I've three small packages to mail out tomorrow, one to the UK, one to CT USA, and the third - ITJ 02 - will be heading to Spain for its first stop on its maiden voyage.

Oops! Delayed 1 day and will go out tomorrow, Tuesday, 5/20/2008. I had to rescue it from my mailing bag and perform a slight operation to add one last participant! If anyone on this journal has any questions, let me know!

Peeping at mailbox twice a day over here......

Heheh, I hope it lands soon, my friend. It shouldn't be too much longer, I hope.

Delivered on hand by a cute postman and a gentle "Buenos días, señora".
Hands to work....pen, I mean.

Of to Roger this morning, with a small CD-RW that the rest of you can use to add your own stuff -pictures, music, scans, etc-.
Kiavonne, is there room to add another member? A German FPN member.

I am ready ...although I don't know what I'd put on the CD

Oh, you don't have to add anything. I just included a slide show with pics of the places we took the journal to. Hoping it will distract you from the sloppy handwriting and syntax.

This one, ITJ 02, is pretty full with 6 members. I have someone interested in a 3rd, I can add one on. If all the 6 current folks would like to add another to this one, I've no issue with it, but we'd likely need to graduate to a larger journal to give everyone space and opportunity to say hi and make a couple rounds. I'm happy to do that when we set a new journal out if that's what folks would like.

Looks like there's no Asian representative here...i would like to participate but are there any ground rules?

I'm based in Hong Kong, China.

You're most welcome to join. I will contact a few others that expressed an interest in a third journal. Will be happy to get it going just as soon as I know everyone is still willing and ready to participate.

I'll probably stop sponsoring new journals after this one, as it will make three that I will have originated, and I really want to make sure these all go ok.

This journal left me on Friday to go back to the States.

I think I'm coming up on the list - yoohoo! I can hardly wait. Fun! Fun! Fun!

The journal arrived today! What a feast of beautiful colors, what a delight to learn a bit of other's lives. I haven't looked at the CD yet, just wanted to report that the journal arrived safely. More later.

Update: Is on it's next to last stop of round #1!

Our little journal, along with Ondina's beautiful CD, was mailed out to our last journaling member today. I wonder how quickly it will make its way back around? Wonderful to meet you all.

So where's our little journal now!?

I was wondering the same... Any news?.

update: was mailed to originating destination last week. Should be showing up any time.

Thanks for the update, Kiavonne. I can't wait to read it all, being the first one is no fun at all! I can supply copies of the cd if anybody asks for one. Greetings to all!.

I'm getting a little nervous, though. Mail hasn't come yet today, but I'm going to start wondering if it doesn't show up today. It was mailed from California to Colorado a week ago today. It normally takes things a whole 2-3 days to get to me from California. A week is a bit long. We'll see.

The worst thing it can happen is that we have to repeat the whole thing over. Sounds like double fun to me... No sweat, what is meant to be, will be. Ce qui doit arriver, arrivera. Lo que tenga que ser, será .Meanwhile, let's think for the best.

And...

It has arrived! The new mailman was lucky there were a bunch of boxes between him and me, the hug would have been a bear!

Dang, for the inexpensive little journal it is and for having been on a nice trip, it sure is holding up well!

Round two about to begin. It's only half full!

It was terrific to read everyone's thoughts that preceded me. Now that's its going around again, I'm looking forward to finding out about those after me.

I didn't imagine having more than one 'circulation'...what fun

You don't really think I'd let you off the hook, do you? The journal(s) will circulate until you guys say STOP! When there isn't room for another entry, the next person on the list will start the next blank book. I'm very tempted to add a surprise here and there as we go along.

Seriously, it doesn't stop until you are tired of it. People may come and may go, but for a circle of friends, it's there for all of us.

edit: oh, and don't forget, when this one is filled, not only will I send scans to everyone, but remember I'll be raffling off the original to one of you! So, you have to keep going and filling journals so everyone gets a treasure!

There is a method to my madness. You cannot escape new friends. Life's greatest treasure, next to those we love.

Of coure, you might want to kick me out after reading my rantings.

Nevah!

I sure wanna read those lines of yours, Clyvesdale, and noop, you can't back out now!....too late

I was just joking, I didn't write anything inflamatory as I recall. I am looking forward to the second go around. I'm going to write my thoughts about manufacturing in the United States, and what I'm doing about it. I'm going to write about Domaflitchy.

ITJ 02 heads back to Spain either tomorrow or Monday at the latest!

Does that mean you filled up 01? Is it traveling with 02?

No, on both counts.

There are 3 separate journals out there that I originated: ITJ 01, ITJ 02, and ITJ 03, all separate groups. ITJ 02 is the one this group is working on, still version .1. It should fill on this next round.

ITJ 01 and ITJ 03 have yet to finish their maiden rounds.

Are we (ITJ02) a speedy bunch, Kimi, less loquacious, or are there simply fewer of us?

I'll be checking the mail anxiously!.

The groups all are about equal.

I'd say with summer vacations and life emergencies and distractions, this bunch has been on the right side of timing, is all.

I think we are just "extra cool".

Posted to Spain today.

I wonder if its ever going to come back to me!

Fateh, I did not know you were with our bunch! I think you got the wrong thread....but I would have liked you on this journal round!.

I was on one of the journals that Kiavonne sent out.
Received it, sent it on to someone in the UK(forgetting the name)

My dear Fateh, be watching your mails over the next couple of weeks. The journal you are a part of, ITJ 01, is in the mail back to me, and I will get it out within a day or so after I receive it.

You are never forgotten.

Journal just made it back here.... reading right now..... I'll get back to you and let you know when reposted to Roger. Awesome colors, great people...

Will try to sort-out some 'dry' ink, in preparation!!

Ok! This means the journal is close to winging my way again. I can hardly wait. What inks did you choose this time, Roger? (I sure enjoy your postcard swaps, too.)

It hasn't got to me yet...I think Ondina must be writing her life-story
Or maybe she's just very busy, reading all the previous entries; I'm certainly looking forward to doing so.
I can't remember what I used last time...apart from the disastrous BSB

Heh, I can never remember what I've written or what I've used. I have to wait for the journals to swing by me again, just like everyone else. Once this one is filled (or near to it), I'll scan it so we can all remember. The hard part will be getting it down to a nice, easily read size. My little scanner works well enough, but it isn't top line.

Getting eager, huh? Yap, I'm enjoying reading it too much to let go.. LOL . Will be in the post today if I can make it, latest tomorrow. I so nice.... I loved it. Thanks for letting me be part of it , guys.

Well, those of us with scanners could perhaps scan everything up to where they last read/wrote-in it, and you could send us the missing bits...would that help?
Probably not...just a seed of a thought which might germinate into something practical!

Posted to Roger yesterday August 25th. A bit delayed due to procrastination and end of summer stuff... Loved all and each of the entries, guys. Great one.