[geeks] addictions of ink and paper

[Shannon Hendrix]

Regarding the recent confessions of notebook and pen addictions...

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http://www.levenger.com

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Books-A-Million: they sell a journal with a rough denim-ish cover that  
is functionally as good as a Moleskine or other nice notebook, but  
they are quite a bit cheaper.

The paper is acid free according to the manager, and they feel decent  
and lay flat.

I use them for system administration notebooks and other records as  
well as random writing because they are cheap enough for permanent  
records on things where you really do not want or cannot afford to  
spend $12 per notebook.

I think I paid $8 for the last few I got.

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Borders appears to have stopped carrying the Picadilly line of  
notebooks, which is a shame because they were decent but not high  
priced.

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Some questions too:

My Lamy fountain pen writes nicely, but if I don't open it at least  
weekly and write, it clogs up.

My old fountain pen, brand and ink unknown, would sit for a month  
without clogging.

Is this normal or is it possible that better ink would help?

When I say clogged, I mean it requires extensive wetting and/or a full  
clean to get it working again.

I use Lamy ink, but I'm not really impressed and would like some  
darker and more vivid.



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