There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
What I found works for me is keeping absolutely everything in one notebook. This includes any notes for classes, jobs, doodles, design sketches, task/to-do lists etc. I get the feeling that is unconventional (lol) but for some reason having everything in one place helps keep my mind organised, although I'm sure to the outsider it seems like there is no organisation at all! This allows my journaling to take on sort of a bullet journal/mindmap/sketchpad hybrid which seems to work for my purposes.
I'm not partial to a particular brand (although I really like Clarefontaine and Leuchtturm1917) - I am fairly open to anything and everything, including cheap $5 notebooks from the standard office supply store (though that does cause me some problems with bleed-through. I generally prefer lined paper, although a lot of the time I don't stay within them; the lines are a vertical grid that helps me keep track of where I am on the page, as my notes and sketches tend to move fluidly around the page rather than on a strict top-bottom, left-right orientation.
I prefer using pens, although I do have a couple mechanical drafting pencils in my kit. I have a modest collection of pens from disposable and cartridge/converter rollerballs to relatively inexpensive fountain pens (generally I don't buy the more expensive pens as I prioritise utility and function over collectability - pens that I can drop, abuse, and lose without too much consequence) :)