physically writing down stuff can be nice but i'd be worried about a leaky pen or messy handwriting/would still use phonen otes as a backup or at least take a pic in case i spill water on it lol
'for a younger guy' lol well, speed prolly isn't as important to authors, not counting deadlines but doing something for work is diff than a full on book i'd imagine
yay new friend, maybe they can have a poetry-dinner night or so lol