Order pocket notebooks in Canada
Turns out that ditching my PDA is harder than I thought. After spending over an hour at the local Staples, it turns out that there is no market for pocket notebooks. I want something I can keep in my pocket without looking like an idiot. It needs to be elegant, because I am not eager to look like a nerd. All I could find were cheap notebooks from China. I own one that looks good, but the pages are falling off and the paper is too cheap.
Someone had suggested Moleskine notebooks, and they do look cool, but I could not find a way to order them cheaply in Canada. Ciak pocket journals are another alternative, but again, no luck in figuring out how to order them. I was also a bit upset to learn that the true Moleskine notebooks, out of Tour in France, are no longer made and all you buy are copies from a company that has had nothing to do with the original notebooks. So maybe people are falling prey to marketing? It may sound cool to think that famous writers used the same notebooks you are buying, except that they are not.
Happily, there is a company in Vancouver called paperblanks producing beautiful notebooks and journals. To top it off, you can order their product cheaply on Chapters/Indigo. I will let you know how they are once they arrive. Here is what it should look like:
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Hi Deniel,
All Moleskine notebooks are available at “library pentoute” (dunno if there is one in Montreal, but there is two in quebec city). And some of the sizes are available at Renaud Bray.
So you should take a look at that
Take care,
Fred
Comment by Fred — 26/8/2007 @ 8:29
It needs to be elegant, because I am not eager to look like a nerd.
But, but,… you are a nerd! And you’re married with children, so what difference does it make anyway?
Comment by Michael Stiber — 27/8/2007 @ 18:36
Oh. Make no mistake about it. I still look like a nerd at the end of the day. But appreciate good design, even in the small things…
For example, I hate how 99% of the cell. phones look. If only for that, I would not carry one. I can’t figure out why they can’t design a pretty cell. phone? The iPhone looks ok though I have not seen one up close yet.
Comment by Daniel Lemire — 27/8/2007 @ 19:14