Call me old-school but despite us being in a digital era (where almost everyone jots down notes on their Blackberrys or any other snazzy handheld devices), there's a precious quality to writing your thoughts down on paper. Think about the journals that have played such an important role in history: from the diary of Anne Frank to those of Lewis Carroll and Virginia Woolf. Or think of how we fawn over the hand-written poems of the late Tupac Shakur. Staring at those writings, visceral as they are, and analyzing the handwriting of each person (how they curl some letters, or the direction in which each word slants), makes us feel like we're being given some insight into their psyches and souls. Do you think that, if 20 or 30 years from now, we find the Sidekick notes of, say, Jay-Z or Madonna, they'll be regarded with the same reverence? I personally have a hard time seeing it.
Yup, call me nostalgic, but I like jotting down my musings on paper. And, if I'm gonna go that route, I might as well use a journal that reflects my personal style -- not some nasty office notepad in a nauseated yellow color. So if you're into funky designs, you'll probably appreciate these quaint journals by Saturate Design. The "Bling" journal features a hand-silkscreened gold-and-silver design on a 4.25" x 5.25" journal full of blank ivory pages (no lines here, so make sure you're not drunken when writing or all your sentences will come out in a weird angle!). The size is really convenient -- you won't run out of pages right away, but it's also small enough to carry in your average tote. The second design, "Favorite," features a hand-silkscreened gold horse (which looks like it ran off from a carousel!) and a cherry-colored banner with the word "Favorite." So take your pick: do you want to be a free spirit, "whose gonna ride your wild horses?" type of chick or a "diamonds are forever" dame? Either way, there's a journal to suit you.
$9 each. Visit http://www.luxepaperie.com
