My newest obsession only exemplifies my "doofus" qualities, and it is my 2009 Moleskin Day Planner.
For those of you who don't know what a Moleskin is, it is essentially a notebook. I wish there were more of an in-depth explanation, but it's not anything fancy that makes a Moleskin a Moleskin.
What sets these pages apart from any other simply bound set of sheets is its relationship history. Ex-affairs include the likes of famous thinkers Van Gogh and Picasso.
As the Moleskin website boasts:
MOLESKINE IS THE HEIR OF THE LEGENDARY NOTEBOOK,
USED BY EUROPEAN ARTISTS AND THINKERS FOR THE PAST
TWO CENTURIES.
THIS SILENT AND DISCREET KEEPER
OF AN EXTRAORDINARY TRADITION, WHICH
HAS BEEN MISSING FOR YEARS, HAS BEEN
REPRODUCED BY THE ITALIAN COMPANY MODO
& MODO SINCE 1998. WITH ITS VARIOUS
DIFFERENT PAGE STYLES IT ACCOMPANIES
THE CREATIVE PROFESSIONS AND HAS BECOME
A SYMBOL OF CONTEMPORARY NOMADISM.
MOLESKINE IS A FAMILY OF NOTEBOOKS
FOR DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS, ACCORDING
WITH A FREE MINDSTYLE, BOTH BASIC
AND EMOTIONAL.
The sketchbook of
Vincent van Gogh (1888–1890)
Kept in the Van Gogh
Museum of Amsterdam
Van Gogh's notebook is a bit older than mine but here is mine, red and beautiful:
Grace has the same planner, however she added to hers a skull and crossbones. So badass. Pictures of hers maybe to come later.
Now, go out and buy a Moleskin. It's the closest to Picasso you'll ever be.
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