Adding/Including Memories
I lost my dad last year (2023) and have been finding ways to include keepsakes/memories in my workstation. I've dabbled here and there with doing small woodworking projects and attempted a wrist rest from a piece of oak I picked up with him from my great uncles wood shop. I milled it to fit a 60% keyboard as I hadn't decided what keyboard I would be using it on and thought that's where most of my wrist would be in contact even typing on a full keyboard. I gave it a torched/burn appearance as I really was lost in what to do. I found an old shell casing from going hunting with my dad in my hunting pack and decided to imbed it into the end of the wrist rest so it would just have a little difference and a small story behind it as well. I have other things around my workstation from family and friends, but it just feels a little more special having worked on it and adding something small that has a memory for me to it. (Purple was my grandmothers favorite color and I have kinda now...
Apr 8, 2024
The rhodia spiral has a solid black plastic spiral that, while durable, in the last three months in my backpack has caught on a few things and bent the spirals a bit. This was much more of a hassle than I expected, but so far the damage isn't extensive. I'm hoping they do not fall apart in the next few months of school as that would be a serious hassle.
The clairefontaine spiral, Rhodias other brand I guess(?), has strong metal spirals. These are better. They might still get caught on things, but they just handle that shit like a boss. If you get a spiral from this company, I recommend the clairefontaine brand. I just wish they had graph paper spirals, as those are only available through Rhodia.