by P. M. Starr | Oct 24, 2022 | Fountain Pens, In the Media, Ink, Philosophy
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...
by P. M. Starr | Oct 1, 2022 | Fountain Pens, My Collection, Pilot, True Crime, Waterman, Wishlist
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...
by P. M. Starr | Sep 22, 2022 | Black, BRANDS, Fountain Pens, Montblanc, My Fountain Pens, My Spaces
In Bed With Icons I definitely was not expecting to find myself anywhere near pens like these anytime soon (if ever). Let alone in bed next to me. TODAY. The shriek-gasp-scream that came out of me when my wife slowly unveiled the first one of these to me this...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 28, 2022 | Gold, Goldspot, Ink, My Collection, Packaging & Presentation, Pelikan, Problems, Pure Pleasure, Special Edition, Special Editions, Yellow
Dishwashing Gratitude & Golden Beryl Ink Spill Most of the time I really hate washing dishes. Generally speaking I actually hate all housework, but I have an extra special set of resentments for dish-washing, maybe because it is the housework I have done 1) the...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 27, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, BENU, Brown, Colors, Fountain Pens, Gold, Goulet Pens, Lamy, Pure Pleasure, Visconti, Wishlist
Best Brown Fountain Pens via Drew Brown The color BROWN. My love of brown is a huge reason I dove deeper into fountain pens, especially my desire to ALWAYS be equipped with brown ink. So be ye not surprised I love this video “The Best Brown Pens – According to...
by P. M. Starr | Jul 16, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Buying & Browsing, Colors, Fountain Pens, Goldspot, Green, Investing, Pink, Silver, Visconti, Wishlist
Pink Blush: Visconti Opera Demo Carousel It’s a good thing Goldspot doesn’t have one of those buy-now/pay-later installment setups or I might have impulsively spent $375.00 on a Visconti Opera Demo Carousel fountain pen tonight. I’m not tempted by giants like the...