Lately I've been getting into the habit of writing and
journalling again. The first time that I did that was when I
taught myself the skill of making notebooks. Now, however,
it's because of fountain pens.
I'm just wondering whether there are people around here that
are also into fountain pens or making notebooks. I figured
that it would be a nice to have a chat about it.
Right now I'm using a cheap chinese clone of the LAMY Safari
as well as a Jinhao 992. I just can't bring myself to buy
those ``higher-end'' pens so I think I'll just stick with
those cheaper ones for the meantime.
What are you journaling? I was raised to write a kind of diary
for myself or write letters to family and friends. It was
always fun to get something back in the mail address to me: ESQ.
I received a few quality fountain pens back in the day. I
loved/hated using them. I did not always master the best flow of
the ink. And at least one of them dried up and could not be
replaced.
I have forgotten about the contruction of fountain pens. Do they
both have internal ink bladders? That's the thing that one of
my favourite pens had and dried up enough to crack and then
leaked ink.
Journals and calligraphy kits are having a modest reinterest in
my shop.
ATROXI wrote to ALL <=-
Lately I've been getting into the habit of writing and journalling
again. The first time that I did that was when I taught myself the
skill of making notebooks. Now, however, it's because of fountain pens.
I'm just wondering whether there are people around here that are also
into fountain pens or making notebooks. I figured that it would be
a nice to have a chat about it.
OGG wrote to ATROXI <=-
What are you journaling? I was raised to write a kind of diary
for myself or write letters to family and friends. It was
always fun to get something back in the mail address to me: ESQ.
Remember sending film off to be developed? It was cool when you
FINALLY got the prints in the mail. :-)
Atroxi wrote to All <=-
Right now I'm using a cheap chinese clone of the LAMY Safari as well as
a Jinhao 992. I just can't bring myself to buy those ``higher-end''
pens so I think I'll just stick with those cheaper ones for the
meantime.
Warpslide wrote to Atroxi <=-
I do like a "nice" ballpoint myself, I seem to be a sucker for anything stainless steel. I've bought several Zebra pens which I like along
with a LAMY 4 colour pen (the 405 I believe) which makes journaling
nice if you want to accent something in a different colour.
Atroxi wrote to Ogg <=-
Yup, they have liquid ink inside them that feeds into a nib. Based on
what I've gathered when I was mulling over the thought of buying
fountain pens there seems to be a number of ways to fill up a pen.
Though the most common one is to use a ``single-use'' cartridge.
... {gemini,https}://rtr.kalayaan.xyz -- visit me! :-)
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to OGG <=-
Remember sending film off to be developed? It was cool when you
FINALLY got the prints in the mail. :-)
My wife 'collects' pens. :-) She has different pens for journaling, bible study, work, note taking, etc.
It's mostly daily stuff. I used to have this org-mode system
in my laptop that I synchronize with my phone before where I
put my TO-DOs, insights, ``at-the-moment thoughts'' and
longform diary-esque entries.
That seems to be quite fun. I grew up at a time where
letters are starting to be obsolete so I didn't really have
the chance to experience writing to someone. Unless you
count those small notes that you pass to your friends during
class.
..And at least one of them dried up and could not be
replaced.
Yeah, that sucks. I haven't had a pen dry up on me yet but I
have been aware of that and I'm thinking of just cleaning
the pen up if I know that I'm not going to use it for a long
time.
Though the most common one is to use a ``single-use'' cartridge.
..While I'm speaking from a sample size of one, I do think
that journals and the act of writing offer something more
that offsets the convenience of just typing on a phone or
computer.
Remember sending film off to be developed? It was cool when
you FINALLY got the prints in the mail. :-)
OGG wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Remember sending film off to be developed? It was cool when
you FINALLY got the prints in the mail. :-)
I most certainly *do*. We eventually found a service that
offered triple copies of photos including two mini "stamp" size
versions on the same photo for a really low price. All you had
to do was cut off the minis and you could use those to share as
momentos too. It was exciting to receive those packages in the
mail.
After a while though, the quality of prints from that service
waned. Sometimes the sets arrived with what looked looked like
a sepia washover.
I still have roll of film in a camera that my mom last used over
10 years ago. I am not sure if there is any place locally that
would attempt to develop that. But it might be worth mailing it
out somewhere an hopefully some human attendant at the machine
can make suitable adjustments if the prints don't look quite
right.
I have a selection of cheap Chinese knock-off pens (One looks exactly
like a Parker 51) but my daily driver is a Pilot Metropolitan. For
under $20, it's a smooth writer with a nice balance.
I take notes daily in a variety of notebooks, never tried making my
own.
Disposable ink cartidges - convenient, sometimes proprietary.
Ink bladders - dip the pen into the ink and squeeze a rubber bladder to evacuate the air and draw in ink. Some cartridge pens are convertible
and have a bladder.
Some pens allow you to fill the body with ink, but that seems awfully dangerous.
... {gemini,https}://rtr.kalayaan.xyz -- visit me! :-)
Hey, the first time I've seen a gemini link advertised, I tried hitting
it but got an error message from Geminaut that it wasn't a valid site.
Lately I've been getting into the habit of writing and journalling
again. The first time that I did that was when I taught myself the
skill of making notebooks. Now, however, it's because of fountain pens.
I'm just wondering whether there are people around here that are also
into fountain pens or making notebooks. I figured that it would be
a nice to have a chat about it.
