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paradoxmo

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neurologo, to random
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The new looks stunningly beautiful on the page. In the bottle looks more like a watered down cherry color.

Bottle of Montblanc Manganese Orange ink on a desk with a computer keyboard in the background.

paradoxmo,
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@neurologo so this is a new addition to the standard MB lineup?

inkycicada, to random
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Ah, yes, my yearly pen I receive for nurse’s week. Glad to see all of my hard work pay off! Haha.

paradoxmo,
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@inkycicada hahaha the medical bag clip is so… cute and a little infantile

codrusofathens, to calligraphy
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Completed my illuminated manuscript of Psalm 93 in time for Mother's Day!

I used a modern variation of the Beneventan hand, which was most widely used in southern Italy in the middle ages. The historical script had lots of ligatures, but those are hard for modern readers, so I didn't use any here. This is also the hand where our modern question mark originated.

Side view detail of some of the illumination, with a cross filled with gold ink.

paradoxmo,
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@codrusofathens nicely done!

paradoxmo,
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@codrusofathens what pen(s) and inks did you use?

paradoxmo,
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@codrusofathens definitely a fountain pen! The No-Nonsense is pretty well liked by most people, simple but effective.

gnomedic, to chicago
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Got to spend my morning off with @keitichandesu at @atlasstationers!

Going to make a little video about it soon! Was so much fun assembling our very own Kaweco pen!

paradoxmo,
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@gnomedic I’m curious about the build-your-own Kaweco thing, there is a machine at my local store but I’ve never actually seen it in action

gnomedic, to random
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Good morning! We made it to Friday! If you're seeing this in the morning, I'm live now on twitch.tv/gnomedic! Come say hi! :D

#fountainpen #planner #stationery

paradoxmo,
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@gnomedic is that an all Kaweco Sport lineup?

Furthering, to random
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A friend is graduating, and I've asked one of our mutual friends if she wants to go in for a fountain pen for him. There are some fun/colorful ones at a local coffee shop that would suit his style.

Thought it may be that I am more excited about picking out a fountain pen than he would be receiving it.

#Stationery #FountainPen

paradoxmo,
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@Furthering what are the pens are you looking at?

paradoxmo, (edited )
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@Furthering Hightide I have no personal experience with. Is the one you’re looking at the Attaché? https://www.mollylifestyle.tw/collections/hightide-penco-1/products/-%E8%8C%89%E8%8E%89-hightide%EF%BD%9Cattache-%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E7%9F%B3%E7%B4%8B-%E9%8B%BC%E7%AD%86-or010-

Looks like an interesting pocket pen, build looks fine, no idea how it writes.

Kaweco have generally good pen bodies but the nibs can be a bit unreliable. If the store will let you, write with the specific pen you’ll be buying (not just the tester pen). Make sure it writes well before you leave the store.

Lamy are generally reliable, depends on if you like the aesthetic.

paradoxmo,
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@Furthering yeah, we have a good group! Fountain pens have never gone away, they’re very commonly used in Europe and Asia. But in the US and UK they “came back” during the stationery renaissance of the last decade (:

paradoxmo,
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@Furthering you can go two approaches, first there are inks that are so-called “drier” which won’t bleed as much on a bigger range of papers. R&K Salix or Pelikan 4001 Blue-black are ones to look into.

On the other side, if you want to find better paper, there are many good choices available in Europe. Clairefontaine—French paper is very good (Moroccan paper less so, but not bad), Midori MD, Fabriano.

