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If you met someone with the same last name as you, how surprised would you be?
Not at all, it's very common
A little surprised, but wouldn't immediately assume a connection
I would be surprised and assume there was some relation
I would be very surprised that I *hadn't* met this person, we must be related
Does anyone else with this last name even exist?
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For the record, you don't need "good" handwriting to get (or use) a fountain pen. Before rollerballs and gel pens were popular fountain pens were the standard- including for all the people who had messy handwriting. The benefit of fountain pens is how they feel not trying to flex your cursive or whatever else.
there's a lot of talk about reading comprehension and one thing i think is the biggest barrier to people on this site getting better at it is simply... rushing. rushing to share something you haven't understood, rushing to have an opinion without taking the time to think about it, rushing to declare that you don't understand something
take these tags, on somebody else's post (condolences pip)
the thing is. this is what i would call an inside thought. nobody would have known you didn't get it if you didn't tell them that. if you recognised that it was important but didn't have the headspace to process it, you can reblog without commentary for others, or to come back to later. or you can save it somewhere and wait until you DO have the capacity to read it over a few more times, ponder it, consider what it might mean, figure out how to understand it, and THEN reblog it
but no. rushing to reblog while it is still opaque. rushing to admit to ignorance rather than spend the time to achieve understanding. perhaps hoping that somebody will break it down for you more simply, though to my mind it was quite simply phrased in the first place. never stopping to take the time first
comprehension is not always instant! sometimes it takes a bit of time for something to percolate after you read it; sometimes you need to read it a few times; sometimes you realise you don't have the context for it and either go and get the context or accept that it's not for you right now
please just simply slow down. you don't always have to respond to everything within a second or two. it is okay if it is not an instantaneous understanding. we all need to get more comfortable with thinking more slowly and more deeply and more carefully, and not letting our instant split second responses drive us all the time, because they are a barrier to genuine reflection
This brings to mind my grandmother, and what she would say when you asked her advice or wanted her opinion. She'd begin with a drawn-out "Well..." that translated to "I heard you; I need time to think." She had a complicated childhood that gave her a unique perspective, that simple questions could have complex answers. She knew that speaking without thinking was a trap.
You don't lose points for taking your time. An instant answer feeds an anxiety that will never be sated. So turn your back on it. Take a breath, close the app, and let your brain get to work. You might even realize you don't want to answer. And that's fine. Choose your battles, ask questions, and do your homework. Then you'll have a solid foundation to stand on.
This pen sat on my desk for ages waiting to be fixed, and when I finished it? Surprise stub!
It writes beautifully smooth too.
Otherwise the build quality isn't that great, sadly. All the gold is gone from the trim. The clip has deformed the cap. The lever stands out from the barrel a bit, meaning it catches on things. But hey, it's the nib that matters, right?
I didn't care much for the black and white pattern at first, but it's growing on me. It reminds me of Jupiter's clouds. You know? Swirly bands with the occasional spot.
This pen is proof that it's worth picking up unbranded pens. You don't know what you're gonna get, and sometimes you get a pleasant surprise.
I penabled my nephew today.
My eldest nephew just got his bachelor's degree. Since he likes to draw and sketch, I gave him a fountain pen, an Asvine V126, as a graduation gift, plus a couple of inks. He called it an excellent gift and gave me a hug.
Yesss!
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Here's a cute mini pen & pencil set I found:
The style suggests early 1930s. The box is made of very thin celluloid; I'm almost afraid to handle it for fear of breaking something. So thin as to be translucent! Amazing that it made it this long without any chips or cracks.
The pen writes a nice wet bold. The pencil lead is on the harder side. The lead is extended by twisting the pencil's gold point.
Do you suppose the pen and pencil used to be lighter, closer to the color of the box? There's some obvious discoloration in the pen cap, but not much.
I wish I knew who made this set. There's no branding anywhere. But it's well made, and the nib is gold. The pen holds hardly any ink, but hey, it's cute!
