I used to carry pen and paper a lot. And when I travel I write down my observations and collect little stuff (ex pink flamingo feathers when in Africa). I love it. I just opened up my diary and read my entry from Kilimanjaro and it really brought back memories and made me feel good since past few years crazy hours, psycho girlfriend and school work started to catch up with me and I needed a lift.

I think the point of having a journal is to write the truth in it and not sugar coat anything to make it look cool. I would love to supplement mine with great drawning and tracings but I could barely draw a straight line so mine has a lot of cut outs and little labels. I write everything from due dates, to quick notes, to part of the lectures. Lately I'm forced to use electronic devices that contain paramedic protocols, drug databases so more and more my journal stays in my pocket which worries me.

I know that bookstores in the US sell nice leatherbound books for $10 which will last you for a while.

On the different note... In the movie we only see Junior going thru maybe max 15 pages of the journal. On average book like that has 120 pages or so. If you get a replica what is the book filled with?