My new best friends, my blush pink Fjällräven Kanken Mini and Nike all black hi Air Force Ones. Small enough for the essentials (from back to front: padded insert, large ruled reporter Moleskine, paperback edition of Dany Laferrière's L'odeur du café, Kodak disposable, wallet, and a Boostbloc 4000), but still enough space to fit my pocket-sized umbrella and my slim Muji pen case (holding a 0.5mm black gel pen, 0.5mm mechanical pencil, and a double sided yellow highlighter/marker). Currently, the Fjällräven store on 262 Mott Street in Manhattan (Nolita) has a sale on select colorways, so don't forget to check out what's in their big pull out bin! It hasn't started looking dirty yet, but I feel like it's coming soon.

There's really nothing to say about the Air Forces. It's amazing how quickly I've changed my way of walking so I won't crease them and how aggressively I defend my space on public transportation.