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January 11th, 2011

Scan from notebook, 11/01/11

It is the 11th of January and I haven’t blogged yet in 2011. This is a scan from my this year’s notebook.

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The left hand side is a cartoon, in case that needs to be said. I might draw it properly, we shall see. The words on the right hand side have been left in purely to provide a sense of mystery and intrigue. It seemed a shame to erase the words ‘PCC flower youth’.

I enjoy jotting things in a notebook. Unfortunately in this modern age it is all too easy to post one’s observations straight onto Twitter rather than draw them in a notebook. I have to resist doing this. The Twitter writing is a far easier course of action, but ultimately less fulfilling. What I am trying to say is whenever you see me on Twitter please ask me to be quiet and go and write in my notebook instead. Thank you.

It is also awkward to draw in a notebook in certain social settings. I tend not to draw whilst on the train, which is silly as it would be an ideal time. This is partly to do with not wanting to be overlooked and partly the intense pressure from society to look at an electronic device.

Happy mid-January to you all.

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9 Responses to “Scan from notebook, 11/01/11”


  1. Aaron Orear says:

    Brilliant. I needed this laugh today – thanks, Dave!

    January 11th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
  2. Stuart Elliott says:

    Resist that societal pressure and enjoy your moleskin on the train, others will see you as a retro, forward thinking, style guru with a great taste in notebook, (paper not electronic) either that or they will ignore you completely. You could write your web address at the top of each page as a subtle advertising campaign, though make sure it is a page with a good cartoon on it, as they might not visit. That may however be counter productive to the whole train-notetaking-thing. Alternatively, ignore the above and use the train as everyone else does, transport!

    January 12th, 2011 at 10:56 am
  3. Nancy Wallace says:

    Love the cartoon. Victorian pew ledges seem designed for Hymns Ancient and Modern (non-revised) and BCPs. Even modern church chairs don’t allow for a variety in sizes of books/pamphlets. About the drawing on the train. Go for it! You could always try drawing anyone who says, ‘I’m on the train’.

    January 12th, 2011 at 11:18 am
  4. Tim Wakeling says:

    I drew a cartoon on a train once. It was about churches and “the lost”. The lady sitting at the table opposite me quite liked it, though I did not specifically show her.

    January 12th, 2011 at 11:42 am
  5. chris clark says:

    Excellent

    I understand the main problem with solving pews/hymn-song books issue is that the accountants got involved as they thought were responsible for nominal ledges…sorry ;-)

    January 12th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
  6. Maddy says:

    Don’t be too hard on yourself. I try and think of twitter as a ‘quick fix’ when I don’t have time to blog although I think you’re right in principle to resist the urge to twitter and put your notes, thoughts and writings in a more permanent form – afterall, that’s how we win by your output.

    January 12th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
  7. Peter says:

    I like to beat the system in terms of electronic devices on trains. I take an etch-a-sketch with me and occasionally glide my finger across the ‘screen’, in the hope that I can fool people into thinking it is an ipad.

    January 12th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
  8. David Keen says:

    Excellent. It was even tougher when we started trying to mount TV monitors on the pews after going digital.

    January 12th, 2011 at 4:58 pm
  9. Liz from the sewing room says:

    Do you have any influence over pew ledges? They need a complete re-design, with holes in them to prop walking sticks into, and hooks at the edge for handbags. however, in our church at least, they dont really need to hold hymn books as everything, including the prayers, is on PowerPoint.

    January 12th, 2011 at 8:31 pm