Pocket Notebooks and Every Day Carries
Posted on August 3, 2020
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Forward Let’s get this out of the way up front, shall we?
There is a ton of information on how to build an EDC (every day carry) notebook setup on the internet. Like most things on the internet it’s not all great info and more than a few holy wars can be encountered. I’m a programmer by day and enjoy analog writing as a hobby. To say I’ve seen the holy wars erupt and turn decent people into toxic mushrooms feeding on feces would be understatement.
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Interesting, if not odd, Discoveries
Posted on July 8, 2020
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Figure 1: All of the interesting discoveries
Forward It’s been many, many solar cycles since I found myself embarking upon the analog writing path. During these cycles I have managed to dial in my preferences and have found many supplies I may not like much but are great recommendations for others. I’ve also encountered some odd supplies that are worth calling attention towards.
Without further adoo, time to explore some of the most noteworthy oddities I’ve found to date.
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Tamoe River Redux
Posted on July 6, 2020
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Figure 1: The Test
I’ve never kept my love of Tamoe River Paper (link) a secret. I’d have posted about it specifically but I’ve never really had anything to say beyond an ultra mini review of ‘This stuff is AMAZING, BUY NOW’. It’s the perfect loose leaf paper: cheap, thin, easy to work with and translucent.
It doesn’t do great with wet inks or pens, but I’m ok with that.
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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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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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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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Pen Pals
Posted on February 14, 2018
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Figure 1: One of the post card images
Going the Distance I recently finished mailing 32[!] letters as part of the InCoWriMo (link) ‘challenge’. I put out a call online for interested parties on my primary social network(s) and the response was overwhelming. So much support and positivity among the analog lovers online. Some even asked if I wouldn’t mind becoming pen pals as a fun way to keep the project alive long-term.
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