Lockdown Distractions Plus A Few Links

To keep the lockdown from being a bore, I’ve spent a good deal of it investigating my under-appreciated and unused writing and watercolor paraphernalia. Exploring several empty journals and an assortment of gel, rollerball and brush pens has provided colorful distraction. My first choice in mechanical pencils, an Autopoint 0.9, has been joined by a Uni Kuru Toga 0.5 and a Pentel Icy 0.7 providing gray-scale variety for sketching as well as writing. My planner has morphed into a diary as well as my log of binge-watching that includes several BBC series, film noir features, Wynonna Earp, Longmire, How the Universe Works with Mike Rowe plus a variety of science programs.

How are you staying busy?

• Leigh Reyes compares waterproof to water resistant to water-soluble
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Paper Review: Yamamoto Fountain Pen Friendly Paper Collection
• Someone has too much time on their hands
• So does someone else
• The Mind Circle: 30 Secret Hiding Places That Will Fool Even the Smartest Burglar
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: DeAtramentis Artist Green, Brown, Black
• TombowUSA: Cloud Doodles

https://twitter.com/Animal_R_Us/status/1255223988961390593

If you want to play along, these are the mechanical pencils I am currently using:

Autopoint 0.9 mm with HB lead

Uni Kuru Toga 0.5 mm with 4B lead

Pentel Icy 0.7 mm with HB lead

Drawn from a photo on Instagram…