A return to old-school journaling?

Hah! We shall see. I actually had quite a tradition of journaling going on from about junior year of high school up through college, when I discovered blogging and transitioned out of the written record. The huge advantage of blogging, for me, has been the ability to type--hand-writing leads to hand-cramps. Also with typing I can write as fast as I think. The downside of blogging is huge requirement for self-editing and omission. It lacks the confessional release of scrawling your true feelings down on paper.

I had a set of days this week that came close to a true anxiety attack, probably because I've been away from research long enough that I'm feeling less productive. I'm hoping some old-school journaling will lance that bubble of nervousness. I must also admit that I was inspired by the movie "Notes on a Scandal," in which one of the leads keeps a clean, bound journal collection. Although I don't wish to be like the character, she reignited my written-journal lust. I'll still keep blogging, but it's time for a literary experiment!