Waterproof Writing
Posted on June 29, 2020
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Figure 1: Waterproof Kit
Why? I spend a lot of time outdoors. I may be a geek/nerd but I like being outdoors and actually spend time outside. One thing that rarely stops me is the weather. Because of this I can end up outside in the rain or during a blizzard. This is a big reason I only buy archive grade and water resistant inks and papers.
I’m also “me” and I’m usually good for rising to “hold my beer” moments that won’t result in another trip to the hospital trauma ward.
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Monteverde Tool Pen (Grumpy Opinion Within)
Posted on June 26, 2020
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Figure 1: The Pen
I recently picked up a Monteverde USA Tool Pen Inkball (link). The pen is, uh.
One of the worst pens I’ve laid hands on
I cracked the box open, discovered there were no ink cartridges or adapters and… it didn’t get better once I ordered a converter and some standard international mini ink cartridges.
NOTHING I’ve tried for ink cartridges or adapters fits in this pen.
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Tools Matter
Posted on June 24, 2020
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I wish they didn’t but the unfortunate truth is that tools do matter. It doesn’t matter what discipline we frame this up within. Tools Matter. QED, EOF, return 0.
I bring this up because a lovely human I know via the internet voiced their distaste for writing recently.
After talking to them for awhile it seemed like the tools they were using were less than the best for their needs and writing style.
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American Cursive Handwriting Mini Review
Posted on June 22, 2020
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The [work]book ‘American Cursive Handwriting’ by Michael Sull (Goodreads Link) is an interesting ‘read’. I picked up a copy years ago when I first started getting interested in writing. I was looking for ways to slow down, think and better remember things. After I entered the world of analog writing it quickly became clear it helped me on too many levels to properly enumerate here.
The biggest problem I had early on with analog writing was my legibility and writing speed.
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Soap Updates
Posted on June 20, 2020
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It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about my soap preferences. My previous supplier went weird politically and seems to be forever out of stock on the soaps I use to get clean. I had to find an alternative.
Enter Chagrin Valley Soap and Salve (link). They really saved me when it comes to bar soap and have become my primary source of soap over the last ~9-12 months.
Currently I’m using the following products and I cannot complain.
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A riff on Bullet Journals
Posted on April 2, 2018
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Figure 1: The Setup
Riffing a monolog or spoken improvisation, especially a humorous one, on a particular subject
or: break the rules and see if there is no spoon
Bullet Journals (BuJo) The official Bullet Journal site (link) is a full, end to end system of organization. It’s been a huge hit in pen/paper circles for several years now. I read their documentation, tried “the system” and walked away with a bad taste in my mouth.
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Analog Every Day Carries
Posted on April 1, 2018
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Figure 1: The Kit
The Humble Every Day Carry When I first went back to a pen and paper I discovered I never wanted to be without. Rain, snow or shine: pens, pencils and paper will be there for you. Day of night, power, no power too. These simple tools will ‘just work’. I’ve had phones and digital organizers fail because of drained batteries, getting wet and getting too warm or cold.
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Anti Bad Habit Notebook
Posted on March 29, 2018
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Not going to lie : I have a few bad habits.
I’m trying to break them but lack a good ‘visual cue’ for how often I succumb and how bad/good I’m doing.
Whilst poking about the ’tubes the other day I stumbled across Habit Trackers for Bullet Journals (BuJo).
After noodling it for a bit I realized you could make an ANTI BAD Habit BuJo spread.
Behold! The Anti Bad Habit BuJo
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Mobile Mapping
Posted on March 7, 2018
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OK… Lately I’ve been poking at updating and improving my usual offline mapping setup on Android. For the last few years or so I’ve been GPX tracking my outings, adventures and some other stuff. Mainly for photo geotagging but also because it can be neat to see where I was and when after a day trip.
When out and about I insist on purely offline maps too. I like being away from the modern world, notifications and distractions.
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Small shops, makers and artisans
Posted on February 24, 2018
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Analog Fun Lately I’ve been heavily focused on all things analog. Writing supplies (pen/paper/pencil), shaving hardware, belts, jewelry, etc.
It’s been a very fun journey but along the way I realized something that may not be obvious : the ‘mass market’ effect is real and tends not to produce ‘high quality’ goods anymore. ‘Unique’ is also becoming an oxymoron.
Mass Market / Mass Production I can go to Amazon, Google, others and do a search for something like, say, a ‘razor’ and a nice, very long list of products will materialize from thin air.
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