Doodling

This week during a somewhat boring class while I was a little stressed about other things I was trying to relieve some of my energy. Unfortunately I was taking notes on my computer, something I don't usually do. So this is some of the things I was typing:
asdl;kfasd;lkfa'sdkl;gja';dklajsdlkjhasifleahal,xmnaSL;FA;LKSDFA
corndogs and cornflakes like wildebeests that are wild in the swimming pool

It didn't work.
Later when I was talking to my mom I realized what I had been trying to do was doodle.... but doodling on a keyboard is decidedly unsatisfactory. The first line isn't creative enough to make me feel better and the second line just makes me want to be more creative which isn't good if I'm trying to at least kind of pay attention.
I'm old fashioned but I still write in my journal with pen and ink and I doodle.

This is a few examples all smushed together from only the last 10 months or so (the best of it).

Maybe because it is a little bit more balanced creativity it is more fulfilling.
I did something similar in high school with my Math class notes and homework.

For Christmas I got an electronic device that for the first time is convenient for me to take digital notes on scriptures and other things (yes I'm behind the curve). I really like it but sometimes I'm frustrated by the restrictions on the notes. Often when I take notes in books I am just writing something in the margins that connects more with the main idea of an entire verse or paragraph and not just a single word or phrase, but you have to connect your thought (that can't be drawn by the way) with some of the words. Perhaps that is why there is some devices that are becoming more a little versatile where you can switch back and forth between typing and using a stylus. There is definitely a place for both I feel like.