While waiting in line to purchase a copy of Stranger Than Fiction at Borders earlier this week my eye was pulled in several directions by a couple of very colorful and exciting items lining the check-out area for impulse purchasing. The first was one of these gems, the Buddha Buddha Bank (specifically the bright pink peace Buddha). About 8 inches high and made of resin from what I can gather, these little Buddhas which appear more like fat happy babies, have replaced the ubiquitous piggy bank. What the lavender Wisdom Buddha and my spare change have to do with each other is beyond me, but it sure would be cute sitting on my bookshelf. Or perhaps the orangish Love Buddha, my spare change could use a little love. (But seriously – these have as much taste as a Buddy Christ Bobblehead)
The second very attractively colored item I noticed is the new 12 month color-a-month planner set Moleskine has just released for 2010. Feast your eyes on this beauty:
It’s not really my organizing style – but how great is that little stack of colorful Moleskines?! Each book is set up in a daily calendar format, one day per page, with time notes and extra writing space. It looks like they even come with STICKERS! I’m more of a monthly calendar kind of gal (I like to see the big picture), but maybe they’ll apply this type of set to their art book line or something.
In the name of financial modesty and declutterizing my home for the pending move, I left with only the DVD and decided to stash these colorful vessels of change and dates on my wish list. Also, I made up at least two words in this post, but I’m not apologizing.
love the moleskine notebooks, i didnt know that they made those. also new at blick are A3 and A4 sized hardcover moleskines- but theyre $30, a bit expensive.
By: brandon sargent on June 29, 2009
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