This week I watched a well-dressed, articulate co-worker scratch out some notes in her on-trend, black Moleskine with a G2. For all intents and purposes, her set-up rivals any of the pen and paper bloggers out there though she is not a pen geek. When I looked at the writing, I was shocked at how…
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Ex Postal Facto
Have I mentioned Ex Postal Facto yet? Its coming up in February 14-16, 2014 in San Francisco. It will be a 3-day mail art extravaganza. I am going to be there! I cannot wait to meet pen pals, see awesome inspiring mail art and hit lots of fabulous shops in the SF area. I even plan…
Lucky Office Indeed
Not to usurp the awesomeness of Lucky Magazine’s editor-in-chief Eva Chen’s new office but the once hallowed home decor magazine Domino is back as an online magazine and shopping portal. Just so you know. Now, back to Ms. Chen’s office. Its a lovely light, bright, colorful space complete with sofas to lounge upon and flowers…
Ink Review: Noodlers Zhivago
I was lucky enough to receive a sample of Noodler’s Zhivago in the mail a few weeks ago. I have so many ink samples, its hard to pick which ones to review first so I did a random grab and this one was the one to go next. I am not normally inclined to fill…
Nib Tuning, The Amateur Approach
Remember a few weeks ago I was a little sad about the fabulous Esterbrook #2442 Falcon nib that Cliff sent to me because it was scratchy and didn’t always put ink on the paper? And then remember last week I posted the FPGeeks Nib Tuning video? Well, I decided it was time to marry up…
Review: Blackwing Luxury Notebook
On my recent hunt for a new A5 notebook, a friend recommended the Palomino Blackwing Luxury notebook. It was one of the notebooks on my epic grid so I figured it was worth a shot. I chose the lined version over the blank of grid paper option. The book is 5×8.25″ with a black ribbon…
Review: Staedtler Triplus Mobile Office Set
I must confess I am a sucker for a good packaged set so when I spied the limited edition Staedtler Triplus Mobile Office Set ($11.50 per set), I clicked “buy it now” before I knew what happened. I also love triangular shaped tools like the Faber-Castell Grip 2001 so again, “buy. it. now.” The set came…