2026-06-12T23:22:01Z https://nostr.ae carol o https://nostr.ae/npub1ehs5t9mmtzahqawa84sp58s2r9xvhaw2q3pxqemeyc352pe5jmhqhrlq3x https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/286/081/966/881/552/original/b0f0112a5765949c.jpg https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/286/081/966/881/552/original/b0f0112a5765949c.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstqm08e4jy99wz55lz9p8a2jxhqc2jw64klkrth008f5zukxcxvsszyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwuvdk5fs this will be the largest bottle of fountain pen ink I&#39;ve emptied just by writing. (and ok, maybe the occasional paper towel daub to clean off the section after inking!)<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/117/007/126/982/827/368/original/4c38e3e263ec59c1.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-30T04:51:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9qdak2erl7h3lhvyusejep92clskad24xzh44ytzqlazvuapwj9szyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwucyuzy0 was on the fence about assembling a custom fountain pen at Ancora Ginza, but then learned I could opt for a fude nib instead of the default MF! fude is +550jpy (iirc), limited to 2 section colors and only gold-colored not silver, so i wound up changing up some of the other colors i picked, but hey<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/594/502/393/493/027/original/bccb39938b6827e7.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-18T07:56:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq9adnc9seww7zqa45qawxju3thg764xrwetcdjny3c4u7n2fu8aczyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwu8c4q36 do like eyedropper fountain pens for using up ink samples. can just tip the whole rest of the sample in there<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/342/258/293/860/902/original/18cfc7bd9eb2329b.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-03T18:46:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz7rclxu4lw7h63rxqwq2ddvmzal0glxf5p4hcnt7sw7ghtpe489szyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwu7ael5e I&#39;ve been pretty content with my two Pelikan m205 special edition fountain pens (Olivine and Star Ruby) and figured I wouldn&#39;t ever pick up another.. but then I was clicking around on Pen Boutique for other items to try to hit free shipping, saw they had the Rose Quartz on sale, and here we are. 😂<br/><br/>Pen Boutique only had the broad nib available in gift set packaging... figure that if I don&#39;t like it, it&#39;ll have plenty of tipping and I can still get it ground.<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/020/907/932/007/094/original/8a22327a5a8637ac.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-06T00:44:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8hue63xjhlx3d2a7xdyvpt987x0cj94lgdrh6wjqqxpcersghqsczyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwuvuspwf going through my fountain pen ink sample collection and just discarded two where the ink had dried out, which is a good reminder to use up these samples! <br/><br/>per my data in Fountain Pen Companion, I&#39;m net -8 samples on the year, leaving me just 77 left to use 😭😭<br/><br/>thinking I might set a sample/week goal and see how far I get... <br/><br/>next up: putting the rest of this Pelikan Star Ruby ink sample in the Pelikan m205 Star Ruby pen<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/776/248/319/974/187/original/71b11aafa9ceb11e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-24T19:43:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszfl7mq5w6tzzxcl2n8ktlgjmfeypqa6y258ct9d33xmm2mmyu2lszyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwuh429tt a currently inked post for Fountain Pen Day!<br/><br/>that Pilot Lightive on the right has been a fave of mine since I picked it up on my Kyoto trip this past winter. a well-balanced pen w/smooth nib that I find enjoyable to write with, have basically had it continuously inked (w/a few cleanings) since then<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/510/804/813/206/059/original/c4807b398d1d11ea.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-07T22:37:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg27yntlvdmgd59xspm2y8fpcv6qedtp0z6fz20mgryaa5ue9qaygzyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwu93td3s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszrk9fs3nsxexgg4fck9rcnyum5gnxwga88s0h70k8630gx0r695cs3dqe6'>nevent1q…dqe6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it came with the pen only in the sense that the vendor bundled them together (it was something like buy the m205 olivine, get the italic nib for 50% off). this was ~2019. the m205 itself came with a fine nib installed.<br/><br/>hopefully this pic gives you an idea. had to angle it a bit to not get too much of my phone reflected in the nib. and yes, the nib&#39;s a little inky!<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/916/122/391/481/498/original/0f0d0beb3b0cb85b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-25T22:03:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9wvsn07rq8e5fhekh90sx2k6a3ljka3u5hr0j9n2swknxxy6n4nszyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwuqhfny7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dedx5d94aax9wyrmrqlkru3rmwxw9enh60s7gkm2rkd6j458ldguum4h6'>nevent1q…m4h6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>1.0 seems about right. i couldn&#39;t get a quick pic of the nib without a lot of glare, but it&#39;s just marked &#34;I&#34; on the nib 2025-07-25T19:43:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs26q9d8n334pusmkk9ktjdrfshw7csz0p0nfvksdwt8hqfs9n53zgzyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwu6g22zk these two came up in the rotation this morning and it turns out morning pages really fly by when you write them with zoom and italic nibs 😂<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/915/001/999/445/966/original/32830d68762f0be1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-25T17:16:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswgcavy4yysw3854qzye75agcs92k8krtunxv4k687ew8nk8366tczyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwuh0x7yf a lil JetPens haul. still a little amazed that JetPens has kept their free shipping threshold at $35 when some other pen/stationery places now (reasonably) require 2x that<br/><br/>(the two inks are my latest in a very slow quest to find stock/house inks for all the main colors..)