Alright many out there have asked about this note taking process that I go through to get my entries done. Well as of this last weekend the whole process has been set up that I would take some notes on my little note cards (yes I have them in my wallet with me at all times, along with a pen in my pocket, you really never know when you are going to write something down, or give a lady your contact information, oh wait we are talking about me, so I only right down thoughts) and then go home and transfer those thought into text files that I have. This past weekend I have even gone out and created a file server on my external HD that allows me to access the same files from both computers so I don't need to connect both computers and drag and drop new files, I must say that this new file server thing is pretty slick. From the notes I would create an entry, simple as that.
Well everything changed this weekend with my purchase of my Molskine journal. Not only is this thing mighty cool but it is also has a cult following (finally I have been excepted into some kind of clique). Now I have all my brainstorming sessions on paper and than I can go from there. This has been a long time coming, that is me resorting back to old fashion paper instead of digital files (though is still write all these down in text files and then archive them when they have posted) but it really was this blog that got me thinking about handwriting and how much I really enjoy doing it. It is something that is part of you and only you can appreciate your handwriting (maybe because most people (excluding Tom, who's handwriting I would give my right hand for) create this chicken scratch that only your own eyes can rip apart and decipher into words and sentences).
The issue that arose for me when I did do this transfer was the first mark I made in my Molskine, because up to that point it was perfect. It wasn't until that first mark came across creating that first permanent flaw in the paper was I really feeling comfortable doing so. This really is an issue that plagues me during much of my life. I will buy candy that has many in a package (M & M's, Skittles, Starbursts) rather than a candy bar as I know it will last me longer. This also continues with notebooks that I buy for .10 during school shopping sales at Target. I just can't make that first mark in it. Right now I have 3 or 4 notebooks in my dresser that are brand new and I just can't make the move to make that first stroke. I guess I'm a little strange in this sense, but I am how I am.
So what I did for the first stroke on this Molskine was picked a spot a little farther from the middle and just starting going. I feel it was a wise move and so far this thing has been a blessing to me in terms of clearing my head.
"And this is how a bill becomes a law".
I'm sorry this post isn't very funny but sometimes you need to write something a little more "real" and since I don't have a kid to write about, I write about me.
-B.
1.31.2006
Notes
Alright many out there have asked about this note taking process that I go through to get my entries done. Well as of this last weekend the whole process has been set up that I would take some notes on my little note cards (yes I have them in my wallet with me at all times, along with a pen in my pocket, you really never know when you are going to write something down, or give a lady your contact information, oh wait we are talking about me, so I only right down thoughts) and then go home and transfer those thought into text files that I have. This past weekend I have even gone out and created a file server on my external HD that allows me to access the same files from both computers so I don't need to connect both computers and drag and drop new files, I must say that this new file server thing is pretty slick. From the notes I would create an entry, simple as that.
Well everything changed this weekend with my purchase of my Molskine journal. Not only is this thing mighty cool but it is also has a cult following (finally I have been excepted into some kind of clique). Now I have all my brainstorming sessions on paper and than I can go from there. This has been a long time coming, that is me resorting back to old fashion paper instead of digital files (though is still write all these down in text files and then archive them when they have posted) but it really was this blog that got me thinking about handwriting and how much I really enjoy doing it. It is something that is part of you and only you can appreciate your handwriting (maybe because most people (excluding Tom, who's handwriting I would give my right hand for) create this chicken scratch that only your own eyes can rip apart and decipher into words and sentences).
The issue that arose for me when I did do this transfer was the first mark I made in my Molskine, because up to that point it was perfect. It wasn't until that first mark came across creating that first permanent flaw in the paper was I really feeling comfortable doing so. This really is an issue that plagues me during much of my life. I will buy candy that has many in a package (M & M's, Skittles, Starbursts) rather than a candy bar as I know it will last me longer. This also continues with notebooks that I buy for .10 during school shopping sales at Target. I just can't make that first mark in it. Right now I have 3 or 4 notebooks in my dresser that are brand new and I just can't make the move to make that first stroke. I guess I'm a little strange in this sense, but I am how I am.
So what I did for the first stroke on this Molskine was picked a spot a little farther from the middle and just starting going. I feel it was a wise move and so far this thing has been a blessing to me in terms of clearing my head.
"And this is how a bill becomes a law".
I'm sorry this post isn't very funny but sometimes you need to write something a little more "real" and since I don't have a kid to write about, I write about me.
-B.
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