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I do not have any unhealthy relationships with any ONE ink.....

 

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Potions_Cabinet/20141113_153948at.jpg

 

Pay no attention to the middle book on the top shelf that is next to the green bungbox ink.

 

 

Whoa. That is beautiful. Truly. I am in awe!

 

What is that interesting little bottle next to the nostalgic impressions apothecary ink bottle?

Tessy Moon



My thoughts are filled with beautiful words for the King, and I will use my voice as a writer would use pen and ink. Psalm 45:1


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That bottle isn't actually the NI bottle, that's a bottle from Marshall's and it is HUGE. The NI bottle is 1/3 the size. The bottle next to it is 1920s crystal perfume bottle filled with Penman Ruby.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I do not have any unhealthy relationships with any ONE ink.....

 

 

 

 

Pay no attention to the middle book on the top shelf that is next to the green bungbox ink.

 

 

Oh, but I do have a healthy relationship with Dromgoole's ink...

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/2013-Ink_748b.jpghttp://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/2013-Ink_747b.jpg

 

And it's even why I now have a Ghost as my ever changing avatar.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inklings/2013-Ink_747c.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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That bottle isn't actually the NI bottle, that's a bottle from Marshall's and it is HUGE. The NI bottle is 1/3 the size. The bottle next to it is 1920s crystal perfume bottle filled with Penman Ruby.

 

I thought the bottle looked too big, lol!

 

I was suspecting that the little pretty one might be a perfume bottle. How does the cap do in keeping the ink from evaporating? Does it provide a good seal? Many times I have thought of buying a pretty bottle just to keep a special ink in, but I am concerned with the lid not having a decent seal.

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My thoughts are filled with beautiful words for the King, and I will use my voice as a writer would use pen and ink. Psalm 45:1


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I added a dab of silicon grease and it seals great.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Oh brilliant!!!!! I am definitely going to try that! :eureka:

 

Amber thank you for always being such an inspiration!!!

Tessy Moon



My thoughts are filled with beautiful words for the King, and I will use my voice as a writer would use pen and ink. Psalm 45:1


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I agree, that's why I started using my inks, giving away samples, sharing the pages. I don't want to just collect, I want to use and enjoy.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Love is over-rated - with regard to both people and things.

Either an ink has a purpose, or it doesn't. Some ink might work better for some purposes than other ink. Some inks may be preferred over others.

Imagination and memory are but one thing which for diverse reasons hath diverse names. -- T. Hobbes - Leviathan

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Love is over-rated - with regard to both people and things.

 

 

That's depressing.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You're nobody till somebody loves you...

You're nobody till somebody cares...

 

You may be king, you may possess

the world and its gold.

 

But gold won't bring you happiness

when you're growing old.

 

The world still is the same, it never changes

as sure as the stars shine above....

 

Well you're nobody till somebody loves you...

 

 

So find yourself somebody to love!

--Ali

 

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That's depressing.

 

If it counts, I think you are pretty awesome.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I am promiscuous. However, no matter how hard I play with the inks, I keep on coming back to Akkerman Shocking Blue. It shades, it has a hell of a sheen, silky smooth, dignified but playful (like a Dutchman), and comes in a dandy bottle.


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OOO a fellow Ink Floozie!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If it counts, I think you are pretty awesome.

 

+1 on that.

 

I used to think the same thing: love is overrated, tailor made for hollywood movies etc.

 

But then my wife and I had a baby and I realized what real love is.

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--Ali

 

https://nibandlens.wordpress.com/

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The minute you wrote the first word,

I could tell you were an ink of distinction

A real big shader...

Hey, big shader, sheen a little sheen for me.


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I've gone most of my life hating colored inks, but I may be mellowing. I bought one of those 30 ml bottles of Iroshizuku Yama-guri (wild chestnut) and it's fabulous! It looks like aged medieval ink, which appeals tremendously to the history nerd in me. I've put it in about half my pens...I may have to invest in a bigger bottle.

 

Has anyone else had this sort of conversion experience?

Yes, I agree. Formally, my love was for fountain pens primarily. I purchased red inks, different hues of red inks, but not with a sort of delirious love for them, just love red; finding red not to be a one stop color for me to explore, became interested in the different hues of red, blueish-red my all time favorite.

 

However, recently returned to my wonderful love of fountain pens and have found I love inks. Currently, the Iroshizuku brand of inks as you also find. I have also had the same conversion. My favorites so far? Momiji and Tsutsuji, still in the red family. I love seeing the ink before and during my writing. Don't think I have mellowed as much as I have acquired a taste for the accoutrements associated with enjoying fountain pens. At least, it is what I am claming! No one needs to know the rest. Also, I can afford samples of ink in the 2ml vials. Like you, if finding I love a particular ink, then can purchase 15ml of the Iroshizuku ink and be just as if I am on :cloud9:

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Ea Alis Volat Propiis, per/Repletus Fontis Calamus!
She Flies by Her Own Wings, with filled Fountain Pen

 

Delta DolceVita, F-C Intrinsic 02, Pelikan M800 red/black striation, Bexley ATB Strawberry Swirl, Red Jinhao 159, Platinum 3776 Bourgogne. :wub:

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Love is a term that is way too widely applied to just about everything. Maybe it's because of what I do for a living, or, maybe I'm just highly cynical to begin with. When I look at things, the "L" word doesn't really have room. There is either functionality or there isn't. Attaching too much emotional involvement to anything, living or inanimate, creates a scenario where it is impossible to objectively analyze the situation.

Does the ink meet a need, and is it suitable for the task? (this week saw some *bad* ink used for old records) Does it avoid looking like the pastel Easter Bunny vomited onto the page? At that point, the ink makes its way on to my acceptable list.

 

In short, "loving" an ink leaves you vulnerable to not considering other options which may be cheaper, better, or more easily available.

Imagination and memory are but one thing which for diverse reasons hath diverse names. -- T. Hobbes - Leviathan

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Reminds me there is a stark difference between a right-brain thinker and a left-brain thinker. A right brain thinker looks at a color of ink and says to him or herself, "this reminds me of...." A left-brain thinker will say, this will be good for me to accomplish.... :lticaptd:

Ea Alis Volat Propiis, per/Repletus Fontis Calamus!
She Flies by Her Own Wings, with filled Fountain Pen

 

Delta DolceVita, F-C Intrinsic 02, Pelikan M800 red/black striation, Bexley ATB Strawberry Swirl, Red Jinhao 159, Platinum 3776 Bourgogne. :wub:

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Maybe I'm just am-brain-dexterous, but I like my inks both ways. I keep a fine point filled with durable ink; either Sailor nano, Noodler's Bulletproof, or a nice IG; and some nice juicy stubs filled with fanciful trollops of chromatic anarchy. So far I've had no complaints, though not much notice either. Gel-pens seem to have acclimated people to outrageous colors.

 

I am also a total ink floozy. I don't think I've used more than 15mL from any bottle, except maybe my Sei-Boku.

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