<br/><br/>#FountainPens #FountainPenInks<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/830/100/860/661/702/original/e7afbbb549e0b20c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-10T17:25:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs04m3wv9x0xjsrq9knpewvtjfdcwpcmvctm7rv7j4ff0f9eexxcjqzyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwu5xsspj ok, so there&#39;s at least one Montblanc in The Phoenician Scheme, probably more, but the other fountain pens flew by too fast for me to identify them. there&#39;s a scene near the end where most of the actors wind up writing with the pens and I think they did fairly well. <br/><br/>was a little underwhelmed by the movie on first impression, but the pens perked me up 😂<br/><br/>#FountainPens 2025-06-18T03:11:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy7jpva2src44g6xzlwag0g60tt3ssk3wwkh3drj8mpqm3spt9r3szyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwuf0gzrh think I&#39;ve worked through the entire rotation since the last time I posted. <br/><br/>still using a nice amount of ink writing morning pages, otherwise I wouldn&#39;t normally have two eyedroppers and the 580 (and 6 other fountain pens) inked! <br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/575/040/205/423/463/original/1629582110670253.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-26T16:35:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg5w4v4zrde32cdfg0xadw2g5drc4zgfx6fxpa95pr75n8tuty53szyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwu4s7gu7 repurposing a Tul discbound journal as a fountain pen and ink log was supposed to be a stopgap measure.. but I still use it 4+ years later! it&#39;s divided into two sections, one for pens and the other for inks. the pen pages use regular Tul paper but the ink pages use hole-punched Clairefontaine #FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/738/761/393/108/015/original/52a578c427ae3392.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/738/762/714/360/350/original/ba9d6ed4ceaa7f79.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-29T23:43:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy9q5s4hxs9maq9u5ahjh50497qfvtt4vqgf4y08f3spl3gwpa4ggzyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwul80kfm p.s. closest color match to Monarca Mar Caribe that I saw on the trip was probably the mid-morning shallow water off Grand Turk #FountainPens #FountainPenInks<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/619/406/532/970/780/original/b0eb8927b368723d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/619/414/324/259/301/original/fcb88b197fad94e4.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-08T21:53:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2dm94raw703vs266agjdac7kcr5yayg7s4h7p0pjfxtlr4qpeznszyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwuvd7sjw I&#39;ve done very little packing for my trip, but I have decided what fountain pens I&#39;m going to bring! two with sea-themed inks, my trusty Platinum 3776, and an Itoya Blade disposable/sacrificial lamb<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/556/639/465/503/580/original/89b0f21ca28260e1.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/556/639/554/371/911/original/c86ee0e221404667.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-27T19:46:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxdh9dh0tqanfukay6jtrlrjzn9t2mxgy5yrfly5xt7arf5glm7zqzyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwuz37gjh shopping my own stash for Fountain Pen Day and decided to open a bottle of Birmingham Molten Tin. haven&#39;t tried this ink before.. lays down more purple and then dries into this interesting lavender-gray color<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/409/468/319/625/483/original/dd29fcc41a250366.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-01T19:59:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst7avc93pkm6rl8h9df4276gl8n36tapjh566f2m3h0x5jujazfvqzyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwu26eya7 sort of randomly threw a Kaweco Sunrise Orange cartridge in this Schon DSGN Pocket Six fountain pen, and I&#39;m kinda impressed by all the shading I&#39;m getting. the broad architect nib gets some of the credit, of course. 🖋️ (p.s. ink&#39;s a little lighter in real life than in the below pic)<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/306/807/620/825/552/original/f1659f811d616695.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-14T16:51:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvpghxfrz7juh7r6jrzu9lxp847pap5ksuus2c04lslt5qasuwdkqzyrx7z3vh0dvtkur4m57kqxs7pgv5ejl4egzyycr80ynzx3g8xjtwuwfrdep vowing to use more of my existing stash of inks before I buy more. picked up this Monarca Mar Caribe ink a couple years ago and I don&#39;t think I realized it came with this cute little stand? the ink&#39;s a nice bright blue too.. makes me think I need to schedule another beach vaca soon 🖋️🏖️<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/057/916/047/055/535/original/c1a85f0552eba8e6.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/057/916/142/430/676/original/7cb857edd0b9b0fb.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-31T17:54:54Z