If buying in larger quantities you could consider Clairefontaine DCP or Kokuyo KB paper.

jezlyn, to UX
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The YT app on Apple TV is really testing my patience. Besides the super annoying pause screen that kicks in now, and the screensaver, it resets your place in a list every time (e.g. going through your watch later list, or videos from all your subscriptions). If you play a video, it always resets to the top of the list when you back out to the list. I hate this behavior in any app. 😡

paradoxmo,
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@jezlyn I was wondering myself if there’s a way to turn off the screensaver. It just seems like a strange decision, surely an idle state should be handled by the system or TV, not by the app? Maybe they got tired of people complaining about their place being reset since their resume implementation sucks so much

penfount, to fountainpens
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of the day:
Do you have a “grail” pen(s)? What first drew you to it? What is preventing you from getting it?

paradoxmo,
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@mvu that sucks that you had that experience. Here in Taiwan there are shops that cater to the high end gift giving market as well as shops catering to the hobbyist market. They all mutually recommend each other when someone would be better served by another shop, it’s nice.

paradoxmo,
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@penfount Nakaya Dorsal Fin 2. It looks cool and is super functional as well. Unfortunately they haven’t resumed making this model since the earthquake.

I suppose I might never get it, because I don’t think I can justify spending that much on one pen. But if ever I become independently wealthy I’ll get it (:

paradoxmo,
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@Suspect_Similar i don’t think grail pen is really a salesperson thing, as you can see from the responses here, what people name as their grail pen is quite varied and very personal.

I agree about “next-level”, this is meaningless and is geared toward people who just want to spend money.

“Starter” is a helpful category if only because for new pen users, a reliable, no fuss pen won’t discourage them from using FPs altogether.

timelordiroh, to random
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Looking at the new benu astrogem , I feel like they completely missed the opportunity to put little bits of meteorite in the resin.

paradoxmo,
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@timelordiroh like lava rock in the Homo Sapiens… but meteors?

paradoxmo, to fountainpens
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Birmingham Emerald Fusion (inspired by @alexa488)


Pelikan M200 old style, calligraphy 2.0
Pelikan M215 Rings, lettering M

These are two nibs acquired earlier in the the box-o-nibs

Horizontal view
Side angle
Two fountain pens uncapped showing specialty nibs

penfount, to fountainpens
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Swatches! Swatches! Show us your swatches or writing samples!

paradoxmo,
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@alexa488 @penfount
I have yet to use this sample that you gave me. Perhaps that should be my next inksperiment?

mostlycheap, to random
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This is a Jinhao 992 #Fountainpen week. So inexpensive...

paradoxmo,
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@mostlycheap “Lemon Cake” is very aptly named, really does look like lemon cake

YmirFP, to random Spanish
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The that I share with you all today is a very special one.
It is the Hydra by Antigua's, a small Spanish maker.
I received this pen and a Jose Munuera nib as prizes in a solidarity raffle.
The beautiful resin and perfect balance of the pen combined with the line variation the nib is capable of make for a truly unique writing experience.

Beautiful resin
Jose Munuera nib

paradoxmo,
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@YmirFP awesome pen. Could you link Antiguas if they have a site or social media?

paradoxmo, to fountainpens
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Shoutout to my dumb phone for autocorrecting “uninked” to “inked”, changing the ENTIRE MEANING OF THE SENTENCE 😡

Lucky I caught it that time, I’ve definitely not caught dumb shit like this in the past

#FountainPens #autocorrect

paradoxmo,
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@alexa488 post here https://penfount.social/@paradoxmo/112398102489445621

paradoxmo,
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@keraba my phone does highlight autocorrect, but only for one word further than the autocorrected word, after which the highlight disappears. So it’s not very hard to miss it.

greene, to random
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#FountainPen people: Can I bring my Platinum Preppy pens on an airplane? Will that result in disaster? Will I regret it to my dying day?

paradoxmo,
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@greene safest is to carry them uninked, but if they’re inked it’s probably still fine if you keep the nib up during ascent. You can use them once you’re at cruising altitude.

nephrops, to random Portuguese
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Novas adições: Pelikan Souverän M205 & Leonardo Oficina Italiana Momento Magico

#Appelboom #fountainpen #pelikan #LeonardoOficinaItaliana

paradoxmo,
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@nephrops nice pairing! I have the M205 Star Ruby and the M215 Rings

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