Of old favorites and new favorites and least favorites
Oh happy day. Starting a new journal is a joyful part of keeping a personal journal. Transitioning from one notebook into another is one of my favorite stationery-related activities.
A little smearing isn’t the end of the world, but still
Last week’s mix of black and grey inks carries over for task management. I’ve become a fan of having both black and grey inked up. A greyscale accent color is distraction-free, and still easily scannable. And that is a winning combination for me.
However, the 3 Oysters black and Montblanc pairing takes minutes to dry on Tomoe River paper. It’s not a good pairing for the paper I use for work. Consequently, my weekly spread has a constellation of smears and cross-page pollination.
The joy of pen-enabling good friends
Two of my best friends have just begun exploring fountain pens. Gian just bought his first TWSBI ECO. The ECO is a great pen. For a smallish investment, you get a piston-filler (holds 2.5 ml of ink), a demonstrator (your pen becomes the color of your ink), and a reliable writer (all of my TWSBI nibs write true to size). He ordered an EF nib, for he is a man of taste and sophistication.
And then he dropped his ECO. Nib down. Ouch.
Going greyscale for everyday writing
My most frequent writing tasks are updating my weekly task list, processing lesson plans, and note taking during meetings. Weeklies are made all in grey ink. But notes and process writing are bicolor: a grey ink for information, and an accent color for new tasks and commentary.