I'm A Sad, Pathetic Stationery Junkie.

[Misfit]

3 hours ago, essayfaire said:

Speaking of meringue,  I did not make this, my offspring did, but the mushrooms are meringue.

 

Your offspring is a talented baker. 

[essayfaire]

1 hour ago, Misfit said:

Your offspring is a talented baker. 

Yes, and it was all gluten-free, so I could actually eat it!  The peppermint-flavored marzipan holly berries were a bit odd, however. Everything else was fabulous.  

[ParramattaPaul]

On 12/29/2022 at 4:44 PM, essayfaire said:

Yes, and it was all gluten-free, so I could actually eat it!  The peppermint-flavored marzipan holly berries were a bit odd, however. Everything else was fabulous.  

Before killed many businesses, there was an excellent Gluten free bakery ten miles distant.  We got the greatest Buche de Noel from them.  I'm not on for cakes and sweet, but I miss that special treat a Christmas now.

[Misfit]

Thanks to looking at the Field Notes group on Reddit called Field Nuts, I ordered a subscription. I had taken a year off from subscribing, and only bought one edition from 2022. This really makes me a pathetic junkie. I have more than enough pocket notebooks. But that subscriber exclusive Berry cover was the best of the four colors in my opinion. So what do I do?  Subscribe of course. I added a National Parks edition I didn’t have as well. Pathetic.

[amberleadavis]

7 hours ago, Misfit said:

Thanks to looking at the Field Notes group on Reddit called Field Nuts, I ordered a subscription. I had taken a year off from subscribing, and only bought one edition from 2022. This really makes me a pathetic junkie. I have more than enough pocket notebooks. But that subscriber exclusive Berry cover was the best of the four colors in my opinion. So what do I do?  Subscribe of course. I added a National Parks edition I didn’t have as well. Pathetic.

 

I used to subscribe to the "Evil Supply Company" which included notebooks with covers like "Co-worker blood types for Vampires: Not a Menu". I miss them, since they went out of business.  I loved their ghosts!

[Misfit]

@amberleadavis  oh, I used to look at their website, but never ordered. Pity they are gone. 

[essayfaire]

18 hours ago, ParramattaPaul said:

Before killed many businesses, there was an excellent Gluten free bakery ten miles distant.  We got the greatest Buche de Noel from them.  I'm not on for cakes and sweet, but I miss that special treat a Christmas now.

The bûche was not too sweet.  I wish I had a picture of the swirl - the cake part but a mere fragment... I prefer rich to sweet, and cream to cake. 

 

 

8 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

 

I used to subscribe to the "Evil Supply Company" which included notebooks with covers like "Co-worker blood types for Vampires: Not a Menu". I miss them, since they went out of business.  I loved their ghosts!

Did they make a personalized avatar one for you? 

[Misfit]

I got these pocket notebooks with 68gsm Tomoe paper. They come in a 2-pack. 
 

[essayfaire]

2 hours ago, Misfit said:

I got these pocket notebooks with 68gsm Tomoe paper. They come in a 2-pack. 
 

Don't I recall you alluding to not pulling your weight in terms of indulging our stationery-buying habits?

[TitoThePencilPimp]

What I am looking for are composition books that are fountain pen friendly, and not pricey. Particularly, for ref-f Japanese nibs.

[ParramattaPaul]

7 minutes ago, TitoThePencilPimp said:

What I am looking for are composition books that are fountain pen friendly, and not pricey. Particularly, for ref-f Japanese nibs.

Will this work?  Leuchtturm1917 Softcover Composition Notebook - B5 - Nordic Blue - Ruled | JetPens

[XYZZY]

1 hour ago, TitoThePencilPimp said:

What I am looking for are composition books that are fountain pen friendly, and not pricey. Particularly, for ref-f Japanese nibs.

I haven't tried them, but search this forum for "mead five star" and you'll find some positive mentions.  Many good things have been said about Black and Red, too.

[dragondazd]

Kokuyo campus notebooks?

https://www.jetpens.com/Kokuyo-Campus-Notebook-Semi-B5-Dotted-6-mm-Rule-Pack-of-5-Colors/pd/5359

[MHBru]

@amberleadavis my backpack has patches from Evil Supply... it's easy to pick out in a crowd.. I'm the only person I know with a merit badge for raising a skeleton army!  I loved their stuff and was sad when they closed up shop.  If you liked them, check out The Mincing Mockingbird.      https://www.mincingmockingbird.com/

[amberleadavis]

12 hours ago, essayfaire said:

The bûche was not too sweet.  I wish I had a picture of the swirl - the cake part but a mere fragment... I prefer rich to sweet, and cream to cake. 

 

 

Did they make a personalized avatar one for you? 

 

No, their ghosts predated me.

[amberleadavis]

2 hours ago, MHBru said:

@amberleadavis my backpack has patches from Evil Supply... it's easy to pick out in a crowd.. I'm the only person I know with a merit badge for raising a skeleton army!  I loved their stuff and was sad when they closed up shop.  If you liked them, check out The Mincing Mockingbird.      https://www.mincingmockingbird.com/

 

 

OOO thank you!  My backpack too!  Oh and my laptop case has stickers.

[Misfit]

On 1/6/2023 at 7:32 PM, essayfaire said:

Don't I recall you alluding to not pulling your weight in terms of indulging our stationery-buying habits?

Maybe a few times. Right now I’m pulling and then some. I had to look at Reddit again, and saw a collaboration with Field Notes and Figs (a medical clothing online shop).  The covers are cool, and two out of three notebooks are lined. So, um, yes… I ordered some. I guess that’s what happens when you are a caregiver who can’t leave the house for more than two hours or so. So easy to shop online. Too easy to shop online. 

[essayfaire]

6 hours ago, Misfit said:

Too easy to shop online. 

Yes.  

[AmandaW]

I went all the way to Daiso, a long drive from our place, and didn't buy anything. Definitely pathetic.

[Misfit]

Nothing @AmandaW?  Oh my.