I just barely started using my small lined Piccadilly notebook this week (as a reading journal where I’ll keep track of books I’ve read), but I’d noticed even before I started that the elastic was already getting loose– the parts that hit the edges have lost their stretch, though the middle of the elastic still … Continue reading Piccadilly Follow-Up→
@DIYSara The giveaway ended, but I’ll be doing another one soon! in reply to DIYSara # I love it that I’m starting to get emails from people who need help searching for obscure notebooks– bring it on! # RT @goldspotpens Our contest is still going for the FREE Pelikano Jr’s http://tinyurl.com/qrzwcd # I love the … Continue reading Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-16→
So says our friend Inkophile in “My New Notebook Is Scary!“: Ever been at a loss over how to utilize that terrific new notebook? Afraid you’ll make a mess of it? Relax. It’s your notebook and it will hang on your every word. Honest! Read more at her blog, and check out the latest ink … Continue reading Don’t Be Afraid!→
Ellann writes in to ask for help identifying this mysterious notebook: Two years ago, my mother gave me a notebook that I thought I would really hate, but turned out to love. The pictures are in the album linked to below. My guess would be that she bought it on sale somewhere like Staples or … Continue reading Help Another Reader Find a Notebook→
I don’t know if this qualifies as an “Addict of the Week” post, but here’s some thoughts on notebook use from Surviving in Argentina: The one with the wire coil is my old notebook, the one I used last year and was mostly dedicated to help with my book. I carried it around all day … Continue reading Notebooks of an Argentine Survivor→
I watched this movie the other night and was incredibly disappointed. I loved Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and thought Charlie Kaufman could do no wrong, but this movie was just a boring, overwrought, trying-too-hard downer as far as I was concerned. But there were a couple of scenes where … Continue reading Notebooks in Synechdoche, New York→
Had to repair the spine of my current #Moleskine with electrical tape. It actually blends in pretty well. # @DIYSara I love the new look! in reply to DIYSara # @OfficeSupplyGee Oh we definitely need those in MY office! LOL in reply to OfficeSupplyGee # @OfficeSupplyGee No, really, we use a lot of Tactical Tomahawks … Continue reading Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-09→
Here’s a quote from one of the best books I’ve read recently, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery. We went on to discuss the definition of intelligence and he asked me if he could write down my formula in his moleskine notebook: “It is not a sacred gift, it is a primate’s only … Continue reading A Notebook in “The Elegance of the Hedgehog”→
One of my readers needs your help! She bought this notebook at Hobby Lobby, but she’s wondering if they can be purchased anywhere else. I’ve never seen this exact brand, and my own web searching has produced no leads. It’s hard to tell from the photos, but it looks similar to the Pen & Ink … Continue reading Help A Reader Find This Sketchbook!→
Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, diaries: in search of the perfect page…