Monday, May 08, 2006

Stationery is Porn

There's something about acquiring new stationery. I find its lure almost irresistable. I know I shouldn't spend the money but I can't help myself. I find myself caressing leather journal covers and fondling virgin-white pages. Ripe with potential but unsullied by my untidy handwriting.

I know that once I acquire a new journal, I won't be able to hold myself back from nestling within the embrace of its pristine cover. Its irresistable to me.

Just last week, I felt drawn once more to "one of those shops" - Whitcoulls. I told myself that I "needed" a new notebook. No one really saw me go through nearly every book on the shelf, weighing the respective merits of the product. Are the lines the right spacing? Is the paper heavy enough? Will the cover protect the pages from wear and tear? Can I get enough on the page? Is the cover tactile? The anticipation of a decision to purchase as much as the decision itself is what I find most rewarding.

This time I was with a friend. I don't think he knew the power of stationery to twist a person's judgment. I managed to hold myself to a purchase that balanced utility with affordability. I was surprised to find that he had succumbed to the wiles of a faux leather journal of much greater cost. But I shouldn't have been. Stationery gets in deep to your soul if you'll let it. He flashed another book at me - a journal and a notebook - this was hard core. I experienced a flush of jealousy - maybe I "needed" a new journal too? Fortunately the journal I already have continues to sing its siren song to me and I felt no need of a replacement.

I write this as a warning. Beware of stationery. It is porn.

7 comments:

Rhett said...

Believe it or not, that $20 leather bound journal has actually enticed me to... well, journal.

So thanks, even though I might never appreciate the erotic undercurrents of stationary quite like you do!

BJ said...

Look buddy, it wasn't me who walked out of there with the leather bound journal and a sheen of perspiration on his upper lip...

But i understand if you won't go public - its the first time I have shared publicly on this issue myself - I have been in the bottom drawer for a long time with this issue...

Rhett said...

You know when you first mentioned my 'secret fetishes' I thought that Jacob had told you about my collection of WWF Wrestling dvds.

Oops.

Vania said...

One almost feels they need to go wash after reading this post... ??

BJ said...

I agree - I can't believe Rhett brought the WWF into this otherwise sacred discussion...

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