Review: Mead Journal from WalMart

I picked up this Mead notebook after a tip from a reader, who had noticed that they were available only at Wal-Mart. Though Mead is obviously a major brand that is available everywhere, it would appear that Wal-Mart asked them to come up with an inexpensive Moleskine-ish notebook that they could offer as an exclusive. … Continue reading Review: Mead Journal from WalMart

Ramanujan’s Notebooks

Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician, who is quite famous if you’re into math, I guess, though his name would have meant nothing to me if I hadn’t read David Leavitt’s novel The Indian Clerk, which tells a fictionalized version of Ramanujan’s time at Cambridge University. Although I’m sure I wouldn’t understand the least bit … Continue reading Ramanujan’s Notebooks

Moleskine Monday: Rod Luff’s Painterly Pages

I was quite excited to see these Moleskine pages by Australian artist Rod Luff– I”m not sure exactly what kinds of materials he’s using, but the intense colors are amazing– some of his pages look like the kind of rich, intense oil paintings you’d only expect to see being done on an easel, not in … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Rod Luff’s Painterly Pages

Notebook Addict of the Week: Mr. Dan Kelly

This week’s addict is Mr. Dan Kelly, a writer who blogs at Gentleman Unafraid and offers us this pile of journals– every one he’s kept since 1986, with consistent daily entries since 1995. That’s some discipline!

10 Uses for Spare Notebooks

Brittany, who describes herself as “a thirteen-year-old writer of middle-grade fiction,” offers some good ideas for everyone who has a hoard of notebooks and can’t think of what to do with them. Here’s idea #1: 1. Keep a dream journal.- I’ve gotten some good story ideas from dreams, or at least little bits of story. … Continue reading 10 Uses for Spare Notebooks

No 2011 Diary?

2011 is already a few days over and I’ve yet to 100% decide what I’m going to do for a diary. I say “diary” and not “planner,” since I tend to use a paper diary only to record past info on diet, exercise, health, and other little notes, as opposed to noting future events. In … Continue reading No 2011 Diary?

Review and Giveaway: TeNeues CoolNotes

Here’s a notebook that adds a splash of color to your life: Cool Notes, from the stationery and art book publisher TeNeues. The folks there were kind enough to send me some free samples to review and share with some lucky winners. First of all, don’t you love the colors? The black notebooks are livened … Continue reading Review and Giveaway: TeNeues CoolNotes