Our friend Johnny sent us this link about Sen. Bob Graham who apparently keeps meticulous daily log of mundane tasks for a reason. Someday, historians may be glad. A sample entry which some may find TMI but still an interesting look at the daily life of a public figure.
"8:40-8:50 -- 3 St TH bedroom, bathroom
-- change to blue shorts
-- apply scalp medication
8:50-10:50 3 ST TH office
8:50-9:00 -- update notebook
9:00-10:50 review staff memos, miscellaneous dictation
Michael Nobbs is sharing another free eBook, the latest version from the one he gave away earlier.
"Last year, as part of a DIY publishing experiment I released to little booklets, Start to Draw Your Life and 75 Ways to Draw More as free downloads to be printed out and made at home. The two books have been viewed over 30,000 times to date, which I find very exciting.Download link is here.
Every Wednesday at Notebookism we open a "Blank Page" - your chance to ask, answer and discuss anything notebook-related. Keep it nice, keep it relevant.
Blank Page, an Open Thread.
Tyler C Hellard at Lo-Fi Hi-Fi Me has a confession to make:
"There are literally hundreds of note taking apps for the iPhone currently available. A few of them are really good, too. They offer an array of features, including voice notes, photo notes, wireless syncing, to-do lists, calendar integration and a million other things somebody somewhere has a need for. I’ve tried six of them, unsuccessfully, preferring instead to stick with an old fashioned paper and pen approach...."
Friend David Bogie reminded us of a pen enthusiast's paradise online - The Fountain Pen Network's marketplace. Words like sweet, immaculate, super-smooth and amazing abound. See for yourself:)
What better company to feature on Earth Day than ecosystem. A snip from their "About" page:
"From its inception, ecosystem was designed to empower environmentally aware product owners, be they recycling gurus or new to the process. Each item has a unique book ID number, which may be used here to track a book's origins, learn how they are environmentally-friendly, and to find out exactly how to recycle each book..."
You can even "build" your own ecosystem. Their range of journals and planners can be customized.
We still have to get our hands on these items and the press mentions are adding to the excitement.
Every Wednesday at Notebookism we open a "Blank Page" - your chance to ask, answer and discuss anything notebook-related. Keep it nice, keep it relevant. Blank Page, an Open Thread.
In this article published in the Providence Journal, Edward A. Iannuccilli, M.D., the author of “Growing Up Italian remembers how his lifelong love affair with writing began.
"I watched Sandra write. It was writing in rhythm. She concentrated with her tongue peeking out of the corner of her mouth (maybe that was the answer), starting with a low sweep with her arm resting on the desk, peaking to the top and then swooping downward to the bottom, barely bending her wrist. Her letters were angled with the same slope, tipping just enough to look like a young tree, never straight up, never leaning too far..."
(Thanks to Chris Meisenzahl)
Every Wednesday at Notebookism we open a "Blank Page" - your chance to ask, answer and discuss anything notebook-related. Keep it nice, keep it relevant.
Blank Page, an Open Thread.
This week's Blank Page is special because it starts a new chapter in Notebookism's existence. It's been a while since we last had a blank page so feel free to share what's happened in the interim. - Armand
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