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What I’m writing with, wishing for, finding pleasurable, or mulling over as related to fountain pen and ink collecting, practicing, mark-making and learning.
Dirty Mouth Notes
A note for old-fashioned song lyrics, jotted down with fountain pens and bruise-y inks.
May the FOURTH Be With You
Celebrating Star Wars Day with a note about my R2-D2 and Death Star fountain pens.
Iridescent Pearl Conversion
Normally I would not want to do anything to compromise an LEs color (in this case, a shimmery pearlescent white), but today I went ahead and converted my Iridescent Pearl Kaweco Sport to an eyedropper fill. Why did I decide to do this? What color did I fill it with?...
Hi Vincent
Mrs. Mia Wallace greets Vincent Vega at the door with … a note in Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.
Preppy FP + Morning Pages on a Train
Trial run experimenting with pleasure writing on a train, & journaling to help get through life’s challenges
Little Black Letters
Morning pages. Brain dumps. Stream of consciousness. This kind of journaling is supposed to be uncontrolled messy nonsense. I did that for a whole year. This year with no commitment to someone else to do it that way I'm less consistent. // blurred for privacy &/or...
Pleasure Writing Videos?
Working on leveling up my pleasure writing blog media to include videos. Writing in green ink with a Platinum President fountain pen This videos was just a quickie from last year, I believe that's my Platinum President (M) fountain pen (that I've shelved for the time...
Jon Lovitz Fake FP Job
Ran across an unexpected gem within a gem of a movie: Rat Race. I was barely aware the movie existed and had no idea what it was about (malarkey & shenanigans) or who was in it (a whole bunch of people), but it has a whole bunch of elements I love in movies. I...
Fall Color Ink Samples
I love how attempting to qualify for free shipping creates justification for adding unnecessary items to shopping carts, like these two ink samples that rounded out a very inky order from Vanness1938.com to create a very rich autumnal palette: Pumpkin Patch (orange...
Lamy Violet Ink
Just got a pack of Lamy's proprietary ink cartridges in Violet. Apparently this is the ONLY way to get Lamy's violet ink; it's not offered in bottles, and I've been searching for a bright vivid purple that's lighter than the most popular purples, and not too blue or...
Better than a Boeing 737 MAX
I'm glad my wife tolerates not only my love of air disaster documentaries, but also my pen(!)chant for pausing all kinds of movies & television shows whenever I spy the employment of a writing utensil. Like this fountain pen in Flight/Risk: Big Boeing mucky-muck...
All Inked Up
I *might* have a few too many pens inked up at the moment (and be too tired to properly save the post I was *almost* finished writing just before I lost it)
In Bed With Icons
How in the world did I wind up in bed next to THESE?!?
Writing for Travel Prep
Why I prefer & enjoy making analog travel itineraries instead of relying on mobile devices and the internet on trips.
Dishwashing Gratitude & Golden Beryl Ink Spill
Looking on the bright side of an inky accident and housework I usually hate.