by P. M. Starr | Sep 1, 2023 | Buying & Browsing, Goulet Pens, Green, Ink, My Colors, Packaging & Presentation, Problems
Received my first spilled-in-shipment fountain pen ink package today: All of my ink sample vials in this package have been baptized in green ink; does this portend good fortune? Methinks yes! Feeling pretty fortunate this has never happened to me before (that I can...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 27, 2023 | Aesthetics & Style, Buying & Browsing, Fountain Pens, Platinum, Special Edition, Under $10, Wishlist
Just when I was finally ready the other day to buy a bundle of pens from Platinum’s second Preppy Wa Collection, I see that the THIRD collection has dropped! And it looks more-fancy / less “cute” than pens in the earlier collections, maybe embodying...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 22, 2023 | paper, Philosophy, Problems
A Notebook for Each Purpose vs ONE Notebook for EVERYTHING I loved seeing this post from DeAnna Rose about how ideally she’d keep all of the things separate in their own task-specific notebooks, but gave up and is now embracing the practical realities of...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 12, 2023 | Brown, Diamine, Green, Grey, Ink, My Colors, My Experience, Philosophy, Problems, Purple, Red, Taccia, Wisdom
Impermanence: No Ink Lasts Forever Entering the dry part of summer as the days get shorter, my mom is surviving so many of the worst parts (chemo, Whipple surgery) of one of the worst kinds of cancer (pancreatic), but aging and fading fast in some ways I did not...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 5, 2023 | Aqua, Black, Brick & Mortar, Buying & Browsing, Colors, Green, Grey, Ink, Kaweco, MINE, Orange, Pink, Problems, Red, Stores & Sellers
“Emergency” Brick & Mortar Ink Buys I’ve been away from home for almost a month. Though I packed a lot of pens full of ink, I didn’t know I’d be here so long and didn’t pack enough ink in cartridge form to keep myself inked up...
