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A Little Love for a Quality Steno

Last year I purchased a Mnenosyne A5 Steno Twin Ring Stenographer’s notebook  out of curiosity to see if I’d enjoy it. I’m a fan of a reporters notebooks but craved a wider surface for writing longform. This year I made it my dedicated work notebook and I’m happy with it, Finally a steno with quality paper that loves Pilot fountain pen ink! A couple weeks into the year and I’m smiling every time I turn a page. It’s also been great for quick pencil sketches.

Details

  • Paper: Mnemosyne white with dotted light grey ruling.
  • Ink: Pilot Black & Pilot Blue-Black (mixed)
  • Pen: Lamy Safari, white with Black Clip and a medium black nib.
  • Lighting: LED with a yellowish tint.
A quick sketch of an open laptop pencil and ink.

Tuesday, January 6

A simple screenshot and export solution presented itself in the ramblings of my previous entry. Apple Notes can take a screenshot and includes an export to markdown feature. Both are quick solutions for keeping a digital journal without typing the contents from a notebook or drafting an actual blog post in the editor. I’m surprised I didn’t learn of this earlier, I may begin to use this old iPad a little more.

Update: The Markdown export feature is only a link to the note.

Impermanence of thought

An iPad may be a good journaling companion but I wonder, what happens a decade or two down the road if the author dies. Family are unlikely to come across their entries as they would a notebook, blog or even a social media account. Does anyone worry about this? We live in an impermanent world, paper journals can be damaged, digital files deleted. How do we save who we are before we’re gone. Does it even matter? Who would care to read this fifty years from now when I’ve turned to dust? As it is someone would need my passcode, the battery and software work. That’s very unlikely. My iPod from 15 years ago probably doesn’t function. The fact I don’t know is already evidence of the impermanence of thought.