Noodler's Year of the Pig Review

[scribbler77]

A book has a holy status, and transcends humanity because many have outlasted lifetimes, if cherished or cared for. Many persons find highlighting or annotating a book (with a permanent ink!) to be a crime against these wonderful creatures. You may avow that the book is only for your use, but what about the person after you? What makes you so bold as to assert certain lines as prominent? Transplant them in a lovely notebook, a quotebook, or use a light pencil in the margin, my dear friends.

 

I won't even think about writing in library books or else I'll unleash a tirade. I smolder and fume every time I see a library book abused...

 

On the contrary, take your Golden Pigs for a trot across a printout, a newspaper. But evade volumes!

 

Of course one does not deface a library book or a book that belongs to another person.

 

As one who buys the books he reads, I have no hesitation highlighting, making marginal notes, etc. After all, there are many other copies of the original and the book at hand is hardly sacred.

 

I once took a Stalin biographer to the Marx-Engels-Lenin Institute in Moscowm (when it was still the Soviet Union) and witnessed his request to see Stalin's library. The reaon was that he wanted to see the sort of books Stalin read and, especially, to see his marginal notations. His request was denied, but now the Stalin archives are being published by Yale University Press and things like marginal notes are extremely interesting--and revealing.

 

The point is that books are objects that one can converse with. Obviously, you don't deface one that doesn't belong to you, but if you own it, there is nothing wrong with highlighting, marginal noting, arguing with the author. That's why I keep a couple of Preppys handy as I read books before I go to sleep. I highlight, I comment, I underline, I note on the inside back cover page numbers containing quotations that I may wish to refer to later. Maybe it's just me, but I remember passages better if I take the trouble to highlight them or to comment on the margins.

 

The question is not whether one marks in books but whether one respects the property of others. So long as you own the book, it's up to you what you do with it!

 

P.S. I wouldn't mark up a Gutenberg Bible even if I owned it. But that's a different question.

[ksskss]

I recently studied for an exam and reread books that I had highlighted over 20 years ago. In my highlighting and annotations I explained difficult concepts. When rereading the text the annotations acted as an old teacher teaching a student, guiding me past areas I still found difficult. The annotations and the emphasis of the most important points greatly enhanced the books for me. If I've highlighted a book of my own, I find that I am teaching myself something at a future point in time. I also 'inherited' some books from someone dear to me and reviewing her annotations brought back fond memories and also became a gift from the past. For books I own or from people I know, I find the underlining and annotations GREATLY enhance the value of a book. Many of my books are technical and I have to look at them as tools for learning. If underlining them, highlighting them or explaining terminology by copying a definition of a term in the margins helps me learn it or get through it more efficiently the next time I come through again, this is all good.

 

I recently heavily highlighted a book that was essentially an outline, color coding major topics and section heads one color and individual points worth remembering another. The color recognition made it easier to visually scan and not get lost in the level of detail of the outline.

 

Now obviously a book valuable for it's rarity should be left in mint condition or not degraded further. Or even an Artistic book (coffee table book). But for me some books are just meant as tools to learn and be devoured.

 

---

Ken

[Tricia]

I've been known to buy two copies of a book - one to read and one to highlight. That way I can read the unhighlighted version and catch things I might've missed the first time through, while I can pick up the highlighted version for a quick review. (I do that because I noticed that when reading a highlighted book, I will often skip the text that is unhighlighted and I didn't like that I might miss important points.)

[ShadowWriter]

I think it adds character. A reader years from now can see what I thought was important or marked in the marginalia and maybe get some insight.

Are you familiar with BookCrossing.com? Few years ago, read about it, but never tried it.

 

BOOKCROSSING

"bookcrossing: n. The practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise. (added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in August 2004)"

 

Process: leave book that you are willing to part with, labeled that it was left there intentionally to take, read, and enjoy (or not), with hope/request that they log in info (on Bookcrossing web site) about finding book. Labels acquired from Bookcrossing, I believe.

 

Article I read said that often people leave books at airports and the like; books are found/reported from all over the world. If you are fortunate, book could travel to many places and read by many.

 

Again, have never done this. Don't know how many people bother to log in "found" books but I still find concept interesting.

 

 

[Crim]

Now the only question is, how do I get this ink into China =/.

[Phormio]

I just picked up some YOTGP - excited as I do like yellow highlighter ink. The only test I need to do now is the photocopier test. If it is a really good yellow highlighter then it should not photocopy!! Perfect for lawyers like me!!

[tfwall]

I just picked up some YOTGP - excited as I do like yellow highlighter ink. The only test I need to do now is the photocopier test. If it is a really good yellow highlighter then it should not photocopy!! Perfect for lawyers like me!!

 

What are you using it in? Unfortunately, the Preppie highlighters that they ship with have a tendency to dry out after a month or so. If you really like YotGP, you may want to invest in a custom Parker 51 with a superbroad nib.

Edited May 5, 2010 by Chemyst

[Sandy1]

Can one use this ink to mix with others?

