Chris ♿️

Mostly full means a better chance of getting to try a different ink!

Con-40, my nemesis. The only pilot converter that fits in all 3 of my pilot pens: Prera, Kakuno, and Plumix. The ignominy of having to buy it three times!

We always hazed new team members with Malört shots. The expensive stuff tasted much better than the well.

I love it!! That line is confident and I love the saturation of the ink too. Looks like this one is making the wish list. Thank you for sharing! Also, your penmanship is great! Legible, consistent, and personal.

I’ve never seen that kind of nib before. How does it stack up to an “ordinary” Japanese or German medium?

I bought a Sailor Hocoro dip pen with a 2mm nib. Skimmed a Calligraphy for Dummies book and off I went! I’m only doing italic so far, but I’m having fun.

You see these? These are my dancing Chacos.

We are here to support you as you back slowly away from the ballpoint.

At least the throttling was successful!

Thank you for the recommendation!

Private Reserve Ebony Purple is deep and solid. Birmingham Pen Co’s Fortune Teller feels more like that watercolor purple.

In a stunning moment of self reflection, my dog’s eyes told me that he was truly, deeply sorry for the dim sum incident and could now be trusted to guard the takeout containers unsupervised.

I love alliums! Every time I plant them, the deer love them too. Beautiful colors.

The more you spill, the sooner you refill.

What lovely composition! The path the eye takes is so fun.

Oh yeah, riding a century around a lake is a recipe for getting halfway done and wishing for a boat.

The thread has interesting facts, but the alt text which is there to help visually impaired people participate, is ai generated and seriously detracts from the intended message.

I met Netherfriends at Marshall McGearties after show with BSOD. I tried to trade them a pack of cigarettes for a cd-r and the guy was like “no way, I don’t smoke, here just take one”

WHAT. That walk in the summer heat was my pilgrimage. It’s where we meet the families with kids after events. I remember sitting on the picnic table and hearing other people’s air conditioners, feeling just a bit jealous.

“An urban US or UK setting…”? The thread is about the death penalty in Canada!

How does the Field Notes paper hold up to fountain pen ink? I have a few that I haven’t used yet with mine.

Your alt text is AI generated 🤮 and seems like it cannot be trusted. I opened it looking for context, and got a high school level set of guesses. How disappointing.

Ten authors by whom I’ve read more than five books

Bill Watterson
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Haruki Murakami
C.S. Lewis
Franklin W. Dixon
Vladimir Nabokov
Brian Jacques
Neil Stephenson
Margaret Atwood
Barbara Kingsolver

These fountain pens are gorgeous!! I love the sparse visuals. They seem like the kind of pen you could match with a planner theme. Or carry with you anywhere. Thank you!

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Emotions are feedback, not overlords. We determine when we are at our limit for experiencing each emotion, and our capacity/tolerance limit is what determines what we do and for how long.

We can increase our tolerance.

Wait, it’s TWO FIREFLIES. They are both males, I think, which means I have a queer love story playing me back to sleep.

It’s 2am and a firefly somehow got into the house and is putting on a show in our bedroom.

Yes stir fry is excellent. I’ve never made harukei turnip purée before, but that might be sacrilege. I’ve used the tops in pesto. Very bright and spicy.

Those harukei turnips are my favorite! So sweet and crunchy. I lop off the tops and eat them like an apple.

I let a work friend try one of mine in a meeting. He proceeded to hold it upside down and gave it back immediately because it felt scratchy and then refused to try again. Friendship ended.