And Seven Begins
Now that Journal #6 is officially finished, I want… nay… I need to start another one. To fill that void I have a lovely virgin “Moleskine”: http://www.moleskine.com (same size as before) that’s ready to be deflowered and become Journal #7. Seven is a good number for me: I have seven toes on my left foot, I’ve used seven of my nine lives, and I was born in ’77.
It’s funny to compare a full one with an empty one.
I’m relieved to be starting a new journal. I worked on Journal #6 during some bad times that I’d like to move away from. Starting a new journal feels like I’m starting my life over, I have a clean slate, I’m reborn, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah. And along with a few other things I’ve done that feeling is intensified. Every year or two I sort of rebuild myself — usually for the better.
I know I’ve said it 523 times already, but I really want to scan my older journals and put them up here. Half of Journal #3 is scanned, and has been for months. It’s slow going. I wish I had an intern or, better yet, a helper monkey. Hmmm, can Magpie can help?
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Journal #6 is Complete
Journal #6 is finally finished and online for your viewing pleasure.
I started this journal in late December of 2006. I was feeling a bit lazy because I’ve been working on it for so long, but then I realized six journals in seven years isn’t bad. Plus, more and more pages are obsessive in nature, which I spend hours repeatedly doing something — it’s therapeutic and kills time when I’m waiting or I can’t sleep.
Back by Popular Demand: Journal Pages
I’ve been slacking on getting my journal pages on here as usual, but I was able to put up a few quick scans of Journal #6. (Some of my journals are also on 1001journals.com.)
I finished the last page you see earlier this evening. It’s made of painstakingly assembled shreds of unsent letters — somethings are better left unsaid — and paper I left in coffee grounds for a few days. Another page has remnants of a Mary Jane candy binge (I need to find a new source for one of the greatest candy creations).
Journals are like therapy for me — art therapy I guess. They allow me to record what’s going on in my head and experiment. Some pages turn into larger works. Plus, working in front of a computer all day, it’s nice to unwind with ink, glue, and my vast collection of clippings.
