#apica

11/27/2025

went to d.c. to spend time with my family. in lieu of turkey + other thanksgiving food, we traditionally get dim sum (yum)

currently reading ernesto by umberto saba

my latest journal is the a6 apica premium cd grid notebook -- i love it !!! it's silky smooth and handles fountain pen ink super well. im on a lifelong quest to figure out what kind of paper works for me but this is definitely a top contender. i'm also nervous about getting it dirty so i still keep it in the plastic packaging lolol

1/30/19

this is how i take my math notes in class!! i write them using the zebra sarasa pen but with a pentel energel ink refill in it! i also use a zebra mildliner in the color that corresponds to the chapter color i’ve designated. typically after class, i’ll do the calligraphy title with my tombow soft tip brush pen. then of course, white out is my savior since i use pen. the notebook i’m using is the apica grid notebook. the paper is so so smooth!!!!

Coffee, notebooks, and pens. What a wonderful combination.

Pen: Platinum Balance, Fine

Ink: Noodler’s Army Green

All of my spare fountain pen-friendly notebooks--there's a Clairefontaine one hidden almost completely from view under the lime green and Field Notes ones. I think there are 15 total!

Brands represented (clockwise from top):

Leuchtturm1917

Unknown: whoever does Herman Miller’s red giveaway notebooks! 

Kokuyo (the “Campus Wide” notebooks) 

Apica

Unknown (the steampunk notebook)

Clairefontaine 

Quo Vadis

Field Notes

Rhodia

Maruman

Jinhao 992 (F) - Diamine Appletini