How to write diary entries I actually want to read? [more inside]
posted by mono blanco on Nov 19, 2009 - 18 answers

Where can I buy a week-to-view 2010 diary that has Sunday as the first day of the week? I've looked on the (UK) high street, but every week-to-view diary I've seen has Monday as the first day of the week. [more inside]
posted by Solomon on Nov 12, 2009 - 5 answers

Where can I find A5 diary page refills in anything other than white? [more inside]
posted by ceri richard on Oct 5, 2009 - 2 answers

My five year written book journal is almost done. I'm looking for some some sort of very easy mac journal program to replace it. [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Sep 30, 2009 - 9 answers

Where can I buy a notebook/journal intended to let me record the meals I cook? [more inside]
posted by Maia on Aug 9, 2009 - 7 answers

Looking for Moleskine notebook accessories. [more inside]
posted by bamassippi on Jun 30, 2009 - 9 answers

Can anyone recommend any brutally honest, diary/journal blogs? Ones where people talk about most aspects of their lives: emotions, friendships, relationships, sex, hobbies, politics. Ones where the posts are so private that they can only be kept secret, or shared with strangers.
posted by anonymous on Jun 2, 2009 - 18 answers

Help me devise an Edward Tufte-approved visual system for tracking my life/health/happiness! Portable, layered, colorful, graph-like but illustrated... [more inside]
posted by soviet sleepover on May 18, 2009 - 5 answers

I think my b/f read my journal and is mad at me for what I said. Not sure how to ask him if I'm right. [more inside]
posted by my_thai on May 1, 2009 - 28 answers

When keeping a food diary, what is a good strategy for estimation? [more inside]
posted by boo_radley on Apr 15, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm looking for a super simple offline daily diary/agenda application. Something like iCal. I spend most of my time overseas, and just want to be able to look back, year(s) from now, and see what I did. Have suggestions? [more inside]
posted by hasna on Mar 21, 2009 - 12 answers

I would like to start keeping a personal diary.. Electronically, to be sure, online if possible. [more inside]
posted by eas98 on Jan 26, 2009 - 20 answers

What are some good Linux programs for keeping an electronic research journal? [more inside]
posted by PercussivePaul on Jan 5, 2009 - 16 answers

I'm looking for tips on organizing personal medical records and information, assuming a chronic or complicated health problem. Things like X-rays and MRI discs, blood test results, prescriptions, notes taken during appointments with the doctor, notes made on non-appointment days about symptoms, medical history, insurance policies and bills, therapies tried and discontinued... what are great ways to keep it all organized, for ease of use (and consistent record-keeping) both for the patient and his care partners?
posted by xo on Aug 5, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there a site out there that can help me keep track of what I wear? [more inside]
posted by mathlete on Jul 27, 2008 - 6 answers

How should I put my diary / autobiography online? I'm almost asking how best to order and annotate my old photos, but I'd like the possibility of more extensive writing as well. I'm expecting to order things by date, but advice on categories would be good. It's not a commercial venture, just fun for the extended family. [more inside]
posted by airplain on Jul 27, 2008 - 1 answer

I am looking for a blank journal, preferably leather-bound, which will survive for many years and many adventures. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted by MrZero on Jul 24, 2008 - 12 answers

How do you protect your privacy when writing personal stuff down into journals, diaries, or self-help books? [more inside]
posted by Tbola on Jul 22, 2008 - 28 answers

When I was a child in the 80s, one of my relatives in the UK used to send me a beautiful diary each year. I would love to know if it is still being published. [more inside]
posted by wingless_angel on Jul 17, 2008 - 10 answers

Software recommendations for an offline journal or personal diary? (for Windows XP) [more inside]
posted by Auden on Jun 10, 2008 - 9 answers

Please help me find awesome online diaries! No, not blogs, diaries. [more inside]
posted by kalimac on Jun 4, 2008 - 11 answers

Our first child is due any day now. To quell my excitement I am doing what any computer dork would do... I'm researching "microblogs". I'm looking for alternatives to Twitter and Twitxr. [more inside]
posted by timmins on Mar 24, 2008 - 12 answers

Personal journal-keeping - something I've wanted to be consistent with, but haven't. So, what works for you journalers to keep you journaling or at least keep coming back to journaling? [more inside]
posted by lucyleaf on Feb 4, 2008 - 26 answers

