Swingline Keychain Stapler

Staplers seem to be the hip new topic of the Typosphere, so I thought I'd share the one I've been using for the past 5 years or so. I carry it with me in my backpack, and it comes in handy for stapling together math homework just before turning it in.

I often enjoy my 5 minutes of celebrity status as everyone scrambles before class to get their homework stapled; often times we lose points if our work is not stapled together. Of course, most, myself included, forget about stapling it until time comes to turn it in.

I like the folding design; most people who use it comment on the sleek lines and folding mechanism.

I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking. (taken with my Logitech C920 webcam)

Johnny Learns to Type

"said Johnny as he lovingly touched his typewriter."

A useful guide to the parts of the typewriter. Looks kinda like a Smith-Corona Silent, right?

Typewriter Postcards from Dr. Richard Polt

Pencil FAQ

If you've ever wondered why pencils are yellow and hexagonal, or why certain pencils have erasers while others don't, check out my new video, the Pencil FAQ. I took submissions from my friends on Facebook, and answered 12 questions about pencils in this video.

College: Semester III

Whoops, crooked typing

Three Years / On changing Hobbies and a new direction

Guest Post: The Infamous "Dord" Dictionary

Hello Typosphere,
This is my brother's first post online! Since he doesn't write much, he doesn't have his own blog yet. His name is Vijay and he's in high school.
One of his hobbies (along with typewriters, of course) is lexicography. He is really into the origins of words and how dictionaries are compiled, so when he found this dictionary at a used book store, he had to get it! Without giving anything else away, here is his first typecast, on the infamous Merriam-Webster 'dord' dictionary.

 Front cover.

 Entry of dord: page 771

Interesting fact: The term would have been on page 661, but it was on 771...

Front matter of the book: the title page 

The colophon (reverse side of the title page): proof of the publication date 

Spine.

Portrait of Noah Webster, printed in many of Merriam-Webster's dictionaries in his honor.