Too Much Information: Why Personal Knowledge Management Is Hard (via Analog Office). I’m making a concerted effort this year to get a handle on my personal knowledge management system, and this hit home.
A Fine Line: Rotring Isograph Technical Pen (via A Fleeting Ripple). Believe it or not, I’ve never tried one of these pens, as they’re not really in my use case - pure writing as opposed to drawing - but I’ve always admired them and found them interesting.
Papersmiths Primo in Coral (via KraftyKats). This looks like an Ohto-made pen, down to the needle-tip gel refill!
Midori MD Cotton Notebook (via Blake’s Broadcast). Will Midori ever bring the MD Cotton Notebook back in the standard sizes? I hope so, since this paper is a personal favorite for use with fountain pens and inks, and a top seller in our shop.
Pelikan M605 Tortoiseshell Black (2022 Special Edition) (via Scrively). This is the one Pelikan that’s tempted me over the past year.
Honey Sweet: Galen Leather Zippered Magnum Opus Pen Case (via A Fleeting Ripple). The Galen Magnum Opus is currently my own favorite 12-pen case capable of going anywhere.
That’s a Mighty Bold Kit for Such an EF-loving Writer (via mnmlscholar). Sometimes you just have to mix things up a bit, no?
Logical Swing Notebook Review (via Fountain Pen Love). I’m planning to start testing the Nakayabashi Logical Prime paper this week - the Logical Swing is the lower-cost option.
SF Now + *Noted - NOT a Pen Show! (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). “To the trade” retail shows are extremely interesting to attend, because you tend to see products that either haven’t made it to retail yet or fall outside of the mainstream that tends to get so much attention on social media.
#21PenQuestions (via Well-Appointed Desk). What a great idea! This should be a new trend for the pen community.
Laconic: The stationery system for the bookmark obsessive.
In CaSe You Missed it…
This week on the blog I did something I haven’t done in a while, and which is a bit out of character for this site: I wrote a post about refill hacks! Specifically, refills that I’ve managed to make work with the Caran d’Ache 849 ballpoints and rollerballs. I also wrote a short overview of a newly discovered notebook system: the Laconic Style system of A5 notebook refills, covers, and, yes bookmarks. Stay tuned as I’ve pulled a few of these to try to use myself as I get more familiar with their offerings.
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop - Travel Week!
I updated the shop pages to reflect that I’m traveling this coming week (as of Yesterday), so any orders placed in the shop will have a 3-5 business day processing time instead of the typical 2-3, and will ship upon my return. As always when I travel, orders placed during “away time” will include extras like pens, pencils, or ink samples to accommodate for any short delay. In the meantime, we have a continuing stream of new arrivals that are available for order, including new arrivals and restocks from Nahvalur, Lamy, and Lochby, in addition to some remaining Paul Smith x Caran d’Ache Pens.
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