Do I love lime green? You know I do. (See the matching nail polish for proof.) Do I like Leuchtturm1917 notebooks? Yup. Do I really like when the two things come together with all the genius of peanut butter and chocolate? Of course!! Okay, on to the real review… The Leuchtturm1917 notebook line was recently…
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World’s Smallest Post Service Tiny Mail Activity Kit
When I heard about Leaf Cutter Designs’ Tiny Mail Activity Kit Kickstarter project, I had to invest in it. I missed the chance to buy the kit when Chronicle Books released the first kit. But what is so awesome with the Kickstarter project is that Leaf Cutter wanted to make a new kit EVEN better…
Review: Nock Co DotDash 3×5 Notecards
Now that Nock Co has opened the online shop, I can finally rave about their DotDash 3×5 notecards. Using a beautiful, silky smooth, bright white, 80lb stock, NockCo has created a notecard to be reckoned with. Printed on both sides with NockCo’s signature orange ink is a “dot dash” grid. The ink used for the…
How many notebooks is too many?
I was pulling everything out of my bag this morning to get situated at work. One, two, three… four… five! I found five notebooks in my bag and realized that maybe I had too many notebooks going at one time. Then I started thinking about it and my Zenok leather Field Notes cover actually hides…
WSJ Praises the Blackwing
While the NYTimes is predicting the death of the pen, the Wall Street Journal was thoughtful enough to experience and enjoy using a Palomino Blackwing. Go, WSJ! (via WSJ)
Ink Lightfastness, The Scientific Approach
The Fountain Pen Physicist tackled a question on lots of pen users’ minds: How lightfast are my inks? And in true scientific method, there are samples of both ambient and sunlight samples compared to the originals after three months of exposure. I hope there will be follow-ups at 6 months and a year to see…
Ask The Desk: Where’s Your Feed?
Derrick said: I am not getting your feed anymore. Haven’t received an email from the site in a few weeks. Since the switch over to our own Well-Appointed Desk servers this month, some folks have mentioned that they are no longer getting post from us in the RSS reader. If you’re having issues, please update…