Check out this quote from an article in New York Magazine about the Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo and their SoHo store: This morning, 30 “advisers†as Uniqlo calls its employees who help customers stand at the bottom of the stairs leading to the lower floor, with notebooks open and pens poised. Each is instructed to … Continue reading Uniqlo’s Notebook Rule
Ooh, juicy gossip item of the week! Madge: Hands off my diaries! Dear Diary: I wonder what would happen if you – my dearest diary – were to fall into the wrong hands. That’s the dilemma Madonna has faced ever since a 12-volume set of notebooks, supposedly the journals she kept between 1987 and 1996, … Continue reading Madonna’s Diaries on eBay!
Here’s an interesting topic on Ask MetaFilter: I have a graph-ruled Moleskine that is begging to be turned into a compendium of obscure, fascinating, and perhaps occasionally useful reference material. Some of the things I want to put in there are Rubik’s Cube algorithms, keys to reading non-Latin alphabets, some simple math formulas (Trachtenberg math, … Continue reading How to Turn Your Notebook Into a “Mental Swiss-Army Knife”
I want to thank all of you who have become loyal readers over the last year and a half. I’ve had a great time sharing my notebook obsession with you all. But now that I’ve bought an iPhone, this is the only notebook I’m going to be using from now on: It’s so handy to … Continue reading Shutting Down this Blog
Here’s something fun that I came across. We can all identify with how the writer feels to discover she’s not the only one obsessed with notebooks… but who knew Jimmy Buffett was a blank book collector!? I collect blank books. When I discovered that Jimmy Buffett has a trunk full of blank books he’s collected … Continue reading Jimmy Buffett Collects Blank Books
I’m glad I’m not the only person who has dreams about notebooks! This reminds me so much of the kind of weird, elaborate dreams that I have sometimes: I was at a lecture in some auditorium. There were no chairs, and everyone was sitting on the floor. I was sitting next to a very beautiful … Continue reading Craig Dreams: The Moleskine Lecture
These look kind of funky: I think I want the one with phrases to use in meetings, to remind me there’s more to life than leveraging my core competencies. They’re only $4 each, here. Via Hybrid Home Notebooks – Super7 Blog.
I found this batch of notebooks when I was home for Christmas– I guess I’d missed them on all previous sweeps of my parents’ house. It’s an odd assortment, from when I was in junior high school through my first post-college years when I was living at home again for a little while. Most of … Continue reading A Batch of Childhood Notebooks
I’m glad this is big news for the Wesleyan Student Assembly: Firke Christens New Notebook: On Wednesday evening at approximately 9:07 p.m. (EST), Ben Firke ‘12 was sighted writing in a brand new black-and-white patterned notebook. This new notebook is surely only the first of many more to come, as Firke is known for his … Continue reading A Wesleyan Student’s New Notebook
This is a funny story about a lost and found Moleskine and a lost and found suitcase. That reminder to write your name and contact info can save the day! Moleskine Dumpster Diving and Facebook Save the Day – Philip Morris – Proctors, Schenectady NY – timesunion.com – Albany NY.