Adversaria
My daybook, for notes from the work and from my free hours.
The name
A Roman of business kept two kinds of record. The tabulae, his proper account books, were written with care and kept for good, in the tablinum. Everything else went first into the adversaria, a daybook of quick notes meant to be sorted later. Defending the actor Roscius, Cicero mocked a man who sued on the strength of his daybook. Daybooks last a month, he told the court, and ledgers last for ever.
This is my daybook. Things I've noticed, half-proved or couldn't leave alone. Whether any of it lasts longer than a month is up to you.
Entries
- The first entry is on its way.