How can I set up an audio-journaling scheme with my cell phone? [more inside]
posted by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious on Jan 11, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me find an attractive 2008 diary for a friend. She wants 365 dated pages, one page per day to write in. In Vancouver BC, or online would be fine. Thanks.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium on Jan 10, 2008 - 13 answers

Literature filter: Novels in the form of a first-person diary (day-by-day entries, or entries set against calendar dates). Can you name any good examples, particularly contemporary? I'm aware that it was relatively common format in earlier novels (for example, Dracula). [more inside]
posted by long haired lover from liverpool on Dec 12, 2007 - 42 answers

What do I do with my voluminous diaries (mostly in spiral notebook form) that span 20 years of my life? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Dec 3, 2007 - 23 answers

Help me indulge my voyeuristic streak with some good published diaries. [more inside]
posted by Brittanie on Oct 28, 2007 - 25 answers

A box of 25 - 30 used diaries, journals, and sketchbooks has shown up on the stoop of my apartment. What should I do with them? [more inside]
posted by jk252b on Oct 24, 2007 - 23 answers

I'm looking for an online copy of a sketch that was in the first volume of Anais Nin's diary. It is a B&W sketch of an anchor with birds in it. Thanks for any help.
posted by HSWilson on Oct 5, 2007 - 6 answers

What's the best free way to track and analyze data about mood, sleep, exercise, and other potentially related variables in my daily life? [more inside]
posted by gorillawarfare on Jun 18, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm looking for the name a book or published journal that was titled something along the lines of Diary of a Failure/ an Insignificant Man etc., written by a guy who had wanted to lead an extraordinary life but found out he was terminally ill (his doctor and wife were already aware of this) and had only a few months to live, thus putting to waste all his plans and ambitions. Anyone heard of it? I think it was published in the late 19th or early 20th century.
posted by sk381 on Dec 1, 2006 - 7 answers

Are their any good virtual diaries / organizers for XP? [more inside]
posted by jacobean on Nov 25, 2006 - 7 answers

Can anyone suggest a simple and free application that will allow me to set up an online diary study? [more inside]
posted by ciocarlia on Nov 8, 2006 - 2 answers

Either I lose 20 lbs by December 10, or lose $150. That's the agreement I made with 2 friends and my daughter. And it's in writing. So I figure I'm going to pull out my bag o' diet tricks and document everything along the way - but I need a catchy title for my blog. [more inside]
posted by dropkick on Oct 27, 2006 - 46 answers

Another book question. I've just finished The Man Who Loved Egypt, and loved it. Any suggestions for other travelogues or journals by people living in foreign countries that were written 1900's-earlier? Thanks.
posted by Ohdemah on Aug 14, 2006 - 9 answers

PhotoBlogFilter: Tips on starting a photo journal? Oh, snap! There's [more inside]
posted by Glitter Ninja on Jul 23, 2006 - 10 answers

Can anyone recommend an online diary host that is beautiful, smart and traditional? [more inside]
posted by Jimbob on Sep 27, 2005 - 3 answers

I'm looking for a small and durable workout journal. [more inside]
posted by brain_drain on Jul 21, 2005 - 7 answers

My Google-fu fails. I'm trying to hunt down a Jawbox (?) European tour diary from the mid-late nineties that included an impossibly poignant account of their shows in the former Yugoslavia. [more inside]
posted by verysleeping on Jul 21, 2005 - 3 answers

Is there such a software critter that one can keep an offline (read completely private) blog or journal, readable only to the author, in HTML format stylee, with features that allow for easy input of pictures, links, backups, etc ...? [more inside]
posted by Wulfgar! on Mar 29, 2005 - 23 answers

My daughter (18) is a great fan of Bridget Jones. On her Christmas list this year is 'a diary'. Putting 2 and 2 together, I have been searching for a Bridget Jones Diary er, Diary (if you see what I mean).

You know the kind of thing. Imagine a "Winnie the Pooh" Diary with pictures and information (as well as being a diary too). But with stuff from the Bridget Jones Film.

Can't find one anywhere. Have the marketing people missed this wonderful opportunity for Christmas and 2005?
posted by JtJ on Dec 5, 2004 - 15 answers

Private online journals. Is LiveJournal the best option? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by ALongDecember on Jul 29, 2004 - 7 answers

Any good exercise/weight-loss diaries out there? I'm working out these days, and would like to track my progress (if any!) both in terms of weight loss, endurance training and weight lifting. Any suggestions? Online services or downloaded software are both fine.
posted by dagny on Jun 3, 2004 - 7 answers