Still trying to decide on a 2011 planner? Check out this post for some ideas (though some may only be available in the Philippines): No Frills vs. The Chichi: The Battle of Buying Your 2011 Planner @ ClickTheCity.com Metro.
“Deafmessanger” is Kucin, an artist living in Prague. He sells his notebooks, diaries, sketchbooks and postcards in lots of locations around Europe, as well as at Bluestockings and Spoonbill and Sugartown here in NYC. He contacted me a few months ago and offered me a sample journal to review– when I took a look at … Continue reading Review: Handmade Journal by Deafmessanger
Former Notebook Addict of the Month Paul has sent me some more tips about interesting notebooks. First is an article from the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society about a diary belonging to John Wilkes Booth. It was in his possession when he was captured after assassinating Abraham Lincoln. In the diary, Booth made … Continue reading Historical Notebooks: Diaries of John Wilkes Booth and Theodore Roosevelt
The November issue of Vanity Fair has an article about Marilyn Monroe’s previously unseen diaries (excerpted from the book Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters). “Through the pages of Marilyn’s diaries, we see the whole arc of her tragic life: the transition from starlet to icon, her pursuit of true artistry beyond the “dumb blonde†she … Continue reading Marilyn Monroe’s Diaries
I LOVE the “Collection a Day” blog. Vintage office supplies are often featured, and the other day she posted these old journals: . A Collection a Day, 2010: Day 228
This week’s addict had to be upgraded to Addict of the Month. Paul has been a faithful reader and correspondent for quite a while now, sharing not only photos of his own notebooks, but links to historical notebooks and other interesting trivia. Did you know, for instance, that the last entry in Samuel Pepys’ diary … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Month: Paul
I spotted this in Manhattan: Recognize that planner? Looks like a Moleskine to me!
Have you ever had to deal with a problem like this? My boyfriend and I have been dating for 10 months, and we’ve grown extremely close to each other. He’s a wonderful guy, and we’ve talked seriously about marraige. However I have a small problem: he’s read my journal twice now. The first time he … Continue reading “My boyfriend keeps reading my journal”
An article from the Huffington Post that is well worth reading: These days, it seems that everyone knows everything about us. Through Facebook, Twitter, and blogs, your friends and co-workers can learn about all the details of your life–your emotions, your day-to-day experiences, and your thoughts and opinions. But what will your grandchildren know about … Continue reading Preserving Memories: Paper Wins
This is interesting: In reviewing volumes of diaries, mostly written by women, [a researcher] found many terse records about what was happening in daily life in the same style demanded by Twitter’s 140-character limit. Many diary entries ranged, for example, from what was for dinner to reports of deaths, births, marriages and travel, such as … Continue reading 18th Century Diaries Written Like Twitter