Introducing my analog teaching kit
Wintry weather kept my school virtual all but one day this week. I leveraged the extra time at home to transition out of my first bullet journal of the academic year. The Hobonichi Plain Notebook housed six months of planning, lesson plans, meeting notes, lecture notes and the like.
Inking three long-ignored pens
I asked my spouse to suggest a name for my color palette this week. They said, “clouds or something stormy.” I can see where the palette evokes clouds and storms. We’re going with ‘seafoam storm.’ For the first time in a while, I have only one earth tone inked. Cool blues and purples take the day.
Rediscovering pens I already have
I took some time this week to update the database I use to organize my pen collection. Notably, the database sports a new column to record the last date each pen was inked. A handful of patterns emerged.
Playing it safe
Kaweco makes a small converter for their pocket pens. It’s a hard plastic cylinder. A plunger on the end creates suction and a seal for the tiny ink chamber. It works well enough. Until it doesn’t.