Inking for planning, in grey triplicate
This week is my teaching bullet journal setup week. My pen-to-paper time will be dominated by setting up headings, laying out columns and sections, and migrating reference information into my new teaching notebook: a 400 page dot grid Odyssey.
All three genres of information need to be direct and sans distraction. So this week’s palette includes three grey inks. Two EF line widths for columns and detailed reference information. And one B line width for facilitating scannable headings.
2022 state of the scholar, tray two
I continue taking inventory of my pen collection this week. A process I started back in July. I like to think through my collection from time to time.
This week, I journey through a second of my four 13-pen trays. The tray I lovingly call “The pen tray of large assortments.”
Finding novelty in what I already have, a mnml digest
Five links. Ten sentences or fewer. On finding novelty in what I already have. Making something new out of what’s already in my study. And reading new possibilities into what I already have.
Reflections on my second DC Pen Show, a mnml guest post
Attending a show by oneself is a great experience. It gives space to taking in the inevitable overstimulation of the DC pen show at one’s own pace. My first DC show was a solo visit and was the right way for me to experience a pen show at that moment.
But my second DC show? Having a crew that includes your Pen Twin (PT) grants the ability for buddies to play off of each other. Simultaneously, you both have the comfort and freedom to wander while having a “home group” adds a new dimension to the experience.