I have a certain nerdy penchant for the "stationary" objects we used to pack in our school bags; slide rules, protractors, set squares, compasses, stencils sets

I have a certain nerdy penchant for the "stationary" objects we used to pack in our school bags; slide rules, protractors, set squares, compasses, stencils sets for things like chemistry and flow charts, hard pencils and sharpeners. They still feel like instruments of ritual and magic.