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Almost for the entirety of high school, or at least from sophomore year onwards, I carried around a blue, heavy-duty notebook. The cover was plastic and the sheets were thicker than standard Five Star or Mead notebook paper. The notebook, which eventually earned the moniker "The Notebook of Doom", could generally be found either in my backpack or in my arms, with computer printouts stuffed in between the lined pages.
Between the notebook and the computer printouts, the majority of the original XAOS edits, world-building, and scenes were drafted. Ideas for other universes and stories that never really saw the light of day were first put down in that notebook. From the back of the notebook, a friend and I started writing down quotes from classmates and teachers that still makes me smile.
The Notebook of Doom followed me to college. I kind of forgot about it until last summer, when I found it again when I was moving. I sat down and read through it, and once again, it found itself in my backpack to be carried around with me almost all the time. But it was big and bulky, and so, I started carrying around a pocket Moleskine instead.
But there was just something about that damn blue notebook. I'd forget to grab the Moleskine, but somehow, when I'd be emptying my backpack to fit something major into it (like The Cube), I'd find the Notebook sitting there innocently. Old, beat-up, pages missing because I needed paper to write down differential equations, but still there.
The Notebook of Doom got officially retired today.
I went and bought a large Moleskine journal (I apparently have an addiction to these things. They are sexy and amazing and yes I just called a notebook "sexy".), specifically for writing. I do most of my stuff on the computer, but there's something about physically writing it down that I love. Plus, there are some places where it's honestly more convenient to bring a notebook than a laptop.
So here's to a new writing notebook. May I actually use it. Starting in...9 hours, when I'm stuck in the airport.
Between the notebook and the computer printouts, the majority of the original XAOS edits, world-building, and scenes were drafted. Ideas for other universes and stories that never really saw the light of day were first put down in that notebook. From the back of the notebook, a friend and I started writing down quotes from classmates and teachers that still makes me smile.
The Notebook of Doom followed me to college. I kind of forgot about it until last summer, when I found it again when I was moving. I sat down and read through it, and once again, it found itself in my backpack to be carried around with me almost all the time. But it was big and bulky, and so, I started carrying around a pocket Moleskine instead.
But there was just something about that damn blue notebook. I'd forget to grab the Moleskine, but somehow, when I'd be emptying my backpack to fit something major into it (like The Cube), I'd find the Notebook sitting there innocently. Old, beat-up, pages missing because I needed paper to write down differential equations, but still there.
The Notebook of Doom got officially retired today.
I went and bought a large Moleskine journal (I apparently have an addiction to these things. They are sexy and amazing and yes I just called a notebook "sexy".), specifically for writing. I do most of my stuff on the computer, but there's something about physically writing it down that I love. Plus, there are some places where it's honestly more convenient to bring a notebook than a laptop.
So here's to a new writing notebook. May I actually use it. Starting in...9 hours, when I'm stuck in the airport.
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