Through high school the pages would be filled by notes to friends (in class mind you) oh my god you know who I saw yesterday when I was at the mall....homework would be sparse, and space would be dedicated to after school curricular and various parties at the houses of friends whose parents were vacationing.
In university I seemed to amalgamate my prior school years. My due dates were bold and bright, and I set up careful scheduling to complete readings and tutorials. A precise and strict colour coding was in place. However, there were still colourfully decorated KEGGER @ ____ or St. FX trip!
As I grew older the excitement was still there with each new notebook or agenda I would purchase. In addition to my meticulous day planning I added list-making to my talents. However with the ever changing technology my not so secret obsession was becoming obsolete. I refused for years to make a switch. Now as a teacher, my students are constantly putting reminders and notes in their iphones or blackberries (the ones that they aren't supposed to have visible) and they giggle as I take out my calendar and a pencil. As if I were taking out a stone tablet and chiseling due dates.
In some ways I am adapting - I journal on my computer. I often send snippets to friends through e-mail and now this...this "blog"- although sounding slimy - it is out there - in the open for all to see.
Although repressed of the secret hearts of my past, I think I will enjoy sharing my oddities with you and I hope you will come to enjoy them too.
As I grew older the excitement was still there with each new notebook or agenda I would purchase. In addition to my meticulous day planning I added list-making to my talents. However with the ever changing technology my not so secret obsession was becoming obsolete. I refused for years to make a switch. Now as a teacher, my students are constantly putting reminders and notes in their iphones or blackberries (the ones that they aren't supposed to have visible) and they giggle as I take out my calendar and a pencil. As if I were taking out a stone tablet and chiseling due dates.
In some ways I am adapting - I journal on my computer. I often send snippets to friends through e-mail and now this...this "blog"- although sounding slimy - it is out there - in the open for all to see.
Although repressed of the secret hearts of my past, I think I will enjoy sharing my oddities with you and I hope you will come to enjoy them too.
love the party blog -- we are officially the first followers.
ReplyDeletelove today's post -- can't wait to read more musings of my mentee....
What can I say except "BRAVO" I am so proud of you and love the Blog....can't wait to read other postings.
ReplyDeleteNice work white Jill... I will officially add this new "blog" to our resume ;)
ReplyDeleteseriously though, good stuff!!
xoxo
I, too, have loved my notebooks and journals growing up, and I struggle with the transition to electronica - not because I dislike it, I actually much prefer typing to long hand and I think my writing muscles have atrophied - but because I feel like all my musings are so dispersed. In the morning, I journal on my computer using MacJournal. Throughout the day, I might jot down notes in my iPhone - using either OneNote or MyDiary, depending on the nature of it. I also have a voice recorder, because sometimes I want to record something verbally. Then, always in my purse, is my old-fashioned journal, with everything from diary-type entries to reading notes. Journaling on my computer doesn't give me the sense of completeness that I used to feel when I filled out a diary and was ready to buy a new one. Well, anyway, I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts.
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