Hello everyone. I've been visiting this great site on and off for about a year or so, but I finally got around to signing up today.

I was down at Staples picking up some stationary supplies and I saw that they had Waterman pens for sale. Mostly rollerballs and ballpoints. As I was about to leave, I spied a Black Phileas in the back of the display rack in a giftbox with a cartridge and a converter and snatched it on a whim. I've been wanting to get a fountain pen for some time now, and I finally got around to it. It's a simple black with gold trim, but I wouldn't consider it plain by any means.

This is the first FP that I have owned, and I'm looking forward to some great writing with it, based on what I've seen from others' experiences. Good size and comfortable. Nice thick lines, compared to my standard zebra f-301 pen. Hoepfully this doesn't lead to another collection addiction like the ones Ive got for old cameras and old video game systems.

Nice to officially meet you all. I'll continue to visit, hopefully more frequently now.

--Ivan

Welcome to FPN from a fellow Californian!!
I hope you enjoy that Philieas. I've got a black /medium nib and love it. It's a great all around pen.
You've come to a great place for information and conversation with fellow FP lovers.
Nice to have you on board.

cheers,

Clancy

Welcome.

are you in N. or S. Cal ??

am hoping we may end up having a good number of pen fanatics in N. Cal at some point to encourage a pen show this way

That'd be nice.

S. Cal, orange county to be specific, but I do enjoy road trips up north.

Then you might want to find your way up to the L.A. Pen Show next month.

I was thinking I'd come down, but I forgot what weekend it was. Not going, unfortunately.

Welcome! If you ever feel like expanding your collection, you're an hours drive from most pen shops.

hello and welcome.

The Phileas is a good and trustworthy start, I have a marbled green one that I still enjoy despite other more expensive and glamourous pens, I hope you enjoy your pen and your time on FPN for many years to come.

Hello Ivan,

I carried a Phileas for years and enjoyed it very much. I can't remember it ever giving me a problem and it is an attractive pen.

I'm glad to meet you, perhaps someday we could shake hands as I'm not far from you (Fullerton) every day.

Welcome to FPN.

Thanks for the welcome, everyone. I'm really enjoying my phileas so far, it's great.