Welcome!

This is Moleskinerie, a blog dedicated to the proposition that not all notebooks are created equal. Its impeccable provenance notwithstanding this site will talk more about the places and adventures, life's little dramas and other forgettable events that otherwise would have been lost were it not scrawled between the pages of these little black books.

Moleskine is not my obsession, it’s an attitude. I use other journals also. This site is not here to pontificate. It just is.

So, writers, travelers, artistes, dreamers and all - welcome to Moleskinerie!

Armand B. Frasco

 About me:
I'm an artist and aspiring photo documentarist based in Illinois, U.S.A.

AS OF JANUARY 2008 THIS BLOG HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY MOLESKINE.COM, MILAN.

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Comments

[Witold Riedel]

The site idea is beautiful, the site looks beautiful. The little icons and links. All really wonderful. Looking forward to visiting your site very often.

[Il Postino]

D wrote on 1.19.04:

"Well, what can one say when they come upon a site that sucks them in and won't let them go. It's the kind of site I've been looking for. It has surprise, art, quotes, information big and small, compassion, insightfulness, encouragement, and fun.

I am an artist, mother, and elementary art teacher. This site is great and I hope you keep going.

Thank you"

[Il Postino]

HR wrote on 1.17.04:

"Awesome blog! I've added the RSS to my reader and will check it
regularly. Your posts make for a formidable challenge as a
guest-blogger. Thanks again for the invite."

[danny]

So, what ever happened to the competition? Wasn't it meant to end on Feb 15th, then March 15th?

[Armand]

Hi Mr. Gregory,

The competition ended on the 15th. We are in the process of picking out the winner to be declared on the 31st of this month.

[Jerry]

new medium about an old medium - I love it!!

Great site - keep up the good work

cheers
Jerry (Canberra, Australia)

[susan]

Armand, you're so kind to include my email to you about my new online conceptual adventure:
http://www.fOllyfOliO.com

Thanks to your help, I hope to evolve the site with new friends who share the same obsessions.

[Emily]

anyone have any idea where to get a molskine journal in bangkok?

[ronlaudadio]

extraordinary place, wonderful people, timeless book. this site was an enjoyable read. i will return often. thank you. rl

[Kuka]

IN RIVA

A man sits on the shore and gazes at the sea, or rather the waves of the sea.
It's an age-old spell.
The idea springs from this: trousers rolled up to the knees and sea salt which stings your face.
It comes out of summer evenings spent talking, looking, realizing. It springs from the patterns of pebbles on the beaches of Bonassola, Nervi, Riva, Lavagna.
It is the product of a dream which three friends had - to capture the echo of great deeds.
'In riva' tries to convey one feeling above all - wonder.

[Yvonne]

I was reading Bruce Chapman's book Songlines on vacation, and he has a page or so about carrying around his stack of Moleskines which contains all his notes for his book. So, now I don't feel back about have a short stack myself. I have one for traveling, one for day to day, one red address book, and several small ones for smaller bags. Archival ink, of course.

Songlines is about travels through the Outback in Australia. Bring water and a hat.

[Jay]

I want to join orkut.com so that i can be part of it and have fun with you people and any one who is a member and can invite me please send me invitation at itsjawad1@hotmail.com
i will appreciate you help and concern. thanks guys

[Sania]

Hi
PLZ add me at orkut
ill be thankful to ne one who do dis feva
yuppy thanks
bye bye waiting

[Sania]

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i wanna be there pzl plz plz
hellp ma
bbye

[IL Postino]

Sent.

[Ancil]

Somebody say something. I don't like days without entries. Spent morning at Mellow Joy coffee shop writing in one moleskine. Chores on the farm. Spend some of afternoon logging 'to dos' in another moleskine. Tonight, back to this morning's edition with tales from gravel roads and dusty pastures. Yes, I prayed to God to protect us from Ivan - AND - I also made sure to pray the day after the storm. Remember Satchel Page, "Don't pray when it rains, if you don't pray when the sun shines." Thanks, Satchel. Wisdom IS always better than education.

[Fahad]

Can i get an invitation to join www.orkut.com?

fahad.

[john]

Can i get an invite to join www.orkut.com? IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
john

[ningx]

I have a question.
I am very interested in this idea and would like to know how i can get hold of one of these awesome little books.
i have tried looking for details but can't find any.
Help, anyone?

[Meaghan]

There are many places to try. Where are you located? In the US you can visit any Borders or Barnes & Noble and they sell them. Online they are also available all over from: amazon.com shiptheweb.com, vickery.com, moleskinenotebook.com, quincyshop.com, dickblick.com, http://www.shopping.com/xGS-Moleskine~NS-1~linkin_id-3056020. Good luck!

[Jay Lozada]

Hi, i'd like to know where I could buy moleskine notebooks in Asia? I'm from Quezon City, Philippines.

[IL Postino]

We've heard from Moleskine users in the Philippines but most of them seem to have gotten their notebooks from abroad. I hope there's a local dealer but it looks unlikely at the moment. You may want to email Patrick Ng at http://moleskineart.com/ for an HK store.

[Lily]

Someone recommended that I should mention Hi Tec C pens on this site, since people who love notebooks must by association also love pens. My two friends and I just opened a new online site at www.jetpens.com. Feel free to email me, maybe we'll expand to moleskins also. ;)

[TODD]

I went to Borders book store last night and would you believe the Moleskine section had been ransacked! 98% of all the plastic wrap had been removed, all the labels, postcards, and stickers were gone, and there were no large style lined journals left. What a crime....people need to be better stewards of these fine little gems. These are not $.95 spirals from the school supply section at Wal-Mart! These journals are small, black treasure boxes designed to hold the nuggets and gems of truth and illuminations that come from the mines of our souls.

[Mike Jack]

On the recent rebroadcast of the Michael Jackson interview, they did a detail shot of Martin Bashir taking notes in a Moleskine. It was on too quick for me to see what kind of pen he was using. Looking forward to the Moleskine Reporter Notebook being available in the US.