Archive for September, 2010
Would you like to be a guest blogger on Rhodia Drive?
If so, contact me via e-mail at stephanie at rhodiadrive dot com with your proposed subject matter. We are looking for posts ranging in length from 100-500 words. Photos to accompany the article are a welcome bonus. If you have been reading this blog for any length of time, you know that the subject matter ranges from discussions about new or improved products from the Exaclair line, hobbies such as art & writing, and the occasional story from personal experience.
Nothing ventured nothing gained.. here’s hoping to hear from you!
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Niagara Falls
I have always wanted to visit Niagara Falls, and I might be there right now! The falls are about 2 hours north of where I have been camping in upstate New York and if I have played my cards right, I am standing and feeling the mist in my face as we speak. See you soon!
Matthew Adams on Transformative Writing: Part 2
On my recent trek to Loretto, PA for the Summer Rhythm Renewal retreat, I took one of Matthew Adams’s Transformative Writing workshops. Typically a 12 hour program that he teaches in and around Pittsburgh, we were given a 90 minute sampling at the Renewal of what the full course has to offer. I found Matt immediately likable and what impressed me the most in his class & speaking with him afterward, was that his style of teaching encourages you to open up to new possibilities with your writing through your own self discoveries.
I asked Matt if he would write a post for us on Transformative Writing- this being the second of two parts, the first part can be found here.
Transformative Writing Part 2
“Faith is built of reason, I think. It is reasonable to acknowledge the passing of time and the mortality of moments. We move through an experience whether we like it or not, and all the divine thoughts, the perfectly formed phrases, the intense feelings and truth of that moment recede before us, making Gatsby’s of all of us writers who would keep reaching back into the future-past to remember them. Continue Readering »
Labor Day Weekend
Most Americans traditionally celebrate Labor Day as their symbolic end of summer, though I see things a little differently. I most enjoy the spring as it moves into summer, and typically feel an end come to that part of the year around the 4th of July- slightly after the summer solstice. And when it comes to vacation, I like to spend my time visiting quiet places, or places during the off season. Crowded beaches & amusement parks haven’t been my thing since I was a pre-teenager. This weekend will be the slight exception to my rule, as I head to upstate New York to camp out at The Great Rhythm Revival. I haven’t camped in 14 years so this will be quite the experience! Can you give me a hand in doing a “no rain dance” please? Though I’m sure it will be wonderful no matter what.
Photo courtesy of Abraham Alain Schechter “Webbie on Cousins Island, Maine”
Details
We recently received this email: “Would be nice if your website offered more information. The links show graph or lined paper. How many squares per inch? Wide ruled or college ruled? Maybe a glossary for potential new customers who are searching for quality paper, but do not understand what L+M means.” 
I asked a blogger friend if this level of detail was important. She felt it was. “When I do journal reviews which had lined paper, I would include the ruling width,” she said. “To people that write big or small, that’s important. I’m not a fan of graph paper, so I’m not sure why people would want to know the dimensions of the squares but if it helps, by all means include it! I say in circumstances like this, more is better.”
What is your opinion? What product specs do you find most valuable for notebooks and journals?
BTW – “L+M” means means “Lined with Margin.” The thumbnail photo next to the caption was supposed to illustrate this, but obviously it didn’t for this person. We’ll change the website to make title clearer.
