The Moleskine Notebook

The Moleskine Notebook

Ah, the Moleskine Notebook. They come in all different shapes, sizes, colors, and formats. I use them in every day of my life whether it be the small plain notebook I carry in my pocket for day-to-day notes, lists, and idea-jotting to the larger sized notebooks or cahiers that I use for journaling or schoolwork or work-work.

And I especially love a deal on them on eBay, which explains the stockpiled pictured above in one of my many Cluttered Bookshelves. After pens and toys it's Moleskine's that I hoard. What's redeeming for me is that I use them and complete them pretty frequently: almost one evry other month, and I usually keep 3-4 in use at once. I also use one as a log of my job search info and contacts. I also use one for my eBay sales. I switched over to the large cahiers for these uses recently as I found that I could fill them up just in time for the stuff that was accumulating in their back pockets to make the books unwieldy to write in. Basically loose notes, receipts, packing slips, and other loose junk. They're also where the contents of many blog entries begin.

What's sad is that I've got a backlog of blog entries piling up in my M's and I've been too distracted to simply type them up. Oh well, until the job or book deal or both happen...

Moleskinerie.com is a nice little website devoted to these venerated notebooks, and I recently started contributed images to their photo pool on Flickr. Check out the link to their site or to my set of images on Flickr on the right. Also check out eBay for great deals on the Moleskine's. Personally, I hate paying retail, but if no deals can be found then these books ARE definitely worth it.