My fountain pen usage was up a bit from the previous week. I can’t claim that as a huge accomplishment; the bar was vary low. I did continue my streak of journaling every day.
No real favorites this week. I had planned to use the Kona Cherry and KOP as my pens this past week, but the KOP went dry early in the week. I pulled out the Lamy Safari with the Oblique Medium nib to replace the KOP. The Diplomat Green Aero saw more use than the Kona Cherry. The Oblique Medium nib will remain for the week ahead, and will be joined by my new Lamy Terra with an extra-fine nib, and the factory provided ink cartridge. I like pairing a thin nib with a wider nib in my two-pen case.
Current Reads, Watches & Listens
Listening: Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 by Rick Atkinson (audiobook). I’m still making progress, albeit slowly, through this one. I’m close to halfway, but not there yet.
Reading: Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard. I finished this one off. Like any Elmore Leonard book, It didn’t require a lot of effort to read, and I enjoyed it. I curious and watched the movie again. It was closer to the book than I remembered. The book has more room to develop characters, but some minor characters I didn’t remember were in the movie, just quickly brushed over.
New Arrivals
None
Incoming
None
Outgoing
None
Written Dry
- Sailor Tangerine King of Pen (O.M.) ran out of Sailor Shimoyo ink on Tuesday.
Newly Inked
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Links
Review: Kolhabi Inabel Pen Cases | Rants of The Archer
Love and money: the great fountain pen survey, part 2 | UK fountain pens
Pelikan M200 Café Creme Old Review and Update | dapprman
A look at the Pilot V disposable fountain pen and how to refill one. | Fountain pen blog // I find the ability of these pens to avoid drying out rather remarkable.
The Glorious Nail – Goodwriterspens’s Blog // My sentiments exactly
Off-topic
Suez Traffic Report // Since I remember pre-Google Maps traffic reports this made me laugh.