Moleskine

I am now a fan of moleskine notebooks. Whenever we absurdly take on a new place I start a notebook listing restaurants to try, things to do, day trips out of town, weekend trips out of town, etc. etc. Usually I've used the cheapie spiral-bound notebooks found everywhere, but they fall apart so quickly--my San Francisco notebook is being held together solely by medical tape, no joke. The Moleskines are sturdier and prettier, and I always get a kick out of their first page:

In case of loss, please return to:

As a reward: $_____________________

And on that line is where I write one billion dollars.

I amuse myself.