These look like rather nice journals, available at Jenni Bick:
Petit Voyage European Bookcloth Diary
They come in several other gorgeous colors.
Notebooks as Evidence
An interesting website: tobaccodocuments.org. Apparently, part of the settlement between the tobacco industry and the states that sued it was to make all the documents used as evidence available online. Here’s a link to one example, which happens to be an 8.5 x 11″ spiral notebook made by Roaring Spring/Top Scholar. It’s hard to read, but it supposedly “Consists of handwritten notes regarding smuggling, staff meetings, witness lists, and litigation.”
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-06
- Didn’t see as many journal vendors at #BEA09 as I thought I would. Moleskine, Piccadilly, Peter Pauper Press… that’s about it! #
- @DIYSara Book Expo America, a trade show for the publishing industry. Mostly books but often sidelines like stationery. in reply to DIYSara #
- @dogeatdoug Thanks! I’m very flattered! in reply to dogeatdoug #
- Was helping a friend plan a bathroom renovation using an old Clairefontaine gridded pad, felt great with my uniball rt0.38! #
- I love crossing off to-do’s… #
- I wish I could photograph all the notebooks I see people using in meetings… but it would seem inappropriate at work! #
- RT @officesupplygeek Review of a really nice little notebook that is also environmentally friendly. http://tinyurl.com/oqec4s #
- RT @kookychick First look: pics of new US-distributed Rhodia Webnotebook! http://is.gd/Nj4N Thanks, @qvblog! #
- @kookychick Where’d you buy the webnotebook? I love the orange color but still haven’t found these in stores. in reply to kookychick #
- @kookychick Rhodia is really stringing us along! It’s been months since I first heard these were “coming soon!” in reply to kookychick #
- Another order placed with @JetPens … love them! #
- Just bought more notebooks at Target. At least they were cheap! #
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Some Addicts Can Let Go
Featured here not long ago as a Notebook Addict of the Week, Mr. Bill had quite a few Moleskines. But he decided to give them all away! I’ve probably given away a notebook or two over the years, when I was positive it was something I didn’t really like and would never use. And I’ve bought notebooks specifically to give them as gifts, usually when I already owned an identical one for myself! But otherwise, I think I still have every notebook I’ve ever owned. The thought of getting rid of them is just… unthinkable!
Have you ever down-sized your notebook collection? Or are you a hoarder like me?
Seen in the Subway
I surrepticiously snapped this photo of a sweatshirt with a doodled-on notebook page image on the back!
I like the grinning pencil.
Notebook Video Flip-through
Introducing my first (rather amateurish!) notebook video– this is a look at the notebook I just finished using. I’ll try to post more notebook videos in the future, and if any readers want to submit links to their own YouTube videos of notebooks, I’ll share those too.
Paper Vs. Electronic
Over at Moleskinerie, an interesting discussion of the merits of paper vs. electronic note-taking. What do you think?
Modified Notebook, 1980s
This is a strange example of my notebook obsession.
I took two spiral notebooks, removed the spirals, and then combined the pages into one thicker notebook with a taped spine. I probably coated the edges of the pages with rubber cement under the tape, and they are still held in quite well. The lines of the two notebooks were slightly different, and the pages weren’t even the exact same size, but I guess I liked the clean edge the tape provided, as well as the extra thickness.
There is no brand information on the covers left behind, but the cover indicates a shockingly low price of 5 for 99 cents, and the back cover says it was made in Taiwan.
As for the contents, fairly typical of those days– high school assignments, lots of doodling and practicing my snazzy signature, and the remnants of notes passed back and forth with friends, saying things like “I can see what you mean about how Heather and John hate each other,” which seems funny given that I still know those two people and can see that they’re friends on Facebook, 25 years later!
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-30
- No Piccadillys at the Borders in Danbury, CT…. #
- #3wordsduringsex Where’s my notebook? (just kidding!) #
- Even worse: “Nice fountain pen!” #3wordsduringsex @kookychick #
- RT @OfficeSupplyGeeFree Levenger Circa starter kit with any $75 or more purchase enter code CIRCA59 @Levenger @SteveLeveen #
- RT @dowdyism Blogging ‘Giveaway: Jac Zagoory Scroll Pen’ http://bit.ly/819SO #
- It’s official, I have started a new notebook. Plain softcover pocket Moleskine. #
- @DIYSara Yes! And when I do a pen test in a review, I have to do it on the last page so it won’t ruin the beginning! in reply to DIYSara #
- i’m at BookExpo– great Moleskine display. Piccadilly is here too! #
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A Notebook for Saving Money
Here’s the kind of headline I like to see: Create a notebook for saving money:
In previous columns, I’ve mentioned organizing recipes and coupons, creating a price book to track product prices, a garden journal and menu planning. A frugal notebook is a place to organize all these useful tools. It’s easy to put together and cheap, too.
All you need is a binder, page protectors, dividers, index cards and a few printable forms, such as a calendar and checklists to get started.
One reader, Jean in Canada, shares: “I keep my home-organization notebook in a big zippered binder with lots of pockets and some files. I also have stamps, address labels, stationery, cards and a calculator.”
I keep all my financial records electronically, for the most part, but I used to try to track my spending in a notebook. Now I tend to jot down notes about things I need to do, like transferring money from one account to another, or notes about mutual funds I might want to consider investing in. I’ve never tried to keep a price book, but it’s a nice idea. My notebook use is more about spending money than saving it– I tend to write down things I want to buy!
Does anyone have any money-saving tips involving use of a notebook?