Celebrating a new job with all the cool new blue pens and nibs
Three weeks of interviewing for a new job kept my currently inked pens a demure, professional color palette. It’s time to whip out some novel color and a new wild nib grind now that I’m newly contracted and into my first week of summer break.
Journaling is a non-comparative hobby
The energy for personal writing proved lacking. I know, rationally, that comparing quantities of journaling across weeks is unfair. For me: successful journaling is about starting again — whenever “again” happens to be.
Settling on a new journaling notebook, a mnml digest
Five links. Ten sentences or fewer. On which notebook should house my next journal. Do I go with a trusted paper or a new-to-me notebook manufacturer? Graph or dotted or lined or blank or reticle or … Good thing this week’s blogosphere is replete with paper reviews.
All inked up, suited up, and ready for fancy writing
I’m carrying a serious look into the coming week. Three pens in black and white and chrome. One’s suit pants, suit jacket and shoes. A white and black Visconti. One’s dress shirt. The Cypress’ muted earth tones serve as one’s classic leather watch band. And a tangerine Sailor for a pop of memorable color. Or, as my old roommate used to say: always wear one piece of clothing that doesn’t match.