Notes, Doodles, Scrapping and Stories
By The Parodist | November 19, 2008
A perennial note-taker, an avid journal writer, a lover of the arts, and having a general fondness for literature. How else can I describe the stuff I busy my hands with outside the usual tapping on the keyboard and fiddling with the camera? I guess I’ve most of them covered.
Notes
Writing is my friend. I can’t imagine myself without it. I still love the smell of paper and watch words form as the ink touches the parchment. Life is poetry waiting to be transcribed, though I’m more of a story-teller than a poet. That’s probably why I’m more into notes. Notes that will help me form a full thought. Thoughts that fill my stories.
Doodles
Drawing, painting, illustrating… these are not my strongest points. I guess that’s why I prefer to call my scratches sketches, doodles. I doodle. There’s no complete thought nor emotion in the stuff I create. Just fragments of a thought. Half an idea. Nothing concrete. All passing fancies. Yes, you can say I’ve never even dared master it.
Scrapping
I’m a pack-rat. Er, sort of. I like keeping mementos with the intention of compiling them in one “scrapbook” but never (and I mean EVER) gotten around to doing it. I hold on to pieces of history like a leech but the sheer silliness of it pushes me to throw them away later on. Silly, silly, silly.
Stories
As much as I like telling them, I like reading them more. They take me to places that I’ve never been but have always wanted to go, meet people I’ve always wanted to meet, explore a period in time that’ll never, ever find myself in, and watch events unfold without having to wait and age.
To nurture these things, I treated myself to a Moleskine shopping spree over at Avalon.ph. I bought myself three (3) new ones to almost complete the large notebook collection. I already have the Ruled Notebook. New ones include: the Sketchbook, the Ruled Reporter Notebook, and the Squared Notebook. Honestly, now that I have these Moleskine notebooks in my hands, I can’t — for the life of me — figure out what to do with them. For fear of ruining its pristine, oh-so-new state. Dear me.
I decided to throw in a book, The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides, on checkout. I stumbled upon it while trying to finalise my order.
Shopping online, I find, is highly, highly convenient esp if the local online seller accepts PayPal. As much as other payment options like GCash or bank deposits are acceptable, it’s more efficient to use the method that wouldn’t require you to handle any other electronic equipment or leave the comfort of your own home.
Moreover, if you find a great online seller like Avalon.ph that offers great prices — I bought the Moleskine notebooks and the book at almost half the regular price plus my experience with them have been tremendously pleasant, it felt like I was actually transacting with a real person — you’ll realise that your money can actually go far and that you didn’t have to spend extra on gas, parking, toll fees and all those extra spending if you find yourselves in a mall.
What about you guys? How do you feel about online shopping? Have you ever tried it (online shopping using PayPal payment method in particular)? If you were to shop online, what sort of things would you normally buy? Ever tried Avalon.ph?
Photo© 2008 Sasha Manuel
Humour Me:
- On New Books & Bedtime Stories
- Notes on the New Society of the Philippines
- Consider the People behind the Stories
- The Virgin Suicides
Topics: Books, Philosophy & Paradox, Writing |
November 19th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I love Moleskine notebooks too. My best friend gave me one 2 christmases ago and I’ve yet to use it. Nanghihinayang ako! haha
We like the same things, btw…I think if our paths ever cross, we’ll be friends….naks!
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November 22nd, 2008 at 12:14 am
I recently got my first Moleskine and I’m loving it. =)
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November 23rd, 2008 at 7:03 am
I’ve tried Powell’s Books (www.powells.com) using PayPal as a payment method and I’m very happy with their service. They ship to the Philippines, which is great news (unlike Amazon’s, which for some reason, wouldn’t ship here).
December 1st, 2008 at 5:42 am
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December 5th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Christine: I know the feeling very well! Hirap binyagan ang bago. LOL! Well, now that you’ve mentioned it then I hope our paths do cross! I love making new friends.
Witsandnuts:Congratulations! Didja win it or buy it? Heehee!
Pinoy:I’ll check the site out. Thanks!