“Why is that notebook submerged in an aquarium?” I met Stone Paper notebooks thanks to an intriguing display at Fully Booked. They placed a Stone Paper notebook in a tiny aquarium and encouraged people to scribble in the notebook and drop it back into the water.
![Stone Paper notebook by Miquelrius Stone Paper notebook by Miquelrius](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/P1010567-600x800.jpg)
The paper is made by Terraskin from calcium carbonate and polyethylene. Technically that means it’s a kind of plastic, not really paper. It feels slick and luxurious. Unlike Yupo, it’s not tear-resistant. It’s definitely water-resistant, which is good news for people who like writing in the rain with ballpoints. It doesn’t play well with fountain pens unless you have a feathering fetish.
![Fountain pen writing sample Fountain pen writing sample](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/P1010569-600x450.jpg)
Ink takes forever to dry, and even when you think it’s dry, it still smears.
However, Platinum Sepia pigment ink in a Pentel Aquash behaves well. So do other brush pens, with a little patience. Sharpies pretty much write on everything.
![Brush pen and Sharpie in Stone Paper notebook Brush pen and Sharpie in Stone Paper notebook](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/P1010573-600x450.jpg)
I knew watercolor would be blotchy, but what kind of blotchy? Robozombiton turned out cute blotchy, not horrid blotchy. I did have to wait some time before all the liquid evaporated.
![Robozombieton - schminke watercolor, pencil Robozombieton - schminke watercolor, pencil](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/P1010576-600x800.jpg)
Blotches stay contained, edges stay sharp as long as the brush tip is a little dry.
![Robozombiton close-up Robozombiton close-up](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/P1010578-600x800.jpg)
This notebook gets filed under “fun.” It’s produced without trees, water or bleach so it also gets filed under “green guilt-reducing.” If you’ve ever had water enter your house during a storm and attack your journals, you can also file this under “insurance.”
![Choices Choices](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/P1010587-600x450.jpg)
The Paul Smith-ish cover has quadrille sheets; the black comes in both quadrille and blank.