the sk8erz field book

Take the question outside

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Sk8erz creates the question. You own the thinking. Grab any notebook, any pencil, and take these with you. Nothing you write is uploaded anywhere — if you jot a note on this page it stays on this device, and paper is better anyway.

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Things I noticed

Observation first. What was actually there, before you explain it.

  • What did I see today that I'd never really looked at before?
  • Describe it so someone else could picture it without a photo.
  • What changed while I was watching?
  • What did I hear when I stopped moving?

Questions I have

Keep the questions nobody answered. They're the good ones.

  • What do I want to know that I couldn't find out today?
  • Who might actually know this, and how would they know?
  • What's a question I'm slightly embarrassed to ask?
  • What would I need to see to change my mind about it?

Rune sketches

Copy marks exactly as you find them. Guess later.

  • Draw the mark exactly — don't tidy it up.
  • Where was it, and what was around it?
  • Does it share any shape with a mark I already drew?
  • What do I think it might be? Label that as a guess.

Sky notes

Same patch of sky, different nights. That's where the pattern lives.

  • Sketch three bright points and the shape between them.
  • Date, time, and which direction I was facing.
  • What moved since last time? What stayed put?
  • What was the Moon doing?

Nature observations

One square metre of ground has more in it than most screens.

  • Pick one square metre. List everything alive in it.
  • What tracks, feathers, shells, or chewed leaves did I find?
  • What season clue is showing up right now?
  • What lives here that I can't see?

Invention ideas

Bad first drafts are how good things start.

  • What annoyed me today that a thing could fix?
  • Sketch the worst version. Then sketch a better one.
  • What's the one part I don't know how to build?
  • What could I test with cardboard and tape tomorrow?

Creative ideas

No ratings, no judging. Just what you want to try.

  • A story that starts with someone wanting something they can't have.
  • A sound, a colour, and a place — put them together.
  • Draw the same thing three times, differently.
  • What would I make if nobody was going to see it?

the goal isn't to keep you here. it's to send you back out more curious.