Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy of CW&T love the Pilot Hi-Tec C pens almost as much as I do but they went the extra step and drew up plans and prototypes for stainless steel housing and sleeve. The sleeve doubles as a ruler with metric and imperial measurements on it. Right now, the team has received lots of funding through the Kickstarter program so let’s hope that this amazing unit will be available soon! (via Pen Type-A Kickstarter)

Found on a recent thrift outing, these two unused pocket notebooks. Stitch bound and filled with lightly lined paper. One had written on the over a name and the word “Private” in pencil. I tried to photograph it clearly but it was as hard to read as it is in person.

The Dymo Tapewriter 1054

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This vintage Dymo was found at the White Cloud Flea Market, still in the box!

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Made of heavy industrial beige metal it is a behemoth of a Dymo.

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Despite its weight and size, it is one of the easiest Dymos I’ve ever used. The clamp action is smooth and even and it presses the letters with very little effort. I am floored at what a fabulously functional artifact this is. If you ever spy one at a yard sale, I recommend you grab it!

Still available is the Dymo 1011 which is a heavy duty “professional” tapewriter marketing to outdoor and forestry usage. It seems that these large heavyweight Dymos can use Aluminum Non-Adhesive and Stainless Steel Metal Embossing Tapes. I am definitely going to try out some of the metal tapes and see if they work in my older industrial tapewriters.

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new email addresses

Well, due to faulty poll software and mixed interest, the votes for my new email address were fairly lukewarm. I did have several people tell me via email, voice and comment that they were amused with chair@… and there were several votes for both girltuesday@… (a play off of my frequently used, homage-to-Jasper-Fforde, internet nom de plume, Tuesday Next) as well as headhoncho@…. , just because its silly.

So….

I’ve decided to use them all. Feel free to email me with comments, questions or suggestions!

52hearts:

Drawn to the Table is a wooden table top that encourages families to communicate with each other in a physical and personal manner during meal times. Simply by dipping their finger, fork, chopstick or spoon into the digital ink on the table members of the family can use Drawn as a blank canvas as well as a message board. By connecting all of the screen-based electronics in the home, Drawn also transfers whatever is doodled, pressed or written onto it’s surface directly to the personal devices of members of the family who are absent from the dinner table. (via Alice Moloney)

What a great way to tell a story, sketch an idea, leave a love note or change the look of your space? When can I have one?

Because sometimes the best impression is made on paper and even someone as digitally-focussed as Mark Zuckerberg gets it.

Details: Clear foil stamp pattern on the reverse side of the stock, simple address line runs vertically along the right hand side of the stationery and an embossed stamp with “From the Desk of Mark Zuckerberg” at the bottom. The pearl grey envelope is lined in white and closed with a sticker that matches the embossed stamp.

lostcrates:

“Mark gets a lot of mail thanking him from people with amazing personal stories made possible because of Facebook. We wanted to make something a little more personal and special for him to respond.”