Hi Fediverse!
Do you have a favorite notebook to write in? Preferably something not much smaller than 8.5 by 11 inches, lined, and that stays open.
I'm thinking this? (Doesn't have to be a composition notebook though.) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009PL4ZTC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2MB9B94L254TB&psc=1 https://octodon.social/media/X0yt-wHU4veyHuPFijo
Also accepting ideas for pens and/or mechanical pencils that you LOVE...
@schlink pen of choice: https://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Vanishing-Point-Fountain-Pen-Black-Matte-Fine-Nib/pd/7246
stupid expensive compared to the $2-3 fine point pigment markers i usually use (which are in turn stupid expensive compared to a package of bics) but i put off buying one for years and it's the nicest writing implement i've ever owned.
@brennen whoa, cool. Dunno if I can splurge on that... maybe a Christmas present to myself ha
@schlink it's kinda over the top, but if you like fountain pens, it's pretty neat.
(fountain pens are kind of like watches - you can spend, like, car or house down payment money if you are a rich person who wants a status symbol, but you can spend $10 - $200 and get something that on a practical level is really good and maybe even better than most of the expensive stuff.)
@schlink yeah, i have a couple. i don't _personally_ love them to write with, but a lot of people seem to, and the design is cool.
related thoughts:
i'd stay away from the parker vector - every one i've ever owned has been badly manufactured garbage.
for low-dollar fountain pens, i really like the very basic plastic ones that sheaffer has been selling pretty much forever. i have a couple my mom got as a kid, still work great. maybe something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/Sheaffer-Fountain-Chrome-Packaging-E0920551S/dp/B0722P82X1/
@brennen nice, thanks!
@brennen yeah for sure.
Years ago, I had a pen I loved (dunno how much it was-- it was a gift; maybe $30) but lost it and forgot what it was called :(
Do you know anything about this one? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002T401Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1