Homo sapiens sapiens
This week doubles the Homo Sapiens. So: Homo sapiens sapiens.
My goal this week is to build out the coming school year’s teaching bullet journal. I like to have a light grey and a near-black grey in EF while building the structure of my reference spreads. The contrast helps to focus attention where I want it on the page without distracting via colors.
The 2021 DC Pen Show Collection
This year’s DC Pen Show was an absolute blast. I spent most of the week enjoying my purchases from the show.
New pens and ink eased getting back into reading and prepping orientations for the coming school year. I was quite productive this week, all told.
The bookend approach to inking up for commonplacing
I cleaned two inked pens in preparation for this week. Two threads drive my thinking. The novelty of pen and ink combinations motivates me to get into my work. New choices are always welcome — and effective.
Also, a week of iron gall bravery raised my anxiety. I want my stationery to offer joy, not worry. So, a week without incident or pen damage is capped. I’m happy with how Spring Rain did last week.
Growing passed the iron gall terrors
I own one iron gall ink: Kala Nostalgia Spring Rain. I bought it for the paperwork at my wedding. Spring Rain’s iron gall qualities make it waterproof. Permanence felt appropriate and meaningful. Inked and cleaned within 24 hours. The iron gall terrors, indeed.