1. Don't get into a situation where you don't have a journal :) Seriously though, there are a couple solutions. One is to have a simple note-taking app on a sma

1. Don't get into a situation where you don't have a journal :) Seriously though, there are a couple solutions. One is to have a simple note-taking app on a smart phone (assuming you have one) that you can quickly tap something into. Transfer it to paper later, or leave it on the phone, your choice. The other is to get something like this: http://shop.moleskine.com/en-us/notebooks-journals/reporter/ http://shop.moleskine.com/en-us/notebooks-journals/reporter/ and just keep it in a back pocket at all times. It isn't your main journal, but it's at least a place to jot some stuff down into. 2. Kinda hard to answer, as I don't know the company that made the cover for my journal. (I got it while at MAGFest last January, so they're likely to be there again if you're an attendee) It looks somewhat like this though: http://photoguy42.deviantart.com/art/My-take-on-the-river-song-333233920 http://photoguy42.deviantart.com/art/My-take-on-the-river-so... except black leather with a blue portal on one side, orange on the other. It's a 5 1/2" by 8" size journal, (http://www.art-alternatives.com/products/items/sketch-books.html http://www.art-alternatives.com/products/items/sketch-books.... the AA75121 one) which for me is a good size to be able to write whatever without feeling too constrained. Your mileage may vary. However, the cover is fantastic because it's definitely very tough, and keeps the journal safe from damage. (the Bullet Journal website recommends this so that it doesn't fall apart over the year or so you're supposed to keep a book) You could get away with something else though. I personally don't want to buy a journal which can only be used once, and prefer nice covers where I can swap out the paper. If you want to just buy a single book, no fancy cover, that's fine. You should look up Rhodia for that, as they have very nice paper. Or you could get what I'm using, which absorbs fountain pen ink very nicely without bleeding. A very rare quality in paper :) 3. Thoughts on various topics. Whatever I feel like is worth writing down. A game idea, ideas for a game engine, poetry, tasks, etc. A daily journal is a great idea though, if you feel like you can keep it up. And I always have whatever I write in a category, which I have in my index. Do I want to review my notes on the Scala course I'm taking? Index says page 34-35. Handy!