19th February 2005

    Waiting in the cold and wind the other morning with no light to photograph with and no book to read it struck me that something to write on would be just smashing. I've kept an online journal for many years now so the inclination is there but lugging a laptop around to jot down thoughts at odd hours is not practical. So this evening after watching the fantastic Finding Neverland I popped into the local bookshop and bought myself a moleskine diary. It feels the right size to me, small enough to slip into a bag but large enough to paste a postcard into. The rounded edges, tough cover and good binding will mean it survives my rough-handling too. Though I do hope it gets that worn look.

    On the first page there is space to write your address and how much you will reward the finder, and returner, of the diary should it be lost. I thought it a sign of the times that I will write not my street address but my email address.

    I am toying with the idea of photographing each filled page as a I go. While I very much doubt anybody but me will find it interesting or useful I do think it a nice idea.

    Comments and faves

    1. ★

      slight clutter, pmorgan, urbansheep, David Wulff, and 91 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. Cilest (89 months ago | reply)

      an original moleskin.
      :-)

    3. Anna Rigato (89 months ago | reply)

      cool :)

    4. Nannydaddy (89 months ago | reply)

      good choice!

    5. Auntie K (89 months ago | reply)

      Excellent idea. I just saw Finding Neverland this afternoon. Loved it!

    6. Robyn's Nest (89 months ago | reply)

      It is a good idea.

    7. drp (89 months ago | reply)

      I always carry something to write on with me, just in case inspiration strikes. Looks like a beautiful journal. Fill it with some good things, yes.

    8. slight clutter (89 months ago | reply)

      A journal is a beautiful thing.

    9. Leco Tahan (89 months ago | reply)

      Cool my friend

    10. pmorgan (88 months ago | reply)

      This is, somehow, a cool picture, in its own right without the explanation. The angle, colour, white background - the pen. (I have the same pen in front of me.) Great!

    11. C. Hellgren (88 months ago | reply)

      Creativity at it's best! What kind of pen is it?

    12. MaureenShaughnessy (86 months ago | reply)

      Best journal/sketchbook/tech-notes-keeper book in the WORLD. Good choice, Paul. I myself am always interested in what other people put in their moleskines.
      Maureen

    13. xxrobot (59 months ago | reply)

      man moleskines are bomb

    14. SerialCoder (58 months ago | reply)

      This image has been added to the Flickr Museum for making explore's top 25. Kudos! You can check it out HERE...

    15. Jenny.M. (54 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Moleskine city, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    16. CScottRunx (48 months ago | reply)

      I came across this pic and realized I have these same two items o.0

    17. Ari Herzog (37 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for the image, which I've used on my blog and attributed to you at ariwriter.com/2009/05/do-you-care-if-bloggers -are-biased-...

    18. joanps100 (30 months ago | reply)

      Van Gogh never drew a Moleskine notebook. This is a fraud. Pure marketing.
      This notebook is made from the Moleskine brand since 1998!. Van Gogh, Picasso, Hemingway, to a time that had already died ...

    19. Paul Watson (29 months ago | reply)

      It is still a nice notebook.

    20. Meylah (28 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for the great image! We used it on our blog at Meylah!

      Thanks again,
      Courtney

    21. pliggno (15 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for the good image. I'm interested in this story is just
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