I can’t read regular fiction. I’ve tried. I don’t care if it’s won a Booker. I turn the page and there’s this guy meeting his literary agent in a bar, and I wait for the Deleutherian delegation in their lightgrav suits, but they never appear. Thank you, science fiction, for spoiling my childhood. Thank you …
Month: September 2010
It pays to visit officemates’ cubicles, especially when they show you their latest pencil find and tell you where they got it. I rushed to Fully Booked over lunch break and bought one for me. M&G is a giant manufacturer of ballpens and other stationery items. This mechanical pencil, the AMP33701, is the first one …
Stephen Hull’s giant Conway Stewart book will be launched at the London Writing Equipment Show this coming October 3. I want one! Thanks to Andy Russell for letting me know. The standard edition will retail at USD 95 and the limited edition at USD 125. I think the prices are more than reasonable considering the …
I can’t even figure out how to change that logo on the upper left. I’ll get to it.
I am fiddling with themes, as usual. Unless I accidentally delete the search box, it should come in handy. 😉
I have been known to deplore SEO-friendly headlines for their lack of style, but I get this search query so often I feel I am performing a public service. Before anything else, read Antonios’ Short Guide to Flex. It is still the friendliest explanation of flexible nibs I know. A thread he started on the …