Journal / diary

[Christine]

No: HPFGUIDX 6668

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Simon" <simon.branford at h...> wrote:
> I wrote: "I was going to say how I was still struggling to find any 
of the
> merchandise that I liked and then I saw the Hedwig Journal (link 
above).
> Just leaving me with the question: what do they mean by journal?"
> 
> Heidi replied: "Journal = blank book to write in - I assume they 
are calling
> them Journals and not Diaries because (a) they don't have dates in 
them, and
> (b) they are trying to market them to boys & girls (and grownups?) 
and I
> assume teenage boys just don't buy diaries, right?"
> 
> This is odd. I have more problems with the idea of a journal than a 
diary. A
> journal to me suggests something in which you keep a record of 
things you
> have done, but a diary can just be something to keep a list of 
appointments
> or contact details in.
> 
> I do have a diary that is for keeping timetables or appointments 
in. However
> I just use it to keep a pile of paper in, on which I write all my
> appointments, have a copy of my timetable, write shopping lists and 
to keep
> track of contact details for friends (not to mention a list of fan 
fiction
> worth reading). I do this because I cannot be bothered to change 
over to a
> new diary each year - so having all the details on removable bits 
of paper
> just means that I have to move these bits from one diary to the 
next each
> year!
> 
> 
> Simon

I've got to remember that removable paper-bit thing - what a 
wonderful idea, especially for phonenumbers and stuff!

Just realising it's past midnight, and wondering what in the world 
I'm doing here - - OH yeah that's right, I'm working on a paper 
that's due in now less than 12 hours
Christine :-{