I suddenly had the urge to write something.
Monday, November 19, 2012 at 10:00AM
As I sit here, with my iPad, syncing documents to iCloud; adding to the same documents on my iPhone later in the day, then editing and completing them on my desktop computer in the evening, ready to post to my website, created in the UK and hosted in New York, I have the overwhelming desire to write something.
"But you are", I hear you say.
Well no, I'm not.
I mean actually write, with a pen, on paper. Not a roller ball gel pen either, but a fountain pen. One which requires filling with ink, from a bottle.
Last week, whilst buying stationery for my business, I spotted a small notebook. Bound in soft leather, containing pages of crisp, high quality paper and a cover page, printed with the words "This Journal Belongs To". I couldn't resist it.
Now, as I sit here with my journal and my fountain pen in front of me, I haven't a clue what to write.
So whilst I consider my options, I open a new document in Pages on my iPad and write this piece for my website.
Oh well...
Reader Comments (4)
After finally finishing the Christmas cards, I've discovered that I find it hard to write well or fast now. The muscles in my hand have changed, controlling a pen seems like a really difficult thing to do. And yet I find myself irresistibly attracted to a calligraphy set I saw on sale yesterday. Mental!
Yes, I can understand that, Maya. I write so infrequently nowadays, that I become frustrated when I try. My once smooth, fluid handwriting style is now jerky and cumbersome.
Nothing lot (but) a spot of ink hitting the paper. Mistakes are shortly enough being ironed out of our vocabulary with computers and we forget our imperfections are our perfections.
Keep up the awesome blog!
ben,
Many thanks, Ben. It's always good to receive positive feedback... (and negative too, if it's constructive).
I've bookmarked your blog, and will take a look at it later today.