Q u a d r i l a t e r a l

This week I had the pleasure of visiting the Shibuya branch of Seibu’s Loft, a true contender for my favorite stationery store in the world. The first time I discovered it, Alex and I were on our first big travel adventure together in 2000. I was so overwhelmed I felt like I was on acid; he had to leave me there by myself and come pick me up later.

This time I kept it together a little better, but still managed to pick up and put down almost every item in the store.

The picture is of the pen aisle; one of the best I’ve ever seen.

The hotel room at 88 Xin Tian Di had many delights, including a curtain-enshrouded bed, a Chinese pirated Enrique Iglesias greatest hits CD, and, most notably, this box full of office supplies waiting on the desk.

The binder clips were lovingly arranged side by side, and the drawer was left ajar just enough to peek at all that was inside. It made late-night powerpoint that much more bearable (thanks go out to Enrique also).