fandom snowflake day 1
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kaixoDay 1
In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Hmmm. Not much to say, really. I love to run (as long as my ankle doesn't act up). I'm not an accomplished marathoner like the lady I'm living with, but I do like it. It makes my mind go blank, which has been welcome especially over the past two years.
Knitting. With regards to fandom: I came into knitting by way of Harry Potter.
I wanted a Harry Potter scarf, and couldn't find one in the colours I wanted (not everyone is a bleedin' Gryffindor or Slytherin). So I found myself on a tram once seeing a woman knitting a scarf back in 2004, and that sparked off my knitting jones. I've been knitting on and off ever since. As much as my heart beats for a good cable and fairisle pattern, I'm really a stocking stitch wearer, soooo. I had to leave my yarn behind for a lot of reasons (I could only carry things that fit in ONE suitcase). But I like knitting, the rhythmic action of yarn and needle, the slinky drag of yarn as it moves through your fingers (I love a good Malabrigo sock yarn).
Train rides are also another favourite. I love the rocking of the carriage around me, the murmur of people having conversations amongst themselves. The time that is actually mine. So I might have a book to hand, or just look out the window, seeing the rolling bits of country side that you can't get via car or plane. I don't even go on social media at this time, because I like train rides that much.
Stationery. Give me a lovely quadrilled book, smooth writing pens and I'm in heaven. As much as I can write stories on my laptop in a tight time line, there's nothing like a bright ink against lightly quadrilled paper (because I don't like lined paper). I love stationery, to the point that I keep a bujo and buy notebooks despite the fact that I also have wunderlist and a smart phone.
That's about it, really.
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In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Hmmm. Not much to say, really. I love to run (as long as my ankle doesn't act up). I'm not an accomplished marathoner like the lady I'm living with, but I do like it. It makes my mind go blank, which has been welcome especially over the past two years.
Knitting. With regards to fandom: I came into knitting by way of Harry Potter.
I wanted a Harry Potter scarf, and couldn't find one in the colours I wanted (not everyone is a bleedin' Gryffindor or Slytherin). So I found myself on a tram once seeing a woman knitting a scarf back in 2004, and that sparked off my knitting jones. I've been knitting on and off ever since. As much as my heart beats for a good cable and fairisle pattern, I'm really a stocking stitch wearer, soooo. I had to leave my yarn behind for a lot of reasons (I could only carry things that fit in ONE suitcase). But I like knitting, the rhythmic action of yarn and needle, the slinky drag of yarn as it moves through your fingers (I love a good Malabrigo sock yarn).
Train rides are also another favourite. I love the rocking of the carriage around me, the murmur of people having conversations amongst themselves. The time that is actually mine. So I might have a book to hand, or just look out the window, seeing the rolling bits of country side that you can't get via car or plane. I don't even go on social media at this time, because I like train rides that much.
Stationery. Give me a lovely quadrilled book, smooth writing pens and I'm in heaven. As much as I can write stories on my laptop in a tight time line, there's nothing like a bright ink against lightly quadrilled paper (because I don't like lined paper). I love stationery, to the point that I keep a bujo and buy notebooks despite the fact that I also have wunderlist and a smart phone.
That's about it, really.
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Hufflepuff!
Date: 2019-01-01 06:26 pm (UTC)but my most consistently used planner insert is a quadrilled variant. There's something very freeing about grids, isn't there?
I love grids. Especially if they aren't too dark (Fabriano does a good grid) and soft cover Leuttruchms (sp). But yeah, I prefer grids to linear and blank pages, tbh.
Yeah, more trains please! I'd never have gotten a driver's licence if trains were cheaper and more reliable where I lived.
Re: Hufflepuff!
Date: 2019-01-01 10:50 pm (UTC)I knitted scarves for gryffindors and sytherins, but I have yet to knit myself a Hufflepuff scarf T_T
The only thing to call that is ironic.
Oooo oooo! Thank you for the recs. The insert I use in my faux Traveler's Notebook is a hobonichi one, made by Yellow Paperhouse on Etsy. It's excellent for daily brain dumps and quick sketches [and gives my washi and stickers an excellent home].
Hear, hear! There are so few trains here, and I'm always so envious when I go down to Boston and get to ride the commuter rail.
Re: Hufflepuff!
Date: 2019-01-02 06:15 am (UTC)Oooh, thanks for the rec! I have ordered a hobonichi weeks, but in retrospect I should have bought a weeks mega, so I was thinking about getting a supplimentary book for notes (as seen on the hobonichi website) but the shipping fees are astronomical. I haven't tried the B6 version of books (like the hobonichi weeks). My sizes tend to be A5 or A6.
Yeah, I'm fortunate to now live in a city where there's a good train service. The train comes once every twenty minutes, which once you know, you know. But I love taking the train, even if it's to another town which is only ten minutes away by rail.
Re: Hufflepuff!
Date: 2019-01-03 02:32 am (UTC)Insert-wise, I prefer A4 over the more traditional traveler's notebook size.
I'm so happy for you, that you have such ready-access to your travelin' happy place. :D
Re: Hufflepuff!
Date: 2019-01-03 07:28 am (UTC)Some online book stores do sell the tamoe paper in sheets, so you can try before you buy, so to speak. It takes most of the inks quite well, but having some sheets of blotting paper won't go amiss.
I'm so happy for you, that you have such ready-access to your travelin' happy place. :D
Yes, same! In the UK, the trains are bloody expensive and don't run on time. Here (I'm on the contintent and hope NEVER to leave), the trains are bloody regular and relatively inexpensive.