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My first Pelikan FP-- the M200 translucent blue with a broad nib-- arrived from Pendemonium today. I know I had said I would slow down on the pen-buying right now because I'm job-searching but since I'm returning the Levenger Baton FP...

 

So anyway, because I lack both a digital camera AND a scanner, I'll have to type my handwritten first thoughts about my new pen. Please excuse my possibly-incoherent and inane ramblings:

 

"This is the Pelikan M200 translucent blue FP with a broad nib and [Private Reserve] American Blue ink. It's VERY lightweight. The piston filler takes a little getting used to, coming from a collection of converter-fountain pens. But I do like it-- from the way the gold-colored nib contrasts nicely with the blue feed collar, to the famous Pelikan emblem on the cap. Very pretty!"

 

Of course, I blame the Fountain Pen Network for all this ;) I'm looking forward to using this pen and getting to know it better. AFTER I get a job with health insurance and have held it for at least 90 days (so my health insurance can become active), I'll start looking into other fountain pen purchases. So far, I'm looking at: a Conklin Glider and/or Mark Twain commemorative pen; a Namiki Vanishing Point; and maybe a Pelikan M250.

 

Below is a picture of my pen, compliments of Wordlux.com.

 

http://www.worldlux.com/products/pelikan/_pens/200seriestranslucent/fullsize3.jpg

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Hey, Sonnet!

 

I think all of us here have bought a pen at some point when we could least afford it. It's the nature of the addiction. But, hey! You'll have something nice to fill out those job applications with!

 

I have a green M200 and I like it a lot. It holds a LOT of ink!

 

Good luck on finding a job. I'll send a prayer your way. I never feel right praying for things for myself, but I don't mind asking God to help out somebody else!

 

Take care,

Rex

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You'll get used to the piston system easily enough. Nice thing about it is the larger diameter of the reservoir means the ink will always flow for you.

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Thanks for the job-wishes, everyone! You don't know much I appreciate them, especially since this week started out badly, job-hunt-wise. I keep hearing that I'm either over-qualified for administrative-type jobs because of my bachelor's degree OR that I'm not qualified at all for said jobs because my degree is Communications and my most recent job was as a newspaper reporter. Apparently, having experience as a reporter, pharmacy technician AND library clerk means that I can't POSSIBLY know ANYTHING about typing, answering phones, scheduling meetings, dealing with the public or even running PowerPoint presentations [sarcasm over].

 

I did have an interview today for a receptionist in a doctor's office but it's been rescheduled for Monday now. That leaves me the weekend to work on all my cover letters for the reporter-type jobs I found on CareerBuilder and Journalismjobs.com. All of which will be signed with my fountain pens, of course :D

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Good luck on the job search. The pens look great. Everyone on this forum rave about them (although I do not own one.) I am curious to hear your thoughts on the pen in a couple of weeks, to see if you still love it.

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I am curious to hear your thoughts on the pen in a couple of weeks, to see if you still love it.

'Tis a bit late but here we are, nearly 10 months later and I still love my first Pelikan! The broad nib is a bit big for my handwriting but I don't mind. The biggest problem I've had with my pen so far was a crack on the cap-- which Chartpak graciously replaced. I now have a Pelikan 150 with a stub nib, from Richard Binder. It took me a while to really warm up to the stub nib-- it's only in the last few weeks that I appreciate it more. Compared to the regular broad nib of the 200, my writing just looks more "fun!" I'm thinking about getting one of the Cities pens next, but I can't decide between the Place de la Concorde, or the newer Picadilly Circus. And if Pelikan should come out with a new city... [imagine what they'd do for Philadelphia!]

 

So, in a nutshell: the Pelikan M200 rocks, as does its smaller, 150 sibling.

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Hey, Sonnet!

 

I think all of us here have bought a pen at some point when we could least afford it. It's the nature of the addiction. But, hey! You'll have something nice to fill out those job applications with!

 

I have a green M200 and I like it a lot. It holds a LOT of ink!

 

Good luck on finding a job. I'll send a prayer your way. I never feel right praying for things for myself, but I don't mind asking God to help out somebody else!

 

Take care,

Rex

I totally agree with you! You reach the peek of your addiction and buy the most expensive fountain pens when you can least afford it. It is also my case and it doesn't matter as long as I enjoy them and have fun. You live only once!

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Happy to oblige, peoples :)

I wound up eventually selling that pen to make room for others: like a Pelikan M620 Concorde. And the M620 Circus. And an M205 red. An M205 blue demonstrator. An M205 clear demonstrator.

 

So obviously, I still love Pelikans :)

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