Yesterday, I needed an upgrade to my Filofax pocket size planner. What better way than to use one of Hadley’s art to decorate it!
Tons of tutorials are out there to help people install WordPress on their local machines. But what if you wanted to import an existing blog? Here are my quick notes. You should probably have already set up your WebServer (PHP enabled in Apache, MySQL installed (on OS X, there are simple installers and admin tools (GUI applications) that makes things easier, unless you prefer phpmyadmin).
Et voilà, you can now develop your local version.
Yes, I am aware of Watermans, and even Pilots writing better. But I also happened to find the rare Fisher space pen refills that were made for Montblancs, and man they work well! I also found the pen quite inexpensively. Admittedly, my friends know me as a techno-whore, but I am very fond of my Filofax. There’s something quite grand about writing out your day, schedules, and addresses in the real world. I’m not a GTD freak— I just like to jot some to-dos and appointments. And yes, I do sync the iPhone, because I will forget anything and everything.
It disturbed me that the Filofax pen loop diameter really only fits thin pens and their own slim pen, which I have since thrown out. It’s also odd that you can’t find any information. For the record, Lamy Safari pens won’t fit either.
I thought about it for awhile, and tried to figure out a way to get this nice pen to fit. I dug around my desk drawer and found:
No, I’m not much of a golfer. If golfing means getting the lowest score, then the only way I can accomplish that is by not playing.
Simply, I stuck the uniball pen in the loop (which fits very well, albeit a tad tighter than slimmer pens), and plied the golf tee underneath. I then let the stretching duo sit overnight.
The result: a perfect fit for the Montblanc. Slides in and out easily, but lots of tension to keep the pen secure.
Yes, the pen does hang a bit out over the top edge, but it fits well, and is plenty compact enough for portability, using the Pocket-size Filofax. Additionally, a U.S. Passport fits snugly in this version of the Filofax.
Happy writing!