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  • add your own page numbers
  • crack the spine
  • leave this page blank on purpose
  • stand here (wipe your feet, jump up and down)
  • pour, spill, drip, spit, fling your coffee HERE.
  • poke holes in this page using a pencil.
  • draw fat lines and thin. pushing really hard with the pencil.
  • this page is for HANDPRINTS or fingerprints. get
  • them dirty then press down.
  • color this entire page
  • throw something. a pencil, a ball dipped in paint.
  • press leaves and other found things.
  • scratch using a sharp object
  • do some rubbings with a pencil
  • scribble wildly, violently, with reckless abandon.
  • tear strips, rip it up!
  • glue, staple, or tape these pages together
  • draw lines while in motion. on the bus, on the train, while walking.
  • fill this page with circles.
  • chew on this. *warning: do not swallow.
  • wrap something with this page.
  • tongue painting.
    • 1. eat some colorful candy.
    • 2.lick this page
  • write one word over and over.
  • tie a string to the spine of this book.
    • swing wildly.
    • let it hit the walls.
  • pick up the journal without using your hands.
  • climb up high. drop the journal.
  • compost this page, watch it deteriorate.
  • do a really ugly drawing, (use ugly subject matter: gum, poo, dead things, a badly drawn bird, mold, barf, crud.)
  • place sticky things here.
  • pretend you are doodling on the back of an envelope while on the phone.
  • journal golf.
    • 1. tear out page. crumple into a ball.
    • 2. place journal into a triangle shape.
    • 3. hit.kick the ball through the triangle.
  • make a paper chain.
  • collect fruit sticker here.
  • cover this page using only office supplies.
  • bring this book in the shower with you.
  • tie a string to the journal. go for a walk, drag it.
  • rub here with dirt.
  • use this as a test page for pens, paints, markers, or art supplies.
  • drip something here. (ink, paint, tea) close the book to make a print.
  • sew this page.
  • glue a random page from a newspaper here.
  • a place for your grocery lists.
  • collect the stamps off of all our mail.
  • trace the things in your bag (or pockets) let the lines overlap.
  • cover this page with white things.
  • scribble wildly using only borrowed pens. (document where they were borrowed from.)
  • make a sudden, destructive, unpredictable movement with the journal.
  • make a mess, clean it up.
  • doodle over the top of:
    • the cover
    • the title page
    • the instructions
    • the copyright page
    • fold down the corners of your favorite pages.
  • page of good thoughts.
  • make prints using an ink pad and cut vegetables.
  • ask a friend to do something destructive to this page. dont look.
  • write carelessly now.
  • glue random items here. (things you find in your couch, on the street, etc.)
  • cut through several layers.
  • infuse this page with a smell of your choosing.
  • color outside of the lines.
  • hang the journal in a public place. invite people to draw here.
  • collect your pocket lint.
  • trace your hand.
  • draw with glue.
  • sample various substances found in your home. document what color they are. create color themes.
  • document a boring event in detail.
  • create a drawing using pieces (or several pieces) of your hair.
  • glue in a photo of yourself you dislike. DEFACE.
  • draw lines using abnormal writing utensils dipped in ink or paint. (sticks, spoons, twist ties, comb, etc.)
  • fill in this page when you are really angry.
  • write or draw with your left hand.
  • find a way to wear the journal.
  • this page is a sign. what do you want it to say?
  • create a nonstop line.
  • space for negative comments.
dec 5 2013 ∞
sep 20 2015 +