by P. M. Starr | Jul 12, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Brown, Buying & Browsing, Colors, FREE, Grey, Inspiration, Investing, Journaling, MATERIALS, MINE, My Desks & Tables, My Spaces, Philosophy, Wishlist, Yellow
Dreaming of Desks and Tables One of my favorite journaling practices is LISTING THINGS I WANT. Things I want to have. Things I want to do. Who I want to be. Funneling all of my focus into visions of good stuff helps drown out distractions from things I do not like or...
by P. M. Starr | Mar 4, 2022 | Blue, BRANDS, Brick & Mortar, Grey, Journaling, My Colors, My Experience, paper, Problems, Tests & Trials, Top Flight, TOPS Products, Under $10
Oxford Spiral Notebook I know. I said I would never again stray from my favorite notebook for journaling. I literally said Now that Top Flight WIRED paper has set my standard so high, I’m done experimenting with other spiral notebooks; I don’t want to waste money...
by P. M. Starr | Mar 3, 2022 | Fountain Pens, Ink, Journaling, MATERIALS, My Colors, My Experience, Philosophy, Pure Pleasure, Wisdom
A Break from Feeling Bad The other day a good day that started out full of dreamy potential and high productivity turned … bad. Probably because I put too much pressure myself to make the day perfect; when I failed to live up to dreamy perfection I felt very sour and...
by P. M. Starr | Mar 1, 2022 | Colors, Curiosity, Green, Ink, My Collection, My Colors, My Experience, Philosophy, Pure Pleasure, Tests & Trials
Early Joys of Leveling Up As I come to the disappointing realization that the 9th(?) green ink I’ve tried is also NOT the right first green bottle for me, the disappointment quickly morphs into … JUICY EXCITEMENT. I am still on a QUEST. So many fresh...
by P. M. Starr | Feb 26, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Black, Clear, Colors, Diplomat, Fountain Pens, Green, Multicolor, My Collection, My Colors, My Fountain Pens, Parker, Platinum, Pure Pleasure, Under $10, Under $20, Under $30, Yellow
Fountain Pen Pleasure Trio I love taking these three favorite fountain pens out and seeing them next to each other: Three of my favorite affordable starter fountain pens: left to right – Diplomat Magnum, Platinum Preppy, and Parker Vector I love high-contrast...
by P. M. Starr | Feb 16, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Fountain Pens, My Collection, My Experience, Philosophy, Problems
Cheap Practical Pleasures = Not Nerdy Enough? More and more I’m coming to accept that I am not a huge nerd fan or collector the way other people are. I just don’t seem to have the mindset of other fountain pen aficionados. I love things a lot — music, movies,...
