Pearls and Seaweed

Last Saturday, a group of friends finished watching the extended edition of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In the aftermath, someone brought up journaling, and how they wanted to start, but didn't think they had anything good to say. I piped up with a cryptic 'pearls and seaweed, love.' (I didn't actually say love, but imagine Jack Sparrow saying that. I know, right?! So cool. So fitting.) I explained to her the concept, which was probably poorly worded, but I think she got the idea.
Tonight, a girl stopped by my room (Business as usual HIYOOOO!) asking if I'd done a reading yet in Peter Matthiessen's Snow Leopard. She complained that not much was happening, even though it was a journal (of his adventures in the Himalayas; I recommend it). That reminded me of my journals, which were boring but also brilliant sometimes! So I told her about it! And she was all, cool. And then she left a bit later.
The point of this all is that you should journal, because it is fun and fulfilling. Watch pearls emerge from seaweed, love.