daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
Despite loving stationery and pens, it’s pretty rare for me to actually use up a full pen cartridge! Today my Zento Signature finally ran out of ink. It makes sense, though – it’s my daily go-to pen for writing a page of Morning Pages, and the 0.7 mm cartridge I use lays down plenty of ink. I swapped in a fresh cartridge, so I’m officially back in business! 🖊️📖
I’ve been doing small sketches for fun recently. Seeing so many cool illustrations on my social media feeds makes me want to improve my skills, which aren’t great. But even if they’re mostly just doodles, every drawing is fun to do! 🖊️📖
I picked up some new Shachihata Vermilion stamping ink to use with my chop/hanko, and it’s fantastic! The red color is deep and vibrant, plus it dries quickly and cleanly. My previous traditional paste ink was so gooey, messy, and never fully dried, so I’m very happy to be using this new ink instead! ✨
I stopped by Kinokuniya today to look at stationery and manga. I expected a few 2027 Hobonichi items, but they had way more than I thought. The single item I wanted from the 2027 line-up was actually in stock, but I managed to resist. Instead, I picked up a small sketchbook and a dot-grid notebook for drawing. Browsing stationery stores is easily one of my favorite activities these days! ✏️📖
Today started off with a bit of rain, but the cloudy skies eventually left and a bright sun appeared. I was happy to be able to use three of my stamps in the Hobonichi today! ☀️📖
I’ve been slowly working my way through the candy and snacks we picked up at Ohmachi Shop. The actual candy inside is pretty basic, just sweet pressed sugar powder, and not particularly good. But I feel a sense of obligation to finish every one. The packaging though is really fun, very retro Japanese, and each wrapper is getting glued into the daily pages of my Hobonichi. 😄🍬
I’ve been using this old sake glass as a pen holder on my desk. It has a little leaping deer and maple leaves on it, and it’s just too cute not to put to use. Repurposing things like this is fun to do. 😊
