For a long time now I’ve been looking for something to replace Field Notes. I like the size and format, but the paper quality sucks and I hate that they usually don’t have anything with dot grid.

I tried out write notebooks, but they have too many pages to work that well for me. Plus that I’d have to order them from the US.

So slowly I’ve been moving towards the Travelers Notebooks smaller “passport” size. So I finally decided to pull the trigger, and this far I’m really happy with it. Lots of page formats and options available, the refills are small enough. And it is easy to get them from a Norwegian store. The format is kind of similar to Field Notes, a little bit smaller.

This far I’m really happy with it.

My Field Notes and Write notebooks stack plus the Bellory cover have been demoted to being my car notebook.

This may be weird to a lot of people

But most of my lists starts in a notebook. Then I end up in a task app, where they at some point get a due date. At that point it will most of the time end up in a notebook, usually a Rhodia Dotpad if its work or typically my hobo if its not. And at the end of the day or a page I complete what was done in my task app.

Why?

The main reason I do it like this is that I find it much easier to think on paper. I can just sit down and write down everything, then move it into a computer. And when I are working I find it much less distracting to have a notebook next to my keyboard than having to change between what I am doing and a task app.

I really like them

They are probably not best color wise, and almost certainly over priced as fuck. Like everything else with the Blackwing branding.

As someone who is not an artist, and just have them to do some adult coloring now and then they are great.

A big part of why is that unlike most other color pencils I have tried I can sharpen them with the same tools as I sharpen my writing pencils.

This is a pink Iroshizuku ink, or it may be their only pink. I’m not sure and too lazy to figure ut out.

It is the only ink I use in my pink TWSBI Eco. This is another of the inks that kind of perfectly embodies what I love about Iroshizuku inks. It stries that subtle balance between darkness and vibrancy.

This was also the first ink I got after I decided to get even more into bolder colors.

So I have mostly been into big wet broads — as slippery as possible — for the longest time.

But recently I have noticed that my writing is more readable and looks better when I use finer nibs.

So I put the stock nib back in my Ystudio, and liked what I saw. So I ordered a EF TWSBI Eco and EF nibs for my Ystudio and my FC Model 66.

And since then I have bought a Kaweco Sport with EF and a ProGear with F.

So I guess this is my thing now?

This is a really great purple ink from Iroshizuku. And it is one of the few inks I’ve had that where I knew the moment I finished it that I’d end up ordering another one.

This ink is kind of the perfect example of what I love about Iroshizuku. It kind of strikes the perfect balance between darkness and vibrancy.

If you start looking at planners you will soon see that there are two categories:

• Dated
  
• Undated

Dated are printed for a specific 12/6/3 month span, while undated require you to fill in the dates yourself.

I have used both in the past, while I currently use dated ones I think there are good sides about both.

What I like about dates ones is that they come ready to use.

While undated ones have the advantage that you can start using them no matter when you feel like, and they are much easier and cheaper to produce.

I finally bought one, after having it on my short wish-list for years.

I got one with a fine nib.

After a lot of consideration I went with a slim one in black rhodium. Neither the color or the slim model was my first choice. But this was a combination of finding something available at Tudos with a nib I wanted. Also I decided to on the slim models to not spend too much money before I knew if I liked the nibs.

I know I’ll get more of them, and the next time I know I’ll go with a fresher color. Probably with a EF nib.

The nib is really great. It is smooth with some resistance. Reminds me a lot about the Hi Tec C in a good way.

This have become my go to pen, within minutes of getting it.

Pilot Iroshizuku inks usually come in a 50ml bottle, or in this 3x15ml pack.

The previous time I looked at them they came in these pre-defined sets of three and none of the sets appealed to me so I never got them. But I while back I noticed that Tudos let me pick what ever combinations I wanted, so I ordered a pack.

I like the bottles themselves. They are not as nice as the 50ml one, but better than most. They are made out of glass so no worry of them flipping over if you leave a pen in it.

The price is more or less the same as a 50ml bottles, so the price per ml isn’t that far off from getting the large bottle. And this is a great option if you care more about having more different inks than getting the most ink for your money. And if you like me have a limited amount of space for ink or don’t like to have a lot of inks laying around the 15ml is a lot more manageable than a 50ml.

What I really disliked however was that I came in one of those horrible gift boxes I hate, that only service one purpose and that is to fill up my garbage bin.