pen on paper
I watched The Lake House on Friday (and Sunday, with diffrent people). The movie is now one of my favorite movies ever. Partly because of the plot, partly because of the cast...but mainly because of the delivery. Argh. I just LOVE how they told the story.
But, anyway. That's not what this entry is about.
This entry is about writing.
Yes, I love to write. I think everyone who knows me knows that about me. Stories, thoughts, a log of my life, and all that jazz. But, as I walked out of that cinema, I suddenly began thinking about writing again.
I mean writing.
With a pen on paper.
No keyboard. That means no backspace key. No font specifications. That means I'm left with my oh-so-legible handwriting.
The other day, I went to Flight of the Blue Pen. Reading my old work gave me that nostalgic, I wanna write again feeling. But then, a few hours later, I stumbled upon my journal. The one that isn't on the web. I leafed through it, and the nostalgia got even worse. Then, a couple of loose pages fell out off the notebook. As it turns out, it was the same stuff I had typed into Flight, but, somehow, the fact that I was reading it from a piece of paper, and it was written with my own handwriting, gave it a different feel.
It made me want to write even more.
And so I did.
I started writing on my journal yesterday, and it proved to be a challenge. (Again, because of the absence of the backspace key.) Especially since sometimes my brain isn't so organized, so what I write isn't so organized either. Like, I'm trying to drive a point, but I suddenly get distracted and I arrive at another point.
But I suppose that's all part of the fun. I realized that the spontaneity gets lost most of the time when I write on the PC. I realized that crossed out words and inserted ones, even misspelled terms and wrong grammar, are all part of the fun. I bet when I read my journal in two years, it'll let me discover myself more than rereading my blog.
Let me make it clear, though, that no, I am not going to stop blogging any time soon.
So...yeah. Why don't you try it? One of these days, turn off your PC or Mac for once, grab a pen and write something short and simple (or even long and deep) on a piece of good ol' paper.
And then keep it.
I'm sure you'll have lots of fun reading it after a few years.
But, anyway. That's not what this entry is about.
This entry is about writing.
Yes, I love to write. I think everyone who knows me knows that about me. Stories, thoughts, a log of my life, and all that jazz. But, as I walked out of that cinema, I suddenly began thinking about writing again.
I mean writing.
With a pen on paper.
No keyboard. That means no backspace key. No font specifications. That means I'm left with my oh-so-legible handwriting.
The other day, I went to Flight of the Blue Pen. Reading my old work gave me that nostalgic, I wanna write again feeling. But then, a few hours later, I stumbled upon my journal. The one that isn't on the web. I leafed through it, and the nostalgia got even worse. Then, a couple of loose pages fell out off the notebook. As it turns out, it was the same stuff I had typed into Flight, but, somehow, the fact that I was reading it from a piece of paper, and it was written with my own handwriting, gave it a different feel.
It made me want to write even more.
And so I did.
I started writing on my journal yesterday, and it proved to be a challenge. (Again, because of the absence of the backspace key.) Especially since sometimes my brain isn't so organized, so what I write isn't so organized either. Like, I'm trying to drive a point, but I suddenly get distracted and I arrive at another point.
But I suppose that's all part of the fun. I realized that the spontaneity gets lost most of the time when I write on the PC. I realized that crossed out words and inserted ones, even misspelled terms and wrong grammar, are all part of the fun. I bet when I read my journal in two years, it'll let me discover myself more than rereading my blog.
Let me make it clear, though, that no, I am not going to stop blogging any time soon.
So...yeah. Why don't you try it? One of these days, turn off your PC or Mac for once, grab a pen and write something short and simple (or even long and deep) on a piece of good ol' paper.
And then keep it.
I'm sure you'll have lots of fun reading it after a few years.
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hi sarah! hehe.gulat ka noh? galing mo magsulat.:) nakakatuwa na kahit sobrang haba ng mga entries mo, nakakaaliw pa rin basahin.:) yun lang! ;) just droppin' by to say hi! -joane (groupmate mo sa cmsc124 in case nakalimutan mo na ako)
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