A Notebook Addict
If you think you’re bad, check out this post. I counted 8 notebooks currently in active use, and she says these are just the ones she uses frequently!
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Other People’s Notebooks: GeorgieR’s Filofax
I love the look of this notebook– it’s well-loved, broken in, and each page is so thickly covered with that tiny handwriting in the colorful inks. Just gorgeous. See more at Flickr.
Picasso Sketchbook Found: Was it a “Moleskine?”
I wish this news flash came with a photo! October 15, 2008 – 5:16 PM Picassos found at Zurich airport A sketchbook containing 14 original Picasso drawings has been found in a spot check by customs officers at Zurich airport. The Federal Culture Office said on Wednesday that the total market value of the sketches, … Continue reading Picasso Sketchbook Found: Was it a “Moleskine?”
Weekend Shopping
I stopped by a Borders store in Southbury, Connecticut this weekend, and look what I saw: Barnes & Noble isn’t the only chain bookstore offering some exclusive Moleskine items– Borders offers this “brick,” a lined notebook bundled with 2 cahiers: This display of journals was quite attractive. I tend to use mainly plain black journals, … Continue reading Weekend Shopping
Recovered Moleskine City Notebook
Here’s someone who has re-covered her Copenhagen City Notebook. If scenes of notebook destruction make you squeamish, beware! But the end result is quite nice, if you are someone who gets bored by plain black covers:
Black Cover’s Contest: Win Piccadilly Notebooks!
Head on over to Black Cover to enter the contest to win some samples of the Picadilly notebooks, a low-priced Moleskine alternative. Enter by October 30th!
The Buzz of a “Simple, Quality Notebook”
How true this is: A simple, quality notebook can give you just as much of a buzz as owning the latest iPhone, Palm, Blackberry or other device. How to rank your Moleskine addiction at Put Things Off.
Best Pens for Moleskines
There’s lots of discussion amongst Moleskine fans about which pens are best for use on Moleskine paper. Here’s the most exhaustive list of pen reviews I’ve found, at a blog called Sandscribbler. The author’s favorites: Uni-ball Signo RT 0.38 The best Moleskine pen that I’ve found so far. Pilot G-2 05 and the Uni-ball Signo … Continue reading Best Pens for Moleskines
Picadilly Version of the Muji Chronotebook
Which came first? The Muji Chronotebook, which seems to have been around since at least May 2008? Or the “new” Picadilly Sundial Agenda, which looks almost identical?
“Creation versus Consumption”
Here’s an interesting article from The Simple Dollar, in which the writer’s notebooks are a key example of something many of us struggle with: I like pocket notebooks. During my years as a young professional who still harbored some little sliver of a dream of someday becoming a writer, I would often pick up a … Continue reading “Creation versus Consumption”