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Hi!

 

I've recently decided to switch to fountain pens for environmental reasons. I've bought my first one and some black ink, but haven't started using it yet. I'm waiting until my last disposable pen runs out. Definitely not because I'm intimidated by it. I have weird rules about what things can be written in what colours (journal has to be black, Serious Notetaking has to be blue, anything self care related can be in blue, green, purple, or pink, etc) so I'll probably end up getting quite a few colours as I run through my current supply. And maybe one day if I'm super rich I'll buy myself an old fashioned writing desk, put on some historically inspired clothing (another recently picked up interest that hasn't got very far yet) and sit at it with my ink pot to do all my writing and pretend I'm living in the fantasy past without all the unpleasant parts of the real past.

 

As for writing-y things: I journal, I write letters (infrequently, I'm a terrible penpal), I write first drafts of novels by hand, and besides my main journal I have extra ones for a billion other aspects of my life. And in September I'll be making notes on classes again after a several year break.

 

I live in Scotland and am incredibly awkward at talking to people online and even worse in person. I look forward to getting to know you all.

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Hallo Fuzzy Hedgepig! I also live in Scotland. Welcome to the club, and I love your username.

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7 minutes ago, Ergative said:

Hallo Fuzzy Hedgepig! I also live in Scotland. Welcome to the club, and I love your username.

Thank you!

 

May I ask what part of Scotland?

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Hello and welcome to you from a Southerner who is waaay 'darn sarth in Manchester ! :W2FPN: No need to be a recluse on here mate, great bunch and a font of knowledge on most subjects as well as writing instruments 😃

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Hello from me too :)

 

This is an incredibly friendly and inclusive place, and everyone is  genuinely very welcome regardless of how how much they want to join in themselves, so feel free to just dip the occasional toe, or jump as it suits you.

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2 hours ago, Pen Nut said:

Hello and welcome to you from a Southerner who is waaay 'darn sarth in Manchester ! :W2FPN: No need to be a recluse on here mate, great bunch and a font of knowledge on most subjects as well as writing instruments 😃

That's practically on the equator, how do you live like that?! 😆 Everyone certainly seems lovely and I'm glad I was brave enough to make an account.

 

3 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

Hello from me too :)

 

This is an incredibly friendly and inclusive place, and everyone is  genuinely very welcome regardless of how how much they want to join in themselves, so feel free to just dip the occasional toe, or jump as it suits you.

Thank you!❤️

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4 hours ago, FuzzyHedgepig said:

Thank you!

 

May I ask what part of Scotland?

Glasgow. Miserable and cold and rainy today!

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13 hours ago, Ergative said:

Glasgow. Miserable and cold and rainy today!

I'm meant to be moving to Glasgow this summer! I hear it's always cold and rainy, that's just its natural state.😉

 

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:W2FPN:

Thank you!

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Hi, and welcome from Missouri!

 

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11 hours ago, 7is said:

Hi! So, what is this first pen waiting for its turn, if I may ask?

It's a Kaweko Perkeo. Being very new to this, I have no idea if that actually means much.

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Hi, and welcome from Missouri!

 

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6 hours ago, FuzzyHedgepig said:

It's a Kaweko Perkeo. Being very new to this, I have no idea if that actually means much.

Thank you!

It's interesting! Anyway, Kawecos seem good according to reviewers. Now, you'll need at least two more fountain pens :)

 

And I like the 'environmental reasons', of course!

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Welcome! Glad to have you here. You sound like you will fit right in. It's a large and diverse bunch with a fair number of us interested in, shall we say, older ways of doing things. Since I've been working at home for a year, I've yet to have to add ink to a fountain pen as my preferred means of writing with ink is now always at hand. 

 

Cheers! and glad you've found us. 

 

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15 hours ago, 7is said:

It's interesting! Anyway, Kawecos seem good according to reviewers. Now, you'll need at least two more fountain pens :)

 

And I like the 'environmental reasons', of course!

At least! I've been officially banned by the wife from buying notebooks when I don't 'need' them (what does she know anyway?) and I think it's just a matter of time before she does so with fountain pens and inks. She's already trying to suggest I can 'just get multiple inks and multiple cartridges you don't need more pens'.

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Welcome! Glad to have you here. You sound like you will fit right in. It's a large and diverse bunch with a fair number of us interested in, shall we say, older ways of doing things. Since I've been working at home for a year, I've yet to have to add ink to a fountain pen as my preferred means of writing with ink is now always at hand. 

 

Cheers! and glad you've found us. 

 

Andrew

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Thank you. And I'm glad to hear working from home has had that upside for you!

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Welcome! I also joined recently and I can totally relate about the environmental reasons. Regardless of that, the hoarding has already started and it got me to think Why am I hoarding when one pen can last a lifetime. Anyway, colors are the fun part of writing

 

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I have weird rules about what things can be written in what colours (journal has to be black, Serious Notetaking has to be blue, anything self care related can be in blue, green, purple, or pink, etc) so I'll probably end up getting quite a few colours as I run through my current supply

 

 This got me laughing. Everyone has some weird parts in them. 

 

 

 

 

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On 5/11/2021 at 11:27 PM, AAAndrew said:

Welcome! Glad to have you here. You sound like you will fit right in. It's a large and diverse bunch with a fair number of us interested in, shall we say, older ways of doing things. Since I've been working at home for a year, I've yet to have to add ink to a fountain pen as my preferred means of writing with ink is now always at hand. 

 

Cheers! and glad you've found us. 

 

Andrew

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Wow, noob here, what is this gorgeous pen! Ink and the pen and its nib's color, everything is soo so fantastic

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