Link Love: Take a Deep Breath

Do you ever have one of those weeks that is so chock-a-block full of meetings, lectures and presentations that you do not remember what the outside world looks like? If not, let me be your cautionary tale. Go outside, feel the sun or rain on your face and the scent of unfiltered air, if only for a couple minutes. Take a few deep breaths, in with fresh air and ideas, breath out and release you stress and anxiety. The five minutes you spend breathing in some fresh air will make heading back in for that meeting or lecture better.

Pen Show/Event Recaps:

• Our First Pelikan Hub! (via Pen Boutique Ltd)
• Reflections from a Pelikan Hubmaster (via The Pen Addict)
• Sunday Reading for October 1, 2023 (Dallas Pen Show Edition) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Dallas Pen Show Friday Recap: Nagasawa Pens and more! (via The Gentleman Stationer)

Pens:

• LAMY Laser Orange “Pico” Ballpoint Pen (L288LE) (via Tools and Toys)

Ink:

• Van Dieman’s Feline Part 1 (via Mountain of Ink)
• October Autumn Ink Palettes (via Mountain of Ink)
• Shokido Marche (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Ink Review #2349: Robert Oster Free Spirit (via Mountain of Ink)
• Top 10 Fall Fountain Pen Inks 2023 (via Pen Chalet)
• thINKthursday – LAMY Ruby (via Anderson Pens Blog)
• Penultimate Dave’s Favourite Sheen Monster Inks Comparison #1 (via Penultimate Dave)
• When you flip over a bottle of ink (via Stationery Pizza)
• Journaling with Iroshizuku ina-ho (“Rice Ear”) (via From the Pen Cup)
• Ink Review #781: Wearingeul The Great Gatsby (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)

Pencils:

• Mini Review: Stabilo Woody 3 in 1 Colored Pencils (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)

Notebooks & Paper:

• A peek inside my diary (via Austin Kleon)
• Clairefontaine Triomphe A5 Notebook Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Lined Paper: Love it, can’t leave it (via Dime Novel Raven)
• NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Paul Ward // Trina O’Gorman (via Baum-kuchen)
• Inside My Planner: Inside All 4 of “Planner Queen” Amy’s Planners! (via Yoseka Stationery)
• The Best Tomoe River S Paper Alternatives (via JetPens)
• From the Archives: Tomoe River 68gsm Remains One of My Favorite Papers (via The Gentleman Stationer)

Art & Creativity:

• Another InkTober Begins! (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• Tips for sketching simple buildings (via Liz Steel)
• Eye-Searing Bag and Sketch Kit Update (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• Not worrying about perfection (via Drewscape)

Other Interesting Things:

• The Recycled Plastic Lego Is Dead, But Is It Really a ‘Sustainability Setback?’ (via Dieline)
• Knit to This: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (via Modern Daily Knitting)
• NFP Design Block 6 Pen Box Review (via The Pen Addict)
• 50 Unknown Facts About Star Wars (via kottke.org)
• Discovering aphantasia (via Austin Kleon)
• Hilarious Videos of Astronauts Struggling to Walk on the Moon (via My Modern Met)
• Getty Images Releases AI Image Generator Based On Its Library (via My Modern Met)

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