My wife 'collects' pens. :-) She has different pens for journaling,
bible study, work, note taking, etc.
When I am home and I need to remind myself of something to to do
at the shop when I get there, I email my self a note to a
special account with TODO in the subject. And then the
reverse.. it I need to finish some biz work at home in the
evening, I email myself to my home account with TODO in the
suject. For private things, I would use PGP. I could not manage
that shit with a phone; I'd often to forget to take the phone
with me some days!
Most of my journaling was during grade-school. I discovered that
my dad had a radio that supported the SW bands. He only used it
for AM. But when I discovered SW it was like the world opened
up for me. Some ham operators offered "confirmation postcards"
for anyone who would write to them with date/time of broadcast.
Grade school also had us participate in a pen pal program to
exchange letters with students in another school. That seemed
fun when the letters arrived. But I never maintained any lasting connections there. I was too young and getting distracted with
the girls at hand. ;)
Yes.. the modern ones have the cartidges. A nice solution. And
they don't dry up as fast? I really haven't tried those. My mom
took up calligraphy in her 60's and onward. That's when I
learned about the cartridge versions. I still have a bunch of
those supplies. But she still appreciated the convenience of
composing a letter using a word-processor. She'd decorate the
printed product with some flourishes of calligraphy.
I tried keeping a grocery list using a phone app. But that did
not work for me. I just use a piece of paper with a grid that I
duplicate 4x on an 8.5x11" sheet of paper, rip that sheet into
its respective quarters and have a little stash that I use like
this:
https://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/groc-list.jpg
..and work my way column by column from right to left until it
is full. It's pinned onto the fridge where I can always find it
and grab it.
This might be a digression of the actual subject of journaling
and notebooks at the start, but except for signing cheques and
amassing other notes on pieces of paper, this is the extent of
handwriting right now.
ATROXI wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
My wife 'collects' pens. :-) She has different pens for journaling,
bible study, work, note taking, etc.
That's interesting. I'm trying to resist the urge of buying more pens
than I need at the moment. For now, I have four. I hope that stays that way. Haha!
ATROXI wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
My wife 'collects' pens. :-) She has different pens for journaling, bible study, work, note taking, etc.
That's interesting. I'm trying to resist the urge of buying more pens than I need at the moment. For now, I have four. I hope that stays that way. Haha!
I've started 'collecting' pocket knives. :-) Don't know why I've gotten
into them of late, but very cool! My dad gave me commemeratives over the years, and some of them were cool, some not so much, but now I'm really getting into them, so I
know more how my wife feels. LOL
... SYSOP (sih' sawp) n. The guy laughing at your typing.
Lucky you though, I wish I can stay away from my phone for
extended periods of time. Well, to be honest, I know how I
would do that but smartphones really are gripping and
addictive devices.
...But when I discovered SW it was like the world opened
up for me. Some ham operators offered "confirmation
postcards" for anyone who would write to them with date/
time of broadcast.
Oh wow. That's interesting. I'm not sure whether people had
that kind of thing in my country. Maybe I'm not just aware
of it, but nonetheless it's certainly interesting.
https://photos.kolico.ca/tmp/groc-list.jpg
..and work my way column by column from right to left
until it is full. It's pinned onto the fridge where I
can always find it and grab it.
This is an interesting system. Would you mind if I copy this
and use it for my own journal? :-)
...but except for signing cheques and amassing other notes
on pieces of paper, this is the extent of handwriting
right now.
To some extent, I'd have to agree with you. Most of the
people that I know rarely keep notes and journals anymore.
Though, I'd argue that this is perhaps one of the reasons
why people tend to appre-ciate handwriting more nowadays.
... {gemini,https}://rtr.kalayaan.xyz -- visit me! :-)
I've started 'collecting' pocket knives. :-) Don't know why I've gotten into them of late, but very cool! My dad gave me commemeratives over
the years, and some of them were cool, some not so much, but now I'm really getting into them, so I know more how my wife feels. LOL
Ogg wrote to Atroxi <=-
Hello Atroxi!
The cute icons and app animations (via swiping, gestures, etc)
and audio alerts, are cute - hence fun? hence addictive?
Oh wow. That's interesting. I'm not sure whether people had
that kind of thing in my country. Maybe I'm not just aware
of it, but nonetheless it's certainly interesting.
What country is that?
Ofcourse. Why not? I draw circles for the items I need. Then,
as I select the items at the store, I fill in the circles. The
X means I changed my mind, or I didn't need the item afterall.
...but except for signing cheques and amassing other notes
on pieces of paper, this is the extent of handwriting
right now.
To some extent, I'd have to agree with you. Most of the
people that I know rarely keep notes and journals anymore.
Though, I'd argue that this is perhaps one of the reasons
why people tend to appre-ciate handwriting more nowadays.
I've tinkered with leaving voice memos to myself directly on my
phone device or my iPod, but I still sometimes leave the darn
phone or iPod behind somewhere. However, I discovered that I
could use something like Telegram on my phone, "send" a voice
message to myself, and listen to it on another device that has
Telegram too.
... {gemini,https}://rtr.kalayaan.xyz -- visit me! :-)
What is this gemini? Are there any screenshots on what it looks
like?
I found this series of messages about gemini interesting:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23042424
So.. from your blog, you do various work with regards to Human
Osteology and Forensic Anthropology. Interesting. Are you still
studying, or are you already called upon to investigate cases?
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