Museum of Notebooks: my notebooks

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Saturday

notebooks from the philippines that remind me of ice cream

My friend Prabda is in the Philippines right now and kindly sent me over these charming notebooks. He got them at the National Bookstore, across the street from one of the country’s most prestigious universities, Ateneo de Manila, in Quezon City (a section of Manila). Thanks, Prabda! I'd love to know what the bottom notebook says...

Monday

The First 1000 Days baby journal

Last week, my friend Melissa surprised me at work with this amazing gift: a baby journal by papercut artist Nikki McClure...."A place to record your baby's first puddle, rainbow, blueberry, tree." I'm so excited to start to fill it! I'm thinking the assignment might require the help of a Polaroid Pogo.

yellow and blue notebooks from laos

My old friend Prabda in Bangkok kindly sent me these two notebooks. They're from Laos, and look so handsome together side-by-side. Thanks so much, Prabda!

notebook from a china trip

A classic notebook from China, again courtesy of Prabda in Bangkok. I love the thick calligraphy strokes....they look so dignified. I imagine my grandfather jotting notes in a volume like this, sipping tea on a verandah.....

tamil writing notebook

OK, so this isn't a traditional notebook with blank or lined pages. Rather, it's a writing exercise book in Tamil that I found in an Indian bookstore in Jersey City, NJ. I have such a fondness for these fine red and blue lines that I decided to slip this entry into the museum.

Wednesday

monastery notebook

I can't believe I'd misplaced this notebook for so long! This is from my trip to Tibet in 2001, when I spent a lot of time at Buddhist monasteries. In Samye, I met some very kindly monks and, on the day of my departure, they surprised me with this delicate notepad from their monastery (the oldest monastery in Tibet actually, circa 775AD).

Sunday

tiny notebook with bird inside

Imagine my surprise when I received a small package on my third day at my new job...and found inside this adorable tiny (3x2 inch) notebook, a gift from my dear friend Henry. He must have known a new notebook would make my transition go much more smoothly... Thank you so very much, Henry!

I adore this little precious bird flying with a notebook in her beak greeting me on the first page. I'd love to hire her to work at the Museum...

Wednesday

monthly planning notebook

i found this at the bookstore at MACBA [museu d'art contemporani] in barcelona. it's similar to my nava notes notebook in that, at first, the notebook appears quite basic, but inside, you find pages that allow you to create your own calendar....

Tuesday

le tiger notebook

a gift from abbey on my last day of work. i love the orange, i love the tiger! the backstory on this is that abbey and i love animals. we went to the zoo together a few months ago and brought home tigers. thus, the notebook for my tiger

Saturday

Apple Notebook

found this in a little shop in rangoon, burma. makes me wonder: do the burmese know what Apple Computers are?

Sunday

winner of best notebook paper 2007

notebook by nava notes, a company based out of milan, italy. it looks like any other smart european notebook until you OPEN THE BOOK UP and see the "date it yourself" pages!

rhodia comes out with mini 3x4" notebook

it's a classic beautiful rhodia notebook from france, but in a very small size, like a notebook for a rabbit. after scanning this, i really see just how amazing the rhodia logo is. makes you want to jump on a plane for a trip to the swiss alps