Dot's Daily Diary

October 18, 2007 9:45 PM

Dorothy's Daily Diary
1945 and 2007 share the same calendar, so this year Dave is posting a page a day from his mother Dorothy's diary. Sis and Dave chime in with memories, background, and news of the day. Via
posted by carsonb (10 comments total)

Chicago Tribune write-up
posted by carsonb at 9:54 PM on October 18, 2007

So very awesome and inspiring. I feel like dragging out my own journal just now.
posted by Brittanie at 10:10 PM on October 18, 2007

Awesome. I especially love the news and history stuff at the bottom.

Along the same lines, but horribly twisted: Some Kid's Journal
posted by Laen at 10:54 PM on October 18, 2007

I love it.
posted by lemuria at 11:13 PM on October 18, 2007

Holy shit, Some Kid's Journal is awesome.
posted by Brittanie at 11:37 PM on October 18, 2007

I wonder what she would say about Englewood now? (ie. the most dangerous part of Chicago)
posted by dasheekeejones at 3:50 AM on October 19, 2007

For diary-philes like me, here are two more:

Papa's Diary Project — in which the grandson posts excerpts from the 1924 diary of his grandfather, a 29-year-old garment worker and Ukrainian immigrant living in New York.

Diary of a Girl — Ultra-dramatic teenage girl's diary/scrapbook from 1969-1970 (link goes to a friend's site).
posted by Brittanie at 4:07 AM on October 19, 2007

boy, she sure had a lot of dates!
posted by timory at 7:04 AM on October 19, 2007

This is fantastic!
posted by mewithoutyou at 11:11 AM on October 19, 2007

This is going to keep me entertained for hours.

I'm actually a little jealous because Dot appears to be having a heck of a lot more fun than me at the moment. I wouldn't mind skipping school to bake cookies and seeing 6 movies a week and dating a different boy every weekend.

It's funny how there's no mention of any parenting whatsoever (as far as I've gottenn anyway).
posted by Jess the Mess at 12:45 PM on October 19, 2007