I am using a blue ink with gold sparkles in it. 99% of the time, it isn't noticeable, but it always makes me smile when I do.
Haven't been around in a while, dealing with work/life stuff for the most part. Moved my blog off write.as last month. Due for another kiddo in July so I guess I'll just have a coke with lime :). (Though every bar I've ever been to has served Pepsi stuff, it doesn't matter when the whiskey comes from a plastic jug.) Can't wait to have sushi and a red bull again.
Got some new fountain pen inks and have been filling up a few pens to test them out. How is everyone else?
I am using a blue ink with gold sparkles in it. 99% of the time, it isn't noticeable, but it always makes me smile when I do.
Doing alright. It looked like I had a ticket out of my hellhole of a job for a bit - it looked like I was going to get a job with the post office but the hiring system they use is absolutely byzantine. I emailed someone and maybe I'll get some answers. Either way, I need out of this job before it literally kills me.
You also like fountain pens? I like them too but I only have a couple, most of which are calligraphy pens. I do a little bit of calligraphy but nothing special. I'm actually a member of a medieval reenactment society and I do a lot of scribing for that, lol.
Where's your blog now? I keep one here (tskaalgard.midnight.pub) and on WordPress (mylonelydesk.wordpress.com)
Heh... I was going through a box of memorability and found a bunch of calligraphy "nibs" (I think they're called...).
I'm suddenly missing that "dip and draw" dynamic....
"Nib" is indeed the correct term. I don't have any dip pens, but I wish I did, as they are far easier to use than fountain pens. I *always* have a hard time getting fountain pens started.
I need to find me time to di...ddle with the likes. A while back my wife acquired some pens that somewhat mimic calligraphy nib thin line quality, but of course a significant part of the experience is the hyper-manual mechanics of it all.
I mean, seriously... could anyone here *possibly* blame me for wanting to dip my nib?