Flashback: Blue Spiral Mead & Red Erasermate
Taking pleasure in a red gimmicky ballpoint pen in 1986 in my junior high journal.
Purple Pilot Ink
Hinting at my “new” favorite pen while admiring the elegant details of my first box of Iroshizuku luxury ink cartridges.
Inky Problems in Winter Weather
Cold weather worries for fountain pen lovers in the (normally-temperate) Pacific Northwest.
Minor Ink Mishap
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...
Impermanence: No Ink Lasts Forever
Fearing how the levels of ink in the bottles gets lower and lower.
“Emergency” Brick & Mortar Ink Buys
Away from home and almost out of ink! Feeling fortunate to be in a town/city with a few fountain pen friendly options.
Dirty Mouth Notes
A note for old-fashioned song lyrics, jotted down with fountain pens and bruise-y inks.
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...
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...
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)
Dishwashing Gratitude & Golden Beryl Ink Spill
Looking on the bright side of an inky accident and housework I usually hate.
Wistfully Staring at Stipula
Wanting to ink up with a bright variety of colors, but not sure if I should be shopping.
