Anyone Here Keep a Journal?

Ducimus · 11-05-10, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Many of my life experiences I can't share and the ones I could would be extremely boring to read.

Extremely. I tend to live an unremarkable life and I am very comfortable with that.

Sounds like me. If i were to write a journal, it would have copious amounts of, "back in the day" , "i used to do ....", and "back when....", mixed in with current day metaphorical ramblings about watching paint dry.

krashkart · 11-05-10, 05:49 PM

I could never keep my focus long enough to write a journal.

Castout · 11-05-10, 05:49 PM

I keep my experiences in my head

My only fear is what little I know of God would be lost to the family. But of course everything is already in the bible . . . .

Sailor Steve · 11-05-10, 05:50 PM

Yeah, I keep one, but it's in my computer, not a book. The only thing that fascinates me is going back and reading something I wrote years ago, and seeing what I was thinking at the time.

Ducimus · 11-05-10, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The only thing that fascinates me is going back and reading something I wrote years ago, and seeing what I was thinking at the time.

Yeah, i agree, very fascinating. THough, in my case, it can be down right scary.

GoldenRivet · 11-05-10, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Yeah, I keep one, but it's in my computer, not a book. The only thing that fascinates me is going back and reading something I wrote years ago, and seeing what I was thinking at the time.

Speaking of thought processes; One thing that has captured my fascination is the observation of my literary growth.

The biggest changes took place somewhere around late 03 early 04.

When i was 22 or 23 years old, while decent... my writing skills were not half of what they are today.

I thought about recording these things on computer, not that there is anything "wrong" with doing it that way...but personally:

I enjoy the tactile sense of the pages and the leather cover. I also think that more value will be placed on such a hand me down when my son or grandson holds with his own hands the very journals i once held in my own... additionally, the reader can probably relate on a more personal note with hand written text vs. electronic means of recording.

One has no way of knowing. Perhaps some distant relative 100 years from now will be reading what i had written. perhaps the whole set of journals - by now a prized possession - may be destroyed in a house fire (as they so nearly were).

I know i would do nearly anything to have a set of journals spanning a decade or more from my Grandfather or those before him.

krashkart · 11-05-10, 06:15 PM

I wish my great-grandparents had kept journals. Pretty sure the text would have been written in Czech, but invaluable nonetheless. All I have now are fading memories of Gramma (Grampa died a year after I was born), and believe it or not I was too shy to really talk to her much... not that she talked a whole lot to begin with.

But it would be interesting to have a window into their minds, especially during their transition from the old country.

FIREWALL · 11-05-10, 06:19 PM

Since I got married, some memories are best left in my head and, not jotted down.

GoldenRivet · 11-05-10, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Since I got married, some memories are best left in my head and, not jotted down.

Amen to that.

There are things that dont make it into the journal

the_tyrant · 11-05-10, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Since I got married, some memories are best left in my head and, not jotted down.

and some you just want to forget

FIREWALL · 11-05-10, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

and some you just want to forget

That Too !!!

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Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	I keep my experiences in my head My only fear is what little I know of God would be lost to the family. But of course everything is already in the bible . . . . __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yeah, I keep one, but it's in my computer, not a book. The only thing that fascinates me is going back and reading something I wrote years ago, and seeing what I was thinking at the time. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Since I got married, some memories are best left in my head and, not jotted down. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I could never keep my focus long enough to write a journal.

11-05-10, 06:15 PM	#7
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I wish my great-grandparents had kept journals. Pretty sure the text would have been written in Czech, but invaluable nonetheless. All I have now are fading memories of Gramma (Grampa died a year after I was born), and believe it or not I was too shy to really talk to her much... not that she talked a whole lot to begin with. But it would be interesting to have a window into their minds, especially during their transition from the old country.