Hello from Santa Cruz, CA

[kd6dxa]

Hello,

I am a graduate student at UC Santa Cruz working on my Ph.D. in philosophy. I am relatively new to fountain pens, so I am still learning a lot. I only have one pen right now (a Waterman Phileas), but I have been trying various blue and black inks for it. My favorite so far seems to be the Aurora Black. I do nearly all my grading/notetaking/dissertation-writing with my fountain pen, so it gets a lot of use. Anyways, just wanted to introduce myself. Happy penning, everyone, and thanks for all your great and informative posts!

-Zachary

[Claes]

Welcome. Zachary!

 

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[wimg]

Hi Zachary,

 

Welcome to the pen nut house! Of course your Phileas is only going to be the start of your collection, especially since you use it extensively to take notes.

 

I think it is time to get a few more pens , as you'll have to do editing, write down new ideas, and make at least some writing stand out. This means you'll need at least a pen with black ink, one with blue or blue-black ink, another one with reddish ink, and another one again with green ink.

 

For the distinctive bit you'll need a pen with, let's say, an italic nib, maybe with some romantically coloured ink, like Noodler's Ottoman Rose .

 

By this time, you don't feel the pain in your wallet anymore, and you'll have your first feeding frenzy on fountain pens, inks, pen cases, and other pen related items.

 

By then you're a real pen nut.

 

Anyway, don't get discouraged by this sequencing of events by me, just go with the flow .

 

Warm regards, Wim, member of PA

[Guest Denis Richard]

<waving back from San Jose... ya... up North... there... >

 

Hi Zachary,

 

Welcome to the pen addict's club !

 

Denis.

[KCat]

Welcome to FPN, Zachary.

 

Like so many of us, you started out with a great pen that really seems to be a trigger for FP addiction.

 

Looking forward to more posts.

kcat

[AndrewC]

Hey there, Zachary,

We're neighbors. Sort of. I'm in Watsonville, and am a Stevenson alum. I think I was the last self-designed E.S. major. A long time ago. Welcome to the lunatics asylum of inkdom. It's a great place to learn. Maybe see you up in town." Cheers, AndrewC

[Joe]

Welcome Zachary, I'm still on my first pen a plain old Phileas Black, with Waterman Black in.

 

It definately seems to be a popular starter pen

 

 

Joe.

[Maja]

Hello from Vancouver, Canada and welcome to FPN, Zachary

 

Wow, that Phileas is a very popular starting pen, isn't it?

A while back, I noticed that our local Office Depot sold them for a good price---lower than at the local brick & mortar stores--so perhaps some new 'converts' are discovering them there. Interesting.......

[Keith with a capital K]

Welcome to FPN !

 

It seems that many people of my generation got their fingers inky with Sheaffer no Nonsense and cartridge pens while the next generation is doing the same with the Waterman Phileas. They are all good pens to start with and nice enough that many people just stop with those.

 

My wife's grandmother used Sheaffer cartridge pens (filled with Peacock blue ink) from the time she emigrated to Canada until her passing away and I don't think she would have wanted any other pen.

 

Anyways, welcome again and do enjoy yourself.