diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f9f1134c3..13ffc32ba 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 2008-09-16	Tobias Doerffel	<tobydox/at/users/dot/sourceforge/dot/net>
 
+	* src/core/project_journal.cpp:
+	improved usage of random number generator (closes #2109211)
+
+	* plugins/ladspa_effect/tap/tap_pinknoise.c:
+	* plugins/ladspa_effect/caps/interface.cc:
+	* src/core/drumsynth.cpp:
+	* src/core/main.cpp:
+	don't mis-initialize random number generator with default value
+
+	* src/core/journalling_object.cpp:
+	print name of object which uses ID if another object requests it
+
+	* src/core/automation_pattern.cpp:
+	make sure we don't return NULL in automationPattern::firstObject()
+
 	* plugins/ladspa_effect/ladspa_effect.cpp:
 	* include/engine.h:
 	* include/effect_rack_view.h:
diff --git a/src/core/project_journal.cpp b/src/core/project_journal.cpp
index 3d4a9ce9b..0bf0a6c0f 100644
--- a/src/core/project_journal.cpp
+++ b/src/core/project_journal.cpp
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ void projectJournal::journalEntryAdded( const jo_id_t _id )
 
 jo_id_t projectJournal::allocID( journallingObject * _obj )
 {
-	const jo_id_t EO_ID_MAX = 1 << 24;
+	const jo_id_t EO_ID_MAX = (1 << 23)-1;
 	jo_id_t id;
-	while( m_joIDs.contains( id = static_cast<jo_id_t>( rand() % 
+	while( m_joIDs.contains( id =
+			static_cast<jo_id_t>( (jo_id_t)rand()*(jo_id_t)rand() % 
 								 EO_ID_MAX ) ) )
 	{
 	}