Dark and stormy isn’t just a drink
Rain, water, and tea seem to be this week’s theme. November Rain and Purple Rain are titular. Earl Grey and Rikyu-cha are inspired by teas. Verdigris is what happens to exposed metal near the sea. Pushing the theme a bit, Midnight Twinkle evokes how sailors use the stars to navigate. I’ve got nothing for how Andy Warhol fits the theme. Let’s go with: outlier.
There’s freedom in choosing a short-term journal
Searching for a short-term journal — a notebook I will only use for two or three weeks — changes what I prefer in a journal. Knowing that I will leave my next journal in a few short weeks screams for experimenting. I went with a MidoriMD A6 notebook. I even had a spare cardstock notebook cover laying around. Score.
Calming winter shades
Ongoing events in the US have me reflecting and writing on politics. In particular, I have converted my journaling time into focused reflections on essays being posted by constitutional scholars. And I’ve returned to Jacques Ranciere’s philosophy on disagreement and politics. Ranciere is the man.
Choosing beggars and temporary journals
The era of my Musubi journal is coming to a close. A new journal is still run en route – and delayed by over a month. The desk cries out for a new temporary journal from the books already sitting on my shelf.