diff --git a/llmapi/main.go b/llmapi/main.go
index f856c59..14e674a 100644
--- a/llmapi/main.go
+++ b/llmapi/main.go
@@ -202,13 +202,21 @@ func (b *Bot) BotMove() {
 	// call llm
 	llmResp, err := b.CallLLM(prompt)
 	if err != nil {
-		room.LogJournal = append(room.LogJournal, b.BotName+" send call got error: "+err.Error())
+		room.LogJournal = append(room.LogJournal, models.Journal{
+			Entry:    "send call got error: " + err.Error(),
+			Username: b.BotName,
+			RoomID:   room.ID,
+		})
 		b.log.Error("bot loop", "error", err)
 		return
 	}
 	tempMap, err := b.LLMParser.ParseBytes(llmResp)
 	if err != nil {
-		room.LogJournal = append(room.LogJournal, b.BotName+" parse resp got error: "+err.Error())
+		room.LogJournal = append(room.LogJournal, models.Journal{
+			Entry:    "parse resp got error: " + err.Error(),
+			Username: b.BotName,
+			RoomID:   room.ID,
+		})
 		b.log.Error("bot loop", "error", err, "resp", string(llmResp))
 		return
 	}
@@ -233,8 +241,12 @@ func (b *Bot) BotMove() {
 		}
 		room.ActionHistory = append(room.ActionHistory, action)
 		room.MimeDone = true
-		meant := fmt.Sprintf(b.BotName+" meant to open: %v", tempMap["words_I_mean_my_team_to_open"])
-		room.LogJournal = append(room.LogJournal, meant)
+		entry := fmt.Sprintf("meant to open: %v", tempMap["words_I_mean_my_team_to_open"])
+		room.LogJournal = append(room.LogJournal, models.Journal{
+			Entry:    entry,
+			Username: b.BotName,
+			RoomID:   room.ID,
+		})
 		eventPayload = mimeResp.Clue + mimeResp.Number
 		guessLimitU64, err := strconv.ParseUint(mimeResp.Number, 10, 8)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -260,15 +272,24 @@ func (b *Bot) BotMove() {
 		}
 		if err := b.checkGuess(guess, room); err != nil {
 			b.log.Warn("failed to check guess", "mimeResp", tempMap, "bot_name", b.BotName, "guess", guess, "error", err)
-			msg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to check guess; mimeResp: %v; bot_name: %s; guess: %s; error: %v", tempMap, b.BotName, guess, err)
-			room.LogJournal = append(room.LogJournal, msg)
+			entry := fmt.Sprintf("failed to check guess; mimeResp: %v; guess: %s; error: %v", tempMap, guess, err)
+			room.LogJournal = append(room.LogJournal, models.Journal{
+				Entry:    entry,
+				Username: b.BotName,
+				RoomID:   room.ID,
+			})
 		}
 		b.log.Info("guesser resp log", "guesserResp", tempMap)
 		couldBe, err := convertToSliceOfStrings(tempMap["could_be"])
 		if err != nil {
 			b.log.Warn("failed to parse could_be", "bot_resp", tempMap, "bot_name", b.BotName)
 		}
-		room.LogJournal = append(room.LogJournal, fmt.Sprintf("%s also considered this: %v", b.BotName, couldBe))
+		entry := fmt.Sprintf("also considered this: %v", couldBe)
+		room.LogJournal = append(room.LogJournal, models.Journal{
+			Entry:    entry,
+			Username: b.BotName,
+			RoomID:   room.ID,
+		})
 		eventName = models.NotifyRoomUpdatePrefix + room.ID
 		eventPayload = ""
 	// TODO: needs to decide if it wants to open the next cardword or end turn