I can understand that. I carry a small notebook for that purpose but the phone is real handy and it's only based on a personal and a partisan decision of mine to not use it as I wanted to focus on my privacy and on low-tech.
Libb
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May I ask what editor you use? I use Codium (a version of VSCode without without Microsoft spywares) to write my blog in Markdown (and libreOffice for the rest).
I’d love to do analog journaling but my handwriting.
Mine is a real nightmare. It would shame any doctor. And I don't care, it's my journal I'm the only one supposed to be reading it... when I mange to read my handwriting :p
I like routines as much as I like... change. Which means that I love to experiment with new stuff as often as I can but once I find something that works well and that I enjoy using, it won’t be easy to make we switch to anything else. That's why I've been using a fountain pen for long-form writing for 50 years now. There are more practical and cheaper writing tools (I'm also a Uniball user and a lifelong Bic fan), but I've yet to find something that can compare to the smooth and almost completely friction-less experience of using a fountain pen. So, for anything longer than a quick note, I use a fountain pen.
It's the same with notebooks. I will keep using the one I prefer until I stumble anything better or that I like more. So, unsurprisingly, since I’m nearing the end of my blue journal I’ve just unwrapped its successor, which happens to be yellow (I'm a sucker for flashy colors and this brand comes in many different ones, or in classic black or cork hardbound covers).
Like the blue one, it’s a sketchbook not a notebook. It's from the Dutch brand Royal Talens. Why a sketchbook? Because of its (ivory) paper being 120gsm (plain, no lines nor squares, no dots, it's a sketchbook) which makes it great for sketching, obviously, but also great for using a fountain pen (which is double great news, since I also use a fountain pen for sketching). This paper doesn bleed (it can even withstand some light watercolors wash). I've really fallen in love with them and they're not expensive (The non-pro lines of Royal Talens will often be very reasonably priced for excellent quality, if you're into watercolor you way want to test their Van Gogh paints, imho they're among the best non-artist grade watercolors).
I like those notebooks so much that I've stocked enough to last me at least two more years. It's silly, since they're readily available in a few shops around here but, you know, better be safe than sorry and then I have all those pretty brightly colored covers pilled up :p
Enough not sponsored content and back to this week's question: do I have any ritual with a new journal?
I do. I'm not much into emotions but it still feels exciting to start a new notebook. And I do have a ritual. I will ruin its very first page on purpose. Making a stupid sketch or just staining it. Doing so, it will instantly stop feeling intimidating by the journal, thinking it's too nice and that I would not write (or sketch) stupid shit in it. The journal is already ruined. No need to worry about writing shit any more which is incredibly liberating if you're anything like me. That's also how I will write anything: I will write complete non-sense for a few lines and then the brain starts feeling less intimidated and, hopefully, starts writing slightly less shitty stuff ;)
It's a bit different with my pocket notebook. My journal (the Talens one) never leaves my home, so I carry with me a smaller Clairefontaine spiral notebook (that works great with fountain pen too even though I use a Cristal Bic in that notebook). On the first page, I simply put my name + email + phone number with or without a silly sketch and with a short message: '20€ reward if found'.
What about you?
spouse is a great help ;)
Like the others: don't. It will most probably be too much of a burden, for him most certainly (he already told you not to do that, it could be a costly mistake to ignore that explicit demand) and, I would imagine, It will be painful for you too even though you may think otherwise, for now. Believe me: you don't know.
(old fart mode ON)
Being in a couple does not mean being together all the time, imho that would be the surest way to shorten the life expectancy of most couples. And that's coming from someone that has been with their partner for 25+ years and counting.
Also, like already mentioned in other comments if you want him to grow and become an adult, let him have experiences and make friends on his own. It is is essential and, yes, that also undoubtedly includes a fair share of bad and harsh experiences too... For him, as well as for both of you as a couple.
Our own couple is holding nicely not because we're perfect my spouse and I, we are not. Quite the contrary. And certainly not because I (over) protect her from the outside world. She would massacre me if I tried to act like that. We're sticking together because we know we can work (better) together to make things work no matter what's happening and because we enjoy being a couple, aka we appreciate being together without constantly being glued together all the time or constantly trying to tell the other what they should do ;)
Really, don't be afraid to let your friend get hurt and feel lost. Like a baby learning to walk or anyone learning to ride a bike... feeling afraid and falling down (and getting hurt) is a legit part of the teaching/learning process. There is no other way to learn... anything that is worth learning.
(old fart mode OFF)
Scoop for the German government: we also have no real alternative to US troops/military supply. Should we lower the EU flag and welcome anyone wishing to took hold of it since the USA has made it clear it's now up to the EU to defend itself?
This was my answer too - this film really got under my skin in a way that most traditional scary films don’t, and Tim Robbins is riveting, as always. I was not prepared.
Neither was I. Would you have known younger me of back then it would not have come as surprise to say I was a little more than receptive to this movie. Watching it, I was absolutely terrified and shattered. Like you said, Time Robin was amazing as he often is.
I have no favorite (beside the ones my grandma used to cook) as all soups can be amazing. I really don't think there is one I would not enjoy eating.
It is, indeed :)
It's a personal choice, based on personal priorities.
That’s the fundamental problem with your post,
If you say so. Thx for the useful insight.
It's a question of practice, like it really becomes a habit: I write the first line using the top of the page as guide and then the other lines follow along the previous ones.
Also, I don't worry too much about my lines being perfectly straight, it's part of my journal. Like a sketch not being perfect.