Currently Inked: Loadout for Weekend Hockey Tournament

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October has been fairly light in terms of travel but duty called. This time the duties as a hockey mom which involved going with my son and his team to the city of Kitchener for a hockey tournament. Originally this was supposed to be a 3 day trip but cut short by the sad reality that our team did not make it into the final day of the tournament. On a positive note, it gave me an opportunity to plan another pen + ink load out.

Apart from my must-bring Hobo and TN, I wanted to bring whatever pens and paper I could fit inside a larger case. The case I had in mind was the A5 sized Lihit Lab Teffa Bag in Bag. I was expecting to travel a lot from rink to rink and I wanted a self-contained writing tool kit that I could bring along.

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Currently Inked: Loadout for Weekend in Philly

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Some family matters took me to Philly again last weekend.I expected to be busy and not have a lot of down time for playing with pens.Still, I brought along some essentials.This is what I brought.
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Currently Inked: Loadout for a Day at the Amusement Park

Canada's Wonderland
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We hung out around home for the Labour Day weekend, however, my little guy _did_ want to spend a day at Canada's Wonderland. He's sprouted a few inches since the last time we went and was ready to take on some thrill rides. Of course we obliged. 

I prepared what I was going to bring the night before the outing. I was expecting long waits in the blazing sun, complete soakings from the water rides and violent agitation from the roller coasters. Light but durable were the themes of the day in terms of writing instruments and stationery. 

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Currently Inked: Loadout for Trip to Philadelphia

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After coming home from my annual family cottage vacation, I barely got my luggage unpacked before repacking for a short trip to Philadelphia.  A few days was for working but there was a little time for sightseeing too. 

Since this would be shorter trip I decided to pack lightly in terms of writing instruments and stationery especially since I was intending NOT to check any baggage.

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Tale of Two Traveler's Notebooks

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Around the time that I discovered fountain pens, I also came across Midori Traveler's Notebooks.  I was fascinated by the many ways that MTN users used their notebooks and the multitude of ways in which the user experience could be customized.  I absorbed many blog posts on the subject including Brian Goulet's series of Midori videos.  My little guy, then 6 years old watched quite a few of these videos with me so he got to know Brian and Midori quite well...

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Using Analog Tools in a Digital Life

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In a recent episode of the Pen Addict podcast, Myke lamented that his use of analog tools, all those beautiful pens and notebooks that he possesses, has greatly reduced.  This is because ever since he left his 'jobby job', there hasn't been a need for him to write as much.  This got me thinking about what have I done to make using fountain pens a part of my life?

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