I’ve taken them all over the world and rarely am I without one (or two). I use the lined journal as well as the daily diary. I keep a few with watercolor-specific paper for sketching and drawing. And I've just discovered the new Moleskine City Guide Series (a combination journal and map book for cities like London, Vienna, and Prague).
I have stacks of old Moleskines--filled with random notes, outlines, lists, reviews, goals, agendas, piorities, quotes, squibbed ideas, and journal entries. And I always keep a few extras on hand--just in case. Nothing's better:
Love it. Where is your favorite place to purchase Moleskines? And, a notebook that remarkable must have a favorite pen that embellishes its pages. Do tell.
ReplyDeleteI, too, am almost never without one. They are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteShort: These days, it is much easier to find Moleskines than it was a few years ago. Borders bookstores carries a fairly full line. Fine pen and stationery stores also often stock them. But, there is now a direct online source at moleskines.com.
ReplyDeleteAs for favorite pens, well, I always use a fountain pen. I have several cheap ones and one or two not so cheap ones. And that will be the subject of a not too distantly future blog!
Thanks. I had not encountered these notebooks before and I am most impressed. From what little I have learned of you from reading this site, the fountain pen was a given. I am looking forward to your future post on the subject.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the "The Well-Read Traveler" link. Just as there are different books for different settings, there are also different pens for different situations. I hope you can touch on some of that in your post, i.e. everyday use, journaling, traveling, etc.
Jeff Short
You know, you ought to get a commission, because I'm going to go by one.
ReplyDeleteI've been doing a lot of note taking on the computer, as well as planning. But I don't think that is good for me either for my eyesight or my posture.
Any etymological insight on the name?
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ReplyDeleteI've been consistently overlooking the second "e" in the word.
I had something kind of exotic in mind.
How embarrassing.
Fountain Pens!!!
ReplyDeleteI love mine. Especially my Pelikans.
I have them! www.skycowbooks.com
ReplyDeleteCheaper than B&N. =)
Fountain pens are the writing instruments of gentlemen.
ReplyDeleteMoleskine also makes a notebook with music manuscript--useful for (one-day-to-be) famous artists and thinkers who happen to be composers.
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And, let's not forget that dandy little pocket in the rear; worth the whole thing.
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