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Meggie Folchart (Inkheart) (silverquill) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2009-02-09 22:28:00

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I don't suppose anyone knows where I can find a proper stationery shop in London? I misplaced my journals during the trip here, and I miss them.

I've been making do with a notebook and a packet of ball point pens that I got at the Tesco's, but I need a proper journal and a proper pen again. It feels odd not to have my volumes, I suppose I'll just have to start them up again, but not not until I have proper supplies to do it with.

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	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 12:34 am UTC (link)
	You can try the Hassen's, down at [address], dependin' on what you mean by 'proper'. The place is a mite pricey, but it's where a lot of my friends get their supplies. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 12:37 am UTC (link)
	Thank you, I'll check it out. Basically I just want a book that's bound instead of taped together and not lined, perforated, three-hole pages. And so far as pens go I don't want a fountain pen, or a quill, but I adore the lePen brand, used to have one in every color. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 12:41 am UTC (link)
	They have lePens. And I'm sure they've got a book for you. Never heard someone say they weren't happy with the place. You an author, too? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 12:44 am UTC (link)
	Sounds like a good place to get my collection started again, provided I can afford it on a librarian's salary. Something like that, nothing published, mostly just keep track of things for my own sake. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 12:46 am UTC (link)
	It's worth it, or so I hear. Oh, that's neat. M'boss is sort of the same way. Granted, his collection is to the point of needing a secretary just to keep it organized, but I can't complain. Gives me somethin' to do. M'Sookie, by the way. Nice to meet you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 12:50 am UTC (link)
	Well quality is always important. I'll have to head down there once they open. I've got my own bookcase at my aunt's library, so far I've only managed to fill two shelves, which is five years to a shelf, so that's not bad, I think it helps that I don't write down every little thing, just the important parts. I'm Meg, it's nice to meet you as well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 12:53 am UTC (link)
	Should be a couple hours, 9am London time. Which is why I'm even up, now. Stupid screwy schedule. Ah. That'd be why, then. He's had quite a while t'collect things. S'real interestin' to look back on some of it, though. Nice to meet you, Meg. You new to the land of the crazies? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

silverquill
2009-02-10 01:00 am UTC (link)

Just got here the day before last, so new enough that it's all still novel to me. This isn't the first time I've found myself somewhere completely unexpected, so I'm going with it for now, and my father's here, though nearly ten years younger than I remember, and an old friend, though he's in the same boat.

I'm also used to Italy time, so I'm only up a little earlier than I should be.

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	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Ah. S'always easier when somethin' like this's happened to you before. It was right shocking to me, when I got here. S'alright, though. For the most part. M'glad you've got family and friends here. 'Helps. Y'know, I never been to Italy. I hear it's gorgeous. Whereabouts are you from? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 01:04 am UTC (link)
	I'm from all over, traveled a lot when I was younger and even more now that I'm somewhat grown. Running on Italy-time comes from staying with my aunt though, she's got a house out in the countryside, even if I'm somewhere else I still have my watch set to Italy time, since I hardly ever pay attention to it anyway. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 01:59 am UTC (link)
	Oh. That's gotta be interestin'. I never left the same little corner of Louisiana, 'fore landin' here. An' lately, I've been stickin' about the same block of London. I need t'change that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 02:04 am UTC (link)
	Travel's good for the soul. Unexpected adventures even moreso. Definitely need to get out of that habit, nothing good ever comes of being stuck in a rut like that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 02:12 am UTC (link)
	I dunno how I'll ever manage, with a slave driver as a boss. I'll have t'ask Bill f'one of his desc- relatives've got a guest house somewhere. S'got 'em all over. I could at least start by leadin' you to th'shop, if you were interested. Ever used the portkeys? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 02:14 am UTC (link)
	can't be that bad, can it? Sure, I'm all for company on outings, and I haven't used one yet, I just sort of... get places my own way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Oh, sorry, you wouldn't- totally sarcasm. Bill's a doll. Done me every kindness since I been here, helpin' me get settled in. Oh, f'you can get here by yourself, you can. Just figured I'd offer. They're not so bad, just a bit confusin', f'you've never done it before. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 02:20 am UTC (link)
	oh! Yeah, text is terrible for transferring tone. I'll have to try one eventually, usually I just... this is going to sound odd, but I just write myself to wherever I need to be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 02:23 am UTC (link)
	It is. Not to mention m'just bad at that, sometimes. And honey, honest- I got friends here who were ones cars, or books, or boats. Gods and vampires an' all sorts'a things wander around like you or me. Don't worry about 'odd' so much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 02:30 am UTC (link)
	Oh... oh I see. This place really is just about as far from home as it could be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 02:34 am UTC (link)
	Oh! I thought- didn't anybody explain everythin' to you? It's... yeah, it's pretty out there, but it's not bad. I mean, once you get past all the 'odd' stuff, things're a lot like any other Earth, or so I hear. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Not really no, I've just been picking it up as I go along. Was there supposed to be an official welcome wagon? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 02:38 am UTC (link)
	Well, there's a website, but I'm warnin' you right now, it's pretty awful t'look at. [Here]. Mostly, yeah, you can pick it up as you go. An' if you need help, most people on these things're quick enough to try. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 02:42 am UTC (link)
	oh, wow, things make a lot more sense now, and I can stop worrying so much about having been Read here by accident. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dangerwhore 2009-02-10 02:47 am UTC (link)
	Oh, you thought somethin'-? No. S'just the vortex. Most everybody gets here th'same way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 02:51 am UTC (link)
	I wasn't really sure what to think. But it's nice to have it explained, puts any budding worries to rest. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	compassrose 2009-02-10 01:05 pm UTC (link)
	The bookstore I used to work for had some really nice journals. I bought, like, ten when I was working there. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 01:07 pm UTC (link)
	Oh really? Where is that? I could always use more resources. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2009-02-10 01:12 pm UTC (link)
	It's on (cross street). Really awesome place. I'd still be working there if things had gone differently. But now I'm an assistant to my husband. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you, I'll certainly have to check it out. Librarian's salary isn't the best, but I consider journals and pens among the essentials like bread and eggs. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	compassrose 2009-02-10 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	I totally agree. I have stacks of notebooks and mechanical pencils, and I've been carrying a diary just to doodle in when I'm bored. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	silverquill 2009-02-10 03:34 pm UTC (link)
	I much prefer pen, easier to write on my arms if I run out of paper that way. It doesn't happen often, but it has once or twice. (Reply to this) (Parent)