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Mike Chisholm's avatar

At first sight, I thought you had stolen *my* notebooks. A second look, and I was pretty sure you had, except for the fact that my handwriting has improved, perhaps from being "laid up", like scotch in a barrel.

Here's an apposite item from a notebook I was keeping in 1978:

"Runaway thought, I wanted to write it; instead, I write that it has run away"

(Blaise Pascal, quoted by Roland Barthes, in 'Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes')

Mike

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Josh Pillay's avatar

Brilliant read. I’ve often found the process of note taking to be more important than the actual product.

Mellis’ notion of the waste book seems to be reminiscent of how everyday rituals first become concretised before being embedded within the broader taxonomy of life.

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