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Our dear Granny Kass gets some well-deserved lovin' at Rhodia Drive:

"...we envy her youthful spirit and vitality. As she fondly says, “Over the Hill and still thinking like a 20 something.� Indeed, Grannykass is a kid at heart. She’s an avid collectors of pens and notebooks. Of course her collection wouldn’t be complete without the trusty Rhodia. She’s also a prolific writer so the pens and notebooks come in handy. As you can see, Grannykass also loves to travel and explore nature. We suspect her adventures keep her “20 something� joie de vivre.

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Keeping a journal is easy. Keeping a life-altering, soul-enlightening journal, however, is not. At its best, journaling can be among the most transformative of experiences, but you can only get there by learning how to express yourself fully and openly. Enter Samara O'Shea.

O'Shea charmed readers with her elegant and witty For the Love of Letters. Now, in Note to Self, she's back to guide us through the fun, effective, and revelatory process of journaling. Along the way, selections from O'Shea's own journals demonstrate what a journal should be: a tool to access inner strengths, uncover unknown passions, face uncertain realities, and get to the center of self. To help create an effective journal, O'Shea provides multiple suggestions and exercises, including:

    * Write in a stream of consciousness: Forget everything you ever learned about writing and just write. Let it all out: the good, bad, mad, angry, boring, and ugly.

    * Ask yourself questions: What do I want to change about myself? What would I never change about myself?

    * Copy quotes: Other people's words can help you figure out where you are in life, or where you'd like to be.

    * It takes time: Don't lose faith if you don't imme­diately feel better after writing in your journal. Think of each entry as part of a collection that will eventually reveal its meaning to you.

O'Shea's own journal entries reveal alternately moving, edgy, and hilarious stories from throughout her life, as she hits the party scene in New York, poses naked as an aspiring model, stands by as her boyfriend discovers an infidelity by (you guessed it) reading her journal, and more. There are also fascinating journal entries of notorious diarists, such as John Wilkes Booth, Anaïs Nin, and Sylvia Plath.

A tribute to the healing and reflective power of the written word, Note to Self demonstrates that sometimes being completely honest with yourself is the most dangerous and rewarding pursuit of all.

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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.

YAY! We've reached thread no. 100! Congrats all!

Discuss amongst yourselves.

Stunning new selections from Jenni Beck Bookbinding.

Bench crafted leather journals are handcrafted by Oberon Designs, in Santa Clara, California. Each refillable journal is constructed from custom tanned cowhide and paired with a decorative pewter button cast in their shop. Beautifully designed leather covers slide over a hard bound, blank book insert.

Shown: Oberon Refillable Leather Journal Sky Dragon

Oberon page link

[Thanks Chris!]

Mohd Nazley Fadhley blogs about his latest find from Malaysia:

The Plan was to go out with my friend Adib a.k.a. Berisman, and enjoy some good photos at a Photo Exhibition, organized by the Kuala Lumpur Flickr Group ... KLickr.

The Exhibition was fun and I picked up a few ideas throughout the slide show presentation ... BUT the highlight of the day was finding this little journal (or notebook) at a book fair at a nearby shopping mall. The stop to the mall was just for lunch initially, but the crowd at the bookfair was so ... soooo ... irresistable.

This is the journal I got myself today. A Peter Pauper Press Pocket Journal.

More at his VOX blog

Peter Pauper official website

Interesting finds from a company called "Present&Correct":

Over the Rainbow Book. A stunning french-folded book by super designer Hoon Kim. Tear the perforated fold of each page and the colour is revealed inside. 63 pages

Notisbok. Great quality jotters for all of your important thoughts and sketches. Two designs, get ‘Frukt’ or ‘Klöver’. Printed cover with blank pages.

LINK

Interesting finds from a company called "Present&Correct": Over the Rainbow Book. A stunning french-folded book by super designer Hoon Kim. Tear the perforated fold of each page and the colour is revealed inside. 63 pages Notisbok. Great quality jotters for... Armand Frasco

Keeping a journal is easy. Keeping a life-altering, soul-enlightening journal, however, is not. At its best, journaling can be among the most transformative of experiences, but you can only get there by learning how to express yourself fully and openly.... Armand Frasco

And just for the heck of it, the 10 Rarest clouds.

View the rest at Cool Stuff

And just for the heck of it, the 10 Rarest clouds. View the rest at Cool Stuff Armand Frasco

"We recently cleaned out the contents of an old New York farmhouse. RARE AND UNUSUAL VICTORIAN ERA COLLECTIBLE. IT IS AN OLD DIARY FROM THE 1800s IN THE SHAPE OF A FAN. VELVET COVERING. INSIDE ARE PAGES THAT FOLD OUT.PAGES ARE WRITTEN ON WITH DATES. 1889-1890. IN GOOD SHAPE FOR ITS AGE. HAS SATIN TIE. GREAT PLACE FOR SECRETS. MEASURES 6" LONG AT ITS LONGEST POINT. THIS IS A GREAT COLLECTIBLE. GREAT READING. NICE HANDWRITING..."

eBay  Item number: 310062161915

"We recently cleaned out the contents of an old New York farmhouse. RARE AND UNUSUAL VICTORIAN ERA COLLECTIBLE. IT IS AN OLD DIARY FROM THE 1800s IN THE SHAPE OF A FAN. VELVET COVERING. INSIDE ARE PAGES THAT FOLD OUT.PAGES... Armand Frasco

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.

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. Armand Frasco

Colouring books are something we first come to know when we are kids, carefulling choosing the colors and filling in the outlines with a great deal of concentration. But these are not just for children anymore! Recently, a lovely variety of “colouring books for adults” caught our eye! They are not what you might think they are. Simply, the practice and games found in these books have gradually evolved from kids’ stuff to things more suited to adults: drawing anatomy, colouring your favourite manga, folding coloured origami or even filling in the colours on a Nintendo DS!

PingMag

Colouring books are something we first come to know when we are kids, carefulling choosing the colors and filling in the outlines with a great deal of concentration. But these are not just for children anymore! Recently, a lovely variety... Armand Frasco

This week's cool find is from our friends at Jet Pens:

The Huger is dubbed such because of its ample carrying capacity and multi pocket design.  The case is actually two pencil cases in one - the smaller case securely attaches on to the outside of the larger one to allow easy access to frequently used writing instruments.  Unzip the larger case to reveal 2 large and 2 small pockets, perfect for organizing your tools.  Case can easily carry 20+ items.


Shown: Kokuyo Huger Mega Pencil Case - Dark Blue
More pencil case goodness here.

This week's cool find is from our friends at Jet Pens: The Huger is dubbed such because of its ample carrying capacity and multi pocket design. The case is actually two pencil cases in one - the smaller case securely... Armand Frasco

A fascinating link from our friend Chris Miesenzahl:

During the early hours of June 17, 1972, Frank Wills was the security guard on duty at the Watergate office complex in Washington, DC.. This log shows that at 1:47 a.m. he called the police, who arrested five burglars inside the Democratic National Committee Headquarters. Investigation into the break-in exposed a trail of abuses that led to the highest levels of the Nixon administration and ultimately to the President himself. President Nixon resigned from office under threat of impeachment on August 9, 1974.

Documents from the National Archives

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