Some Girls Prefer Diamonds I...

Some people collect stamps, coins or those little sparkly figurines...I collect notebooks.

Technological advances in communication grants anyone the ability to profess their thoughts in a variety of texts, tweets or types, yet I still prefer pen and paper.

Call me Jane Austen, but I feel a simple pen provides me with the power to control the movement, scribbles and flow of my thoughts. If possible, I would use those feather tipped pens but clearly I was born in the wrong time period.

When I spot a new notebook, I always have an inner debate of whether I should purchase it. The funny thing is, I don't even use half of my notebooks. Perhaps I'm waiting to fill it with the brilliance of my future [insert best selling novel/ academy award winning script] but I can't seem to find something worthy to put in them yet. 

I remember being on a lunch break when a fellow coworker asked me, "What are you always writing in that thing? What is that your diary?" Humph! Well obviously I got embarrassed and defensive. Why is it when a girl writes in a journal beyond the age of 13, she is suddenly writing in a diary? Dear Diary, today's sandwich was extraordinary. The perfect ratio of bread to tuna.

Definitely not. I find it a tad offensive. I always keep some sort of writing pad in my purse in case I have an idea for a blog post or anything else that I want to write about. I'm not sitting around drawing hearts and the last name of the boy I have a crush on.

Last night I attended the media preview for the Hermann & Audrey exhibit for CONTACT at the Baitshop gallery.  I was really nervous attending my first media event where I would have to introduce myself officially as a blogger. With a multitude of options, I opted for my DVF notebook. I seldom use it, but it was the perfect occasion. Stay tuned for a full blog post on the exhibit.

So boys, forget diamonds (for now) buy me a notebook and you've got the key to my heart. Add a good pen in there, you know the ones that are inky but not too inky and don't leak all over your hands (I'm a lefty and ink can be a problem) and it's pretty much a done deal.