The other night husband and I were watching a documentary about the yeti where they were doing DNA analysis of samples of supposed yeti fur, and every one of them came back as bears.
Anyway, the next night we watched a thing about some pig man who is supposed to live in Vermont. People said it had claws and a pig nose but walked upright like a man. Now, I happen to know that sideshows used to shave bears and present them as pig men. So every piece of evidence they gave of this monster sounds to me like a bear with mange.
So now the running joke in our house is that everything is bears. Aliens? Bears. Loch Ness monster? Bear. Every cryptozoological mystery is just a very crafty bear.
Bears. They’re everywhere. Be wary. Anyone or anything could be a bear.
oh shit
As the OP of this post, I’m going to threaten that if this gets to one million notes by the 10 year anniversary on 1 June 2026, one year from today, I will get a lower back tattoo of the loch ness bear monster.
Sometimes the goal is to have a working pen, even if it isn't quite what it used to be.
The Modern Stripe version of the Eversharp Skyline is rare and highly collectable, so the one I managed to snag had a damaged barrel and needed a new nib. Fortunately I had a vintage Sheaffer #3 nib that fit perfectly. The barrel was missing the very tip, so I plugged the hole with some black Milliput epoxy and polished it to match the overall shape. I think it works pretty well.
The Sheaffer nib performs as a Sheaffer nib should: smoothly and with great shading. The striped celluloid is both elegant and dramatic. The barrel repair blends in well. It may be a frankenpen, but who cares? It looks good and it writes better.
Do you have any tips for people getting into fountain pen repairing? Scrolling through your blog just going ‘oooo ahhhh’ at your pens, gah! :]c
Sure! My favorite resource is a series of articles by retired nibmeister Richard Binder, which he has published online for free on his website. No videos, but a lot of good information.
RichardsPens.com, your fountain pen reference resource
Start with some cheap lever fillers. You don't want to risk a nice pen right away. Take your time, go slow, reread your repair resources to make sure you didn't miss anything. And be prepared to break pens. We all do it. It's the price of learning. And you'll run into things that are beyond you: my success rate with Sheaffer vac fillers is about 50%, so I've given up on them.
Last, don't do this thinking you'll make money! Set a budget if you have to, and do it for the love of the game. You'll be happier.
Hope this helps!
Lady Sheaffer time! This one is a rare XXIV Black Petit Point.
So sparkly! Petit point is a type of decorative needlepoint stitching, and this pen's flower pattern has parallel grooves to give that impression. There's also a white version, XXIII, where the flowers are gold. I'd love to find one.
The 14k gold Triumph nib has a platinum mask and a fine point. It's not as smooth as I'd like, but I don't dare mess with it too much for fear of breaking something.
As with all clipless Ladies, this one is a liability if your desk isn't perfectly level. But IMO the sparkle is worth it.
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Bought myself a new pen last week: a Hongdian N7 with the long blade nib.
My first long blade, plus it's a piston filler, and I like the Peacock finish. Gaudy? Yeah, a bit. But c'mon. I collect Lady Sheaffers. Gaudy is kinda my thing.
The long blade nib is similar to an architect grind. Whereas a stub nib is wider horizontally, a long blade or architect is wider vertically. Either way you get a bit of line variation when you write. This guy is quite smooth and pleasant for a budget brand.
The pen itself is fat and heavy compared to my usual. But it's well balanced. I appreciate the ink window and the decent capacity. And the visual details are delightful.
The collector in me loves that the model name is on the cap. No ambiguity here!
No one gets to talk down about "Made in China" around me. You can complain about companies outsourcing, or slashing QC, or paying low wages for long hours, but you cannot blame China for poor craftsmanship. Plenty of quality pen makers in China, and I'm pleased to own their work.
I might be able to help with your non-working fountain pen. I fix them for fun. Might be able to ID your pens and give a bit if background on them too, if you're interested.
Oh, most definitely I am! Thank you so much for that!
