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Ok, I have to confess to the world. I was feeling sorry for myself. I've had a bad flare up of fibromyalgia and major depression. Yuck. So.... I fell back to my old ways. Oooooh a pretty pen would make me feel better. I won a Stipula I Castoni Tiger Eye. I think it's a new model called the "Glance"? because it has a metal cap.

I've confessed and now I have two pens for sale on the PT Green board. Have a look if you're interested they're going for a good price. Penance :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

 

Karin (back to one day at a time, no looking on ebay. Although I did win some voice recognition software because it hurts to type.) Ouch :(

 

 

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Oh dear Karin. :o I think you'll be okay though, since you're selling pens to make way for a new one. ;)

 

Sorry about your other health issues. I have a friend who was using a VR program because she couldn't use her hands much. It was quite hilarious when she'd post with it at first, because it would make a lot of funny errors. Hope it works out okay for you. My friend eventually got hers trained quite well. Take care.

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Hey, you're only human, Karin! :D And besides, this doesn't qualify as falling off the wagon anyway - you're actually selling off some pens to finance a new one. So it's merely a replacement exercise. ;) And if a new modern or vintage pen can't make you feel better, what else can??

 

You can also probably guess that I'll tell you to enjoy spending quality time getting to know Castoni. Post some pics and tell us some gossip about what you two got up to sometime. ;) :doh: :D

 

 

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http://i23.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/05/22/60_12_sb.JPG

 

 

Thanks Grasshopper.

 

 

It should be arriving by the end of the week.

Pic courtesy of STB pens.

When I googled the I Castoni this model came up us the Glance on penseller.com website. I think I am a sumgal. :D

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Hi Karin,

 

Wonderful pen! I have my eyes on a similar one, but the standard model. Beautiful acrylic material.

 

Do you now that the nib is exchangeable, btw? The nib/feed screws out, similarly to a Pelikan from the Souverän series.

 

Just one thing to remember: the standard international converter it comes with is a Stipula, and suffers very likely from SIS (Sticky Ink Disease, or SIS - SI Syndrome :D). I normally replace these with a Pelikan international converter. They hold more ink and don't have this problem.

 

I hoep you will be feeling better soon!

 

Warm regards, Wim

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Thanks Wim,

I just ordered a Pelikan converter from the Inked Nib and since I couldn't just have a tiny converter coming all the way from the States, I ordered a bottle of Zhivago.

I still love my Stipula Ventidue. It's filled with Swisher Maroon. So nice

:)9

 

 

Kindest regards to you my friend,

Karin :bunny1:

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Hi Karin,

 

Sorry to hear you fell off the wagon :( but I'm glad to hear that you are selling a couple of pens as "penance" (that was a pun you made, right?)

 

The Stipula looks lovely. Heck, I almost bought a Duetto from the Green Board myself after reading Wim's raves about Stipula... :lol:

 

Best wishes,

~Maja

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Hi Karin,

Thanks Wim,

I just ordered a Pelikan converter from the Inked Nib and since I couldn't just have a tiny converter coming all the way from the States, I ordered a bottle of Zhivago.

I still love my Stipula Ventidue. It's filled with Swisher Maroon. So nice

:)9

 

 

Kindest regards to you my friend,

Karin :bunny1:

And to upu too. I'm pleased you liek the Maroon - I do too.

 

Warmest regards, the Mad One ;)

 

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