NORTHERN PLANNER

For all those who think the internet it a bad thing I give you penciltalk.org. A whole corner of the web for pencil lovers. You would never have thought there was so much to do with the humble pencil, but there you go.

Thanks to the internet, it doesn't matter what your passion, is, or how obscure, you can find like minded to share it with. There's a place for everyone.

I've always believed people should have somewhere in life to express what they love and what they're good at, to defy the conventions that seem to celebrate the twist of fate that you get payed millions to be good at football, or gain immediate social currency by loving it, while a tiddlywinks world champion doesn't even get, well buttons (and try confessing at a party your hobby is tiddlywinks).