tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219735658025200238.post4261545542927978162..comments2023-04-10T00:18:08.712+12:00Comments on Overkill: Of pens and paper...Vanda Symonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219735658025200238.post-14583179779663093202010-10-07T22:16:31.221+13:002010-10-07T22:16:31.221+13:00Once again, my work is done.
I'll email you w...Once again, my work is done.<br /><br />I'll email you with an AU supplier. You might find it in NZ too...Damon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421351032851052928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219735658025200238.post-41501298196119540302010-10-07T09:40:51.282+13:002010-10-07T09:40:51.282+13:00Hmmm, Damon. Might have to investigate one of thos...Hmmm, Damon. Might have to investigate one of those now... thank you so much for leading me astray...again...Vanda Symonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219735658025200238.post-91818796098818924972010-10-06T20:20:18.247+13:002010-10-06T20:20:18.247+13:00I wrote much of my last book in Moleskines, but th...I wrote much of my last book in Moleskines, but then I discovered much, much better notebooks, like the Quo Vadis Habana. They look like a Moleskine, but the paper is French, 90gsm, sustainably made (rather than cheap Chinese-made), and it is very, very smooth.<br /><br />Moleskines have the hype and the distribution, but there's lovelier paper out there...<br /><br />(See my 4/10 link above for a review of the Habana.)Damon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421351032851052928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219735658025200238.post-16066006057838817042010-10-05T09:57:16.456+13:002010-10-05T09:57:16.456+13:00I have never seen Good Fellas, Uriah. Now I'm ...I have never seen Good Fellas, Uriah. Now I'm curious. I love Moleskine notebooks too and have quite a few of the smaller ones for my non-specific jottings. When I was shopping for the new project notebook the other day it was a toss up between a Moleskine and the Cartella. I know that I've ever been truly organised though, something to aspire to? Or maybe I know my limitations too well (-:Vanda Symonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219735658025200238.post-86350163037016325072010-10-05T07:12:27.080+13:002010-10-05T07:12:27.080+13:00Vanda, didn't Joe Pesci kill a made man with a...Vanda, didn't Joe Pesci kill a made man with a pen in Good fellas?<br />I have become a Moleskin notebook and diary addict; it is rathe rnice to write on good paper and get truly organized. Or at least try to.Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219735658025200238.post-29856280365611955582010-10-04T10:26:37.984+13:002010-10-04T10:26:37.984+13:00Hi Margot. Yes, murder by fountain pen. Brings new...Hi Margot. Yes, murder by fountain pen. Brings new meaning to poison-pen letters.<br /><br />Damon - I love that quote! I'm still salivating over those Pilot Iroshizuku inks you linked me to.Vanda Symonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219735658025200238.post-26119503420327696062010-10-04T10:14:19.058+13:002010-10-04T10:14:19.058+13:00"I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life ins..."I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a pen, a bottle of ink and a notebook." - Philip Marlowe, <i>Farewell, My Lovely</i><br /><br />Well, I'm paraphrasing. <br /><br />Great photo, Vanda. I'm always a little buoyed by a <a href="http://damon-young.blogspot.com/2009/11/our-man-in-habana.html" rel="nofollow">new notebook</a>. It's that combination of tactile pleasure and open, white paper possibility. Or something...Damon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421351032851052928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219735658025200238.post-76577031210057855302010-10-04T09:15:48.751+13:002010-10-04T09:15:48.751+13:00Vanda - That's a lovely 'photo! I can see ...Vanda - That's a lovely 'photo! I can see how you were tempted! You've now made me curious - I'm going to have to find out if there are any murderers committed that way. Intriguing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com