Three small corrections to keep balanced
Last week’s collection of pens and inks collaborated well together. Having a bright accent and a dark accent (in a wider nib) proved useful — and fun. A working system is worth keeping. So I am keeping last week’s pens mostly intact — with three tweaks.
A planner as a pocket notebook
My work week began with a mistake. I left my A5 pocket notebook at home. In it’s drawer. Habits take practice.
Happenstance: I had a B6 Stalogy 1/2 Year in my bag. The plan was to use the Stalogy for recording student meetings. However, in the absence of my Taroko pocket notebook, the Stalogy became my pocket notebook. Good thing.
A little sun, a little shade
Rolling into a new school year is a tide of highs and lows. I’m eager to teach and work with my students again. As much as I will miss getting to spend daytimes with my partner. Sun and shade. Bright and dark.
This week, I’m leaning into the contrast between light and dark. I chose one bright ink and one dark ink color for each color family. For a total for seven pairings — because grey.
Messy notes are the medium
Scratched out words. Lines of text overlapping one another. Page grid optional. Squiggles that barely resemble letter shapes.
Messy notes are where I do my best thinking. Jottings and scratchings and cross outs are how I get from rough ideas to clever. Messy notes are the medium. They’re my work-in-progress.