo).
It's made it a lot easier for me to accept when I break, scratch, or chip things, and makes me appreciate and love my items more.
All that said, one that comes to mind for me is my wallet (which is beginning to slowly tatter), and the other that was a bit weird was a cheap pulpboard coaster of a frozen llama from mechanicalkeyboards.com that I used for a couple years during covid, and it brought me a lot of joy to watch it slowly fall apart and be stained from the various spills of coffee, red bull, cocktails, etc. I really loved that coaster.
I look forward to hearing more about your take on "Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison" and will have to add it to my list! In a similar vein of being surprised by a mindset from long ago, I was blown away by Booker T Washington's 1901 autobiography "Up from Slavery", solidly one of my favorite books, I think about it often.