 

I don't think I would do that much highlighting in a lifetime however that color could add some real punch to other colors.

Hi,

 

I've used the Noodler's Firefly to mix with other 'normal' dye-based inks. Works a treat. The Reds generated when mixing with Diamine Deep Magenta are something else altogether.

 

Because I found the yellow of high lighters often 'disappear' under tungsten light, I add a drip of Blue to get a green high-lighter. It's sufficiently dense that i can flip the nib, so can do the marginalia thingy with the 'wrong' side of the nib. The example below is on glossy stock.

 

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/InkyThoughts2010/FPN029.jpg

Otherwise, I'll use a Pilot Parallel pen, rather than those 'squishy' hi-liter things.

So sorry for going OTT.

 

Bye,

S1

[Phormio]

I just picked up some YOTGP - excited as I do like yellow highlighter ink. The only test I need to do now is the photocopier test. If it is a really good yellow highlighter then it should not photocopy!! Perfect for lawyers like me!!

 

What are you using it in? Unfortunately, the Preppie highlighters that they ship with have a tendency to dry out after a month or so. If you really like YotGP, you may want to invest in a custom Parker 51 with a superbroad nib.

 

Wow, really?

 

I know you can get the Preppies and replacement nibs from Swisher but if it becomes an ongoing problem then I may need a cheap FP with a broad nib for the job.

 

Thanks for the tip!

[Scriver]

I just picked up some YOTGP - excited as I do like yellow highlighter ink. The only test I need to do now is the photocopier test. If it is a really good yellow highlighter then it should not photocopy!! Perfect for lawyers like me!!

 

What are you using it in? Unfortunately, the Preppie highlighters that they ship with have a tendency to dry out after a month or so. If you really like YotGP, you may want to invest in a custom Parker 51 with a superbroad nib.

 

Wow, really?

 

I know you can get the Preppies and replacement nibs from Swisher but if it becomes an ongoing problem then I may need a cheap FP with a broad nib for the job.

 

Thanks for the tip!

 

I would recommend the Pilot Parallel calligraphy pen, in either the 2.4 mmm or 3.8 mm nib. It is an inexpensive pen that works both for highlighting lines of text and making marginal notes. I think it would be hard to find a low cost FP with a sufficiently broad nib to work well highlighting text.

[Phormio]

I just picked up some YOTGP - excited as I do like yellow highlighter ink. The only test I need to do now is the photocopier test. If it is a really good yellow highlighter then it should not photocopy!! Perfect for lawyers like me!!

 

What are you using it in? Unfortunately, the Preppie highlighters that they ship with have a tendency to dry out after a month or so. If you really like YotGP, you may want to invest in a custom Parker 51 with a superbroad nib.

 

Wow, really?

 

I know you can get the Preppies and replacement nibs from Swisher but if it becomes an ongoing problem then I may need a cheap FP with a broad nib for the job.

 

Thanks for the tip!

 

I would recommend the Pilot Parallel calligraphy pen, in either the 2.4 mmm or 3.8 mm nib. It is an inexpensive pen that works both for highlighting lines of text and making marginal notes. I think it would be hard to find a low cost FP with a sufficiently broad nib to work well highlighting text.

 

 

I assume then that the Pilot Parallel can either be used as an eyedropper OR a c/converter pen. Eyedropper is preferable

[Scriver]

I just picked up some YOTGP - excited as I do like yellow highlighter ink. The only test I need to do now is the photocopier test. If it is a really good yellow highlighter then it should not photocopy!! Perfect for lawyers like me!!

 

What are you using it in? Unfortunately, the Preppie highlighters that they ship with have a tendency to dry out after a month or so. If you really like YotGP, you may want to invest in a custom Parker 51 with a superbroad nib.

 

Wow, really?

 

I know you can get the Preppies and replacement nibs from Swisher but if it becomes an ongoing problem then I may need a cheap FP with a broad nib for the job.

 

Thanks for the tip!

 

I would recommend the Pilot Parallel calligraphy pen, in either the 2.4 mmm or 3.8 mm nib. It is an inexpensive pen that works both for highlighting lines of text and making marginal notes. I think it would be hard to find a low cost FP with a sufficiently broad nib to work well highlighting text.

 

 

I assume then that the Pilot Parallel can either be used as an eyedropper OR a c/converter pen. Eyedropper is preferable

 

The Parallel comes with a cheap converter that (according to the labeling) is intended for flushing the pen, but so far (a little over a month) has work well as a converter with Noodler's highlighting ink. The body of the pen looks solid, so I guess it could be converted to an eyedropper, but I have found the converter to hold sufficient ink.

[rockydoggy]

I've had problems with YOTP drying out in Preppy highlighters as well, and I'd rather not spend the money on replacement nibs. However, I like the color and durability a lot, so I've been using YOTP to refill disposable highlighters where I can pull out the section and nib unit from the front or else remove the plug sealing the back (Platinum Line markers: no luck; Zebra Zazzle, Magic Marker Fine Line, and Bic Brite Liner markers: yes).