To request that everyone I know stays put for a bit?

[archfiend]

I have just received a lovely new address book from Moleskine and am seriously considering demanding requesting that none of my friends and contacts move, divorce, marry, die or have any more children for a while as that would mean defiling my beautiful new book with [shudder]crossings out.

I realise I may be a tiny bit anal unreasonable but I do so love a nice shiny new item of stationery...

YANBU!

Write in it in pencil

Totally fair enough. it is the absolute least they could do for you if they really are your friends.

Do as I do.

Purchase a lovely propelling pencil like this. And a high quality rubber.

Then when they move, t'is a doddle to amend. And you get to browse stationery porn looking for the right pencil!

But then it might go smudgy or fade! I realise I am not being entirely rational here, but I hate making it look all messy!

I'm just not sure it would look 'right' if it was in pencil though I do like the idea of browsing for more stationery

Mrsmaltesers-I think so!

I had to put mine on the computer as I felt like you about it and no matter how many times I asked nicely, people still kept moving and having babies - inconsiderate bastards.

They are aren't they?!

Maybe I could just put people who I know aren't going anywhere into the book? begins to question own sanity

YABU! I like it when people move as I can put a (neat!) line through the old address & add new one. It makes it look more loved and reminds me of the tiny address book my mum has when I was a child that somehow magically contained EVERYONE'S addresses & replacements.

I love it even more when people get married and change their names. Then I write 'for [old name] see [new name]' under the old name & address. Brilliant.

Buggering strike through fail.

I have to confess though, that when I was younger I moved about a LOT, I have two pages all to myself in my Aunty's address book - it's quite funny looking at it and remembering some of the places I lived :)

I had a special pen that had rubber on the end that used to work really well!

www.cultpens.com/acatalog/Pilot_Frixion_Erasable_Rollerball.html these!

atruth I do know what you mean-current book is full of changes and it is a bit of a record of people's lives, but the blank book is all new and shiny...!

fairimum I quite love you! That site is wonderful!

I think I may have a tiny stationery problem