This week’s addict could be thought of as a professional notebook addict, as she is the VP of marketing for Exaclair, whose brands include Quo Vadis, Rhodia, and Clairefontaine. On the Quo Vadis blog, she asks “Are Notebook Users Monogamous?” Based on this photo, I’d say not!
Of course, any self-respecting notebook addict could not be truly monogamous in the sense of mating with one notebook for life. Aside from it being against our nature, we’d run out of pages! (Even a refillable notebook might fall apart with that much use.) Though monogamy could be defined as just sticking with one brand or type of notebook for life. Then there would be serial monogamy– using one notebook at a time, then switching to another one when you’re done. Bigamy would be using two notebooks at a time. Polygamy would be spreading the love amongst many notebooks at once. Then there’s the utter promiscuity that most readers of this site would probably confess to! Might as well face it, we’re addicted to love… loving notebooks, that is!
Read more about Karen’s notebooks at Are Notebook Users Monogamous? | Quo Vadis Blog.
Nice variety! I’ve never tried Clairfontane.
My roommate is a notebook monogamist. Obviously she doesn’t use the SAME notebook forever. However, all of her notebooks are exactly the same brand. She has boxes labeled “journals” in our apartment, and each box is filled with old, worn notebooks. All appear to be the same size, brand, color, and style (if not moleskin, something with that general look).
Some might call it brand loyalty, but I would say it’s notebook monogamy.
A notebook is what that inspires you to write. It’s the only companion you need to bleed your heart out and stay happy!
Whoops! Actually, that’s my stack of journals. I write the Rhodia Drive blog and at at one time, Karen asked me to use this image.