Freeware personal diary software?

I want to keep a personal diary but I want some half-decent software to make life a bit easier. Does anyone have any suggestions? If it's free and half-decent I'm happy!

 

I personally just write it on microsoft office word, like this:

March 23, 2009 3:12 pm

So today I......


and then, if I write later than day, I just put


5:30 pm





and write away.

 

Diary = Journal
or
Diary = organiser
?

If you're after an organiser - if you have Microsoft Office, I believe you can still download Microsoft Outlook for free - a combined e-mail / organiser package.
[EDIT]OK, just searched it and apparently it's not free anymore... pffff[/EDIT]

 

But there is always downloading it

 

Whatever happened to fancy hardcovers made of actual paper with "Journal" written on it in gold letters?

 

They do just fine for people that don't write too much, but generally I find, as a writer, that I babble on far too much to be able to use a book. It hurts my hand. lol

 

*shrugs* My wrist tends to get uncomfortable after being held up for too long.

 

Mine too. I didn't mean that as a personal attack btw. I hope I didn't offend you. I just can't do old fashioned diaries. As aforementioned... I babble too muchto my poor diary, so typing is quicker and easier. lol

 

No, I didn't think it was personally. But again, it's that speed thing that drives me crazy. I respect the preference, but it just bugs me that everyone wants to get their ideas out as fast as possible no matter what. It hardly matters for a personal journal that nobody is going to read, but I think the quality of work is far better when you are working slower because the ideas have time to simmer in your mind.

 

You want to know what's funny? I currently own about 10 beautiful, blank, hard bound journal/diary books. Every time I go into Barnes and Nobles I can't help myself and I usually buy another one.

The sad part? Hardly any of them have writing in them.

My husband jokes at me for my blank book buying habits.

 

True

I happen to use my diary as a last resort. When I'm stressed, I crack it open and tell it like it is. haha. That's why I've gotta get it out fast and furious. It's either that, or cry, and I prefer to write rather than cry.

I'm an overemotional creature.

My poor diary.

 

Hm. I always thought that kind of writing felt better by hand. It feels more raw and cathartic.

 

Windows comes with Wordpad. It's perfectly adequate for writing a journal.