Sunday Mailbag - Document Holders and Light Pens

Pen Addict reader Greg is on a mission to track down a document holder, and I'd like to enlist the power of the people to see if we can help him round it up.  The full email:

Hi!

I'm a loyal RSS subscriber and fellow blogger, and I was hoping you and/or your readers could help me get a little more information on a product that I just can't seem to track down.

It's a Japanese document holder that is apparently common in Japan, but impossible to track down elsewhere.  They're super-cheap and super-handy, but the closest thing I've found is one that's twice the size, available at Staples and OfficeMax. 

I've got a full post of it here: http://modernwhaling.com/?p=946, complete with pictures and more descriptions.  If you know of anything, or think your readers might be able to help me track these down, I'd be in your debt.

Please check out the link for some great photos of the document holder Greg is looking for.  It looks pretty cool, and I may have to pick one up myself if it can be located.  I saw one with a clipboard clip on the exterior at Wal-Mart last night, and it was probably 1"-1 1/2" thick.  I think Greg's is thinner and simpler.

Long time Twitter friend Casey from cinemafromage.com is looking for a pen with a light on it to use in theaters:

@dowdyism Hey Dowdy, I've been meaning to ask you...I need an ink pen with a light in it for notes in a dark movie theater..any ideas?

I don't own one myself, but I imagine some of you out there have.  Any suggestions for Casey?

Posted on April 26, 2009 .

Ink Links

TONS of good stuff this week - get to it!

-- Pens! [and a Signo DX semi-review]  (Cat's Jot Spot)

-- Pentel Side FX mechanical pencil and Levenger Graphiti Grip 2 mm mechanical pencil photo reviews (Lung Sketching Scrolls)

-- Drool Worthy - Zebra Telescopic  (Penagerie)

-- What is a collection: Sailors  (Pentamento)

-- Pens, pens, pens  (pinch me to see if you are dreaming)

-- LAMY Safari / AL-star fountain pen  (thinkmore)

-- Somedays I Miss Pen & Paper  (A Simple Walk)

-- Sanford 20/20  (Good Pens)

-- Whitelines Notebooks Review & Giveaway Contest!  (Notebook Stories)

-- What do you use to write the kanji?  (Reviewing the Kanji)

-- Guest post: Chinese ink sticks - a primitive beginning  (Quo Vadis Blog)

-- J. Herbin Meets G. Lalo  (An Inkophile's Blog)

-- Pilot G-2 (Cheap Pen Review)

-- Official Hack - Meeting Note  (Doane Paper Feed)

-- 75 Ways to Draw More  (Michael Nobbs)

-- Fisher Bullet Space Pen: Almost Perfect  (Undefined Value)

-- Bic Velocity Gel RT (Blue Ink)

-- Review: J. Herbin Fountain Pen Ink - Cacao du Brésil  (Amateur Economist)

-- New Arsenal Additions  (Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Twenty-Something DIYer)

-- Carpenter pencils  (Pencil Talk)

-- Discussing Gel Pen Suggestion  (Flickr Moleskinerie Group)

-- Parker 51 Desk Pen  (Mr. Guilt's Blog)

-- Pens, Paper, and Notebooks Oh My  (Another Word for Nerd)

-- New JetPens (Drawing with a Squirrel)

Posted on April 25, 2009 .

Zebra Airfit Jell Winner

The Zebra Airfit Jell giveaway has come to a close, with Cal Williams channeling his inner Kool-Aid man to land on lucky comment #94:

O yeah!!

Posted by: Cal Williams | April 21, 2009 at 05:54 PM

Congratulations!  Here is what I need from you:

1. Leave a comment on this post.
2. Email me your shipping address using the email link in the sidebar

There is a one week deadline to claim your prize.

Posted on April 24, 2009 .