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 23, 2022 | Ink, Journaling, MINE, My Collection, My Fountain Pens
All Inked Up I wrote a whole post here but then I lost it and now I am very sad about that and tired. I wrote a caption here but now it is gone And then I wrote a make-up paragraph here about how you should go to bed when you are too tired to follow your own rules you...
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 | Sep 12, 2022 | Journaling, My Experience, Philosophy, Technology, Wisdom
Writing for Travel Prep Taking a long day trip tomorrow via public transportation, requiring careful attention to times and locations I’ve not specifically been to in years and never by bus. caption Yes, there are all kinds of new-fangled technology tools for trip...
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 | Aug 13, 2022 | Aesthetics & Style, Inspiration, My Desks & Tables, Pure Pleasure, Technology, Wishlist
AI-Informed Pleasure Writing Visions I’m late to the AI-generated art party having just installed an accessible mobile way to play with it last night. But I like how it turns treasured descriptors into dreamy visual mockups of things I desire: like desks,...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Pretty excited to finally open and use this pen I bought about a year ago. Last year I established a system for rewarding myself for meeting certain goals; the rewards are almost all fountain pens. That means I bought them … but left them virtually untouched...
by P. M. Starr | Aug 5, 2022 | Wishlist
Fountain Pen Dreams I don’t really fantasize about grail pens the way other people do. Not yet, anyway. What I *do* fantasize about is even more out of reach: designing my own pens, and having my own fountain pen store. I’m not actually in the planning...
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 20, 2022 | $50 to $99, Aesthetics & Style, Buying & Browsing, Colors, Conklin, Goldspot, Investing, Multicolor, My Collection
Rainbow Dippin’* Goldspot’s Weekly Dip is the only fountain pen-related page I check on a regularly scheduled basis. I look forward to Wednesdays, and seeing what new special they’re featuring there. Last week it was the Visconti Opera Demo Carousel that I...
