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Month: September 2009
I’ve been lurking on Threadless, the amazing crowdsourced-and-curated line of t-shirts that makes everyone who wears them feel just a little bit more intelligent. All of my slogans have so far been rated mostly stupid. I am in good cheer about this, and not in a reverse-psychology-defensive way, because as much as the creativity is …
This Eversharp Skyline with the striped cap was one of my first vintage pens. I sold it to a friend, who eventually traded it back to me. That was a year ago. I was happy to have it back; the nib had moderate flex, and had a nimble, springy quality. The sac, though, had expired. …
It’s a mouthful of a description. That’s because it’s a lot of nib. The pen it comes in isn’t half bad, either. A no-name overlay eyedropper pen, this went up on FPN several weeks ago, and after many seconds of dithering, I decided it belonged to me. The cartouche is unengraved, and the hard black …
I am grateful I do not collect watches. As it is, my toys are being joined by other toys (that have more of a right to be called toys). There is no more space on my desk. Even folders are being pressed into duty as backdrops. What’s next, I wonder? Stop-motion fountain pen and articulated …
OMG, YAGWP: cosmetic bags, yet another free (but not too useful) blush brush, drawstring pouches – you name it, if it’s a gift with purchase I have it moldering in a drawer somewhere. This is when it helps to have a NBT (Natural Born Tinkerer) in your life. He repurposed my freebie box (free with …
I wonder why it’s called that? Anyway, if Gerry Berg says it, it must be true. Not that I know the man personally, but he seems quite the Sheaffer authority. The pen came in a box from TAO, who likes to put surprises in boxes. Â WASP means “W.A.Sheaffer Pen,” and I see that a gazillion …