Hobonichi Techo vs Stalogy 365 Throwdown

I learned of Hobonichi Techo last year and was compelled to get it for the fabulous Tomoe River paper.  Hobonichi Techo has a great fan and user base.  I love seeing the creativity that some people put into their Hobo’s.  Sadly, I am not one of them.  While there’s a lot I love about the Hobo apart from the paper (small form factor, dotted grid lines, quirky quotes and at least one recipe), I found the dated planner a challenge to use consistently.

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Paper Review: Hitlist Notebook

The Hitlist Notebook is a Canadian-made notebook I found by chance at Stylus Fine Pens while I was on the hunt for Leuchhturm-Whitelines notebooks.   Since I was getting notebooks shipped, I decided to top up my order with odds and ends.  I found that Stylus Pens has many paper supplies that I've not seen elsewhere in Canada or US for that matter.  The Hitlist is one of those finds.

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Throwback Thursday: First of Firsts (Pilot/Namiki Vanishing Point + Pilot Blue)

I was originally inspired to create pen and ink reviews while mass-consuming entire libraries of past videos from Brian Goulet  and Pen Addict podcasts with Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley.  I didn't really know what I intended to do with them except to maybe personally refer back.  

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