Joseph sent me a link to this post about his notebook addiction:
On February 12, 2005, I ate a bowl of Special K Vanilla Almond with whole milk for breakfast. On January 16, 2006, my sister and my brother-in-law told me that they were going to have Audrey. On March 19, 2007, I took Brian Green‘s house dance class with my bro and Rizqi at Broadway Dance Center in the city. No, I don’t remember these dates and facts off the top of my head (although I probably will now…)
Since reading Harriet the Spy when I was 12-years-old or so, I’ve kept a journal. Through the years, I’ve used Five Star spiral notebooks, marbled composition books, copier paper that I hole-punched and held together in a 3-ring binder, pocket-sized notebooks, oversized notebooks, sketchpads, watercolor pads, and more recently, every flavor of Moleskine that you can think of. For the last two years, I’ve used the Moleskine Large Sketchbook.
I love the big stack and the drawing! Read lots more and see more interior pages at My Notebook Addiction « Joseph Bayot’s Blog. Thanks Joseph!
Thank you so much! I’m honored!
I’m actually just about to finish another Moleskine sketchbook. This one took me about three months to fill up.
I must say after reading Harriet the spy, it really inspired me too. I had been journaling before then but that made me want to journal more, and be a spy.
No way! This guy started journaling for the same reason I did–Harriet the Spy! His story is like reading my own. Wow!
I’ll add my name to the Harriet the Spy list—bought a composition book and even printed in small block letters because that’s how her entries looked in the actual book. And Joseph your journals are really inspiring!
Wow! What a great response from you three!
I still remember the light green, wide-ruled marble notebooks that I first used after reading Harriet the Spy.
Thank you all for sharing your stories!
Looked at every link here – nice.
I am lusting over that Moleskine large sketchbook.
Will try to wait ’til Christmas.
Great picture of journal stack.
PS Am using marbled composition notebooks of late but will be switching. Annoyed with ink and Sharpie leaking through to back of page. Time to “amp” things up!
Count me among the Harriet the Spy fans, too… I started journaling at age 10 after reading Harriet. My best subject throughout school was always English, and I never minded writing papers. I’m sure it’s a result of my early enthusiasm for writing to emulate Harriet!