June 10, 2008

Little black notebooks. And some pens. And more notebooks.
posted by polychrome 15 years ago
  • "...it is a fundamental law of office supplies that a pen wants to be free." Hehe, so true. And I thought I just had Wandering Pen Disease.
  • Well, I'm a moleskine man at the moment, but that Ciak looks purdy. If there's an unlined version. Plus it reminds me of the word 'cack', which is always good.
  • There is. I can get one for a tenner. Plus postage. *counts remaining pages of moleskine* *wonders if he should treat himself*
  • I'm a big fan of Muji notebooks. Links to French site, as I can't find a catalog on the English one.
  • Rite in the Rain makes some rather nifty all-weather notebooks and journals.
  • Moleskine, kit? I'm surprised -- I thought you'd have seen through the hype. Me, I prefer the good ol' composition book with the black mottled cover. And standard Bic pens (with the bronze tip, not the coloured ones), because I'm a stabby writer. They's good.
  • I'm a stabby writer. *winces, shrinks back*
  • Any notebooks I use have to come from the dollar store, because I invariably lose them no matter what the shape, size or color. I can't afford to spend $15 on something that is absolutely guaranteed to get lost. I do favor the gel pens myself, but strictly low-end ones, for the same reason.
  • How I love the lovely pens and notebooks! I used to shoplift from stationery shops as a child. *drool*
  • I have a general rule to avoid any product that people refer to by its brand name instead of its generic name. It's a sure sign of hipster-status-symbolism.
  • No velcro for rocket.
  • I'm guessing that rocket wipes his nose on his sleeve....
  • ...and he uses a "digital MP3 player" instead of an iPod.
  • Velcro has a generic name? And yes, I have an MP3 player.
  • "Hook and loop fastener."
  • From Cap's moleskine wiki article: "...the notebook is not bound in moleskin, but in oilcloth-covered cardboard" Well that's a deal-killer for me. They've lost the authenticity. The moles, the mole men and those who do the skinning.
  • I will never give up my moleskines. Even though they're not real moleskines since the original company went out of business many years back and the present one is pretty much a repro.
  • I like 'em too. Nice quality creamy paper, that little pocket, plus the pocket-sized ones I always get are, in Goldilock's words, just right. Though I'm still tempted by the Cack.
  • Well, there's no posing advantage to them, though, is there? ;) I found a store on Ebay selling repro civil-war era stuff, including nice 19thC type pen sets, proper quill pens, and leather bound journals in several sizes with old-timey made paper, torn not cut. They look nice. What you write or draw upon has a great influence on the quality of your work, I find. You gotta have a tactile response going on.
  • I'm fond of my Symetrik 'cuz it's pretty and has a lovely effortless glide. And Moleskines are durable and portable; I carry one at all times. Mostly, though, snazzy pens that write well are great but I don't have the resources to indulge in same. Fortunately, there is a cheap way to have a really nice pen.
  • bullet space pen FTW motherfuckers.
  • That pen guy gets it.