So, these here are my babies:
Okay, so, a little known fact about modern fountain pens is if you see a nib that says "Iridium Point" or "Iridium Point Germany", what you're looking at is probably a white label Chinese manufacturer. It could be one of the big Chinese pen companies like Hero or Jinhao, but they're selling on behalf of someone else, like with your LG/Pierre Cardin pen. It's common for pens like these to be given as promotional gifts. Collectors refer to them as IPG pens, after the nib inscription.
They're not necessarily bad pens! My second pen was an IPG kit pen, and it wrote very well. The "8" might stand for #8 nib, which is a standard size (and quite large).
As for the one that doesn't write, it's a cartridge pen, correct? If so, unscrew the nib section from the barrel, remove any cartridge or converter, and soak the whole thing in water. Maybe a weak ammonia solution (9 parts water to 1 part household ammonia). Fountain pen ink is water soluble. Even after half a century it'll come clean if soaked long enough.
Change the water as it gets inky. You can use a bulb syringe (sold in pharmacies) to force clean water through the nib unit to speed things up. This process can take days depending on the amount of ink, so you'll need to be patient.
If it's a self-filler (that is, it has a piston or other mechanism for drawing up ink from a bottle), soak the pen nib down in water or diluted ammonia until you can get it to draw up water. Draw up water and continue soaking, expelling and refilling with clean water as the ink dissolves.
Hope this helps!
Some of my favorite quotes from Artemis ii so far:
"Copy. Moon joy."
"I have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working."
"Houston, if you could give me about 20 new superlatives in the mission summary for tomorrow that will help out my vocabulary a little bit, that would be great. Thank you."
“If you’ve ever seen the top of the spotlight of the top of the Luxor at night in Vegas, this looks like what it wants to be when it grows up.”
"To all of you down there on Earth... we love you, from the moon."
"We just went sci fi."
"It is so great to see Earth again. To Asia, Africa, and Oceania: we are looking back at you. We hear you can look up and see the moon right now. We see you too."
"We will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other."
“It’s a bright spot on the moon, and we would like to call it Carroll.”
reblog this post and tell me in the tags what your cat’s favourite toy is, purchased or not
sam’s fav toys are the pull tabs from frozen pizza boxes and milk rings. cosmo loves plastic springs, mice, and tin foil balls.
The first photos are coming in from Artemis II, and they are stunning. Photos of our home planet from humans we are sending further than anyone has gone before.
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Wanna see my Montblanc?
This Slimline is probably the cheapest pen Montblanc has produced in modern times, well after they became a prestige brand. And they still go for like $70 on eBay. What the heck?
Don't get me wrong! It's a nice pen. Skinny with some heft, a crisp snap cap, an elegant gray satin finish, and a pleasantly soft steel nib. But I could do just as well with a new Pilot Cavalier for $60, or vintage-wise hunt up a Sheaffer Fashion II for even less.
But none of those would have a snowcap. Let alone FOUR snowcaps.
Just in case you missed the part where it's a Montblanc.
I would happily recommend this pen for skinny pen lovers, except for the part where you pay for the name. Oh well!
Can you play an instrument? (Any skill level)
Yes (which one? 👀)
No
Nuance (up to interpretation)
I’m just curious how many people at some point in their lives have played/learned to play an instrument of any kind.
I included a nuance button bc I know there might be some folks who might be like “well I played the recorder in grade school but idk if that counts” — count it if you want or hit nuance if you’re unsure! 😊
To be clear, if you studied an instrument to any level of proficiency, even if you’re out of practice now, please select yes!
Reblog with your instrument, if you wish 🙏🏼 Or just for more accurate results
Boosting again! I’ve been enjoying reading everyone’s responses so far, it brings me joy to see music has reached so many lives!! 😊🫶🏼
As part of my music ed degree I had to learn one of each instrument family. I did violin, French horn, clarinet, and vibraphone. Sucked at vibraphone.
I never got very good at piano but I'm thankful I learned it. It taught me a lot about reading music and about the relationships between notes, which has stood me in good stead over the years.
