I hate fountain pens, because I hold my pen strangely, and I somehow end up with an ink stained ring finger.
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Sophia Brooks - Dec 15, 2005 11:03:05 am PST #2366 of 10002
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Hayden - Dec 15, 2005 11:05:28 am PST #2367 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
How's Little Jandek?
Doing just fine. Here's some photos from around our post-Thanksgiving camping trip.
sumi - Dec 15, 2005 11:05:39 am PST #2368 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
I get inkstains no matter what sort of pen I use. I love fountain pens. I was so excited that I could get converters for my cartridge pens. Now I can use any sort of ink I want in them!
Kathy A - Dec 15, 2005 11:08:33 am PST #2369 of 10002
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I like the good Christmas music
Right now, I'm listening to Mediaeval Baebes ("Mistletoe and Wine"), with Chanticleer's "Sing We Christmas" to follow. In the car, I have more upbeat tunes, such as Brian Setzer Orchestra (love their version of "The Nutcracker Suite"), and traditional carols from The Roches (my favorite Christmas album).
I just ordered my annual Christmas album purchase from Amazon yesterday. This year's choice is Four Shadow's "Flake" album (I saw a good writeup on an a capella website--I've never heard of the group, but the review sounded excellent).
sarameg - Dec 15, 2005 11:08:39 am PST #2370 of 10002
somehow end up with an ink stained ring finger.
Hey, you probably hold it like I do! Teachers tried for years to correct me. Never took.
I prefer anything that requires less pressure because of the freaky way I hold my writing implement. I adored my fountain pens. They were ideal, especially if they had a bit of heft. They are probably all dried up and gummed up now, since I don't take a kajillion pages of notes any longer.
brenda m - Dec 15, 2005 11:08:41 am PST #2371 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Emily, I would say rollerball pens are considered fancier than ballpoint. Think of them as a mid-point between a fountain and a ballpoint, I guess.
§ ita § - Dec 15, 2005 11:10:07 am PST #2372 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Think of them as a mid-point between a fountain and a ballpoint, I guess.
I always think of them as much closer to the ballpoint, though. Not that that predicts anything about your brother, Emily. What's your price range for what you want to buy him?
Jessica - Dec 15, 2005 11:10:32 am PST #2373 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I really like Cross rollerball pens. They're elegant and weighty but not ginormously expensive.
Emily - Dec 15, 2005 11:11:06 am PST #2374 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Ah, fuck. I went ahead and blew my erewards credit on a gift certificate to Levenger specifically so I could get a specific thing for my mother's husband. Now I find out it isn't available anymore. ARGH.
Calli - Dec 15, 2005 11:13:35 am PST #2375 of 10002
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Emily, did you check their sale page? There may be some discontinued stuff there. [link]