The Pelikan Stola III ($36) is probably the closest competitor Pelikan has to the Pilot Metropolitan or the Lamy Safari. If you’ve been looking for a professional, upscale looking fountain pen in the sub-$50 range, The Stola III is definitely a strong contender. However, there are some plusses and minuses to consider before hitting the…
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Ink Review: Diamine Teal
Can there ever be too many deep teal blue-green inks? Not in my world. Diamine Teal ($14.94 for 80ml bottle) is a deep ocean blue-green color. Its got a bit of shading in a finer nib pen but is more evident in wider strokes and in my painted title. The color is muted enough and…
Fashionable Friday: 30 Years and Still Pink
Sure, Sunday is the Oscars which to some will be an event to note but, to me, the event of the week is the 30th anniversary of Pretty in Pink, a seminal film of my youth that solidified my taste in men (I’m pretty sure I married Duckie), my taste in music (from New Order…
Review: Yasutomo Niji Pearlescent Watercolor 21- color set
Yasutomo Niji Pearlescent Watercolor 21-Color Set ($5.25) was a total impulse purchase. The price point was so low and sometimes I’m just a crow and require something shiny. Besides, I love watercolor sets. I knew this was not going to be the end-all be-all of watercolor sets because no watercolor set that sells for under…
A Safer Way To Sit
I keep hearing people talk that they sit too much and that they know its bad for them. I know they are right but I wanted more details on exactly why it’s bad. So here are a few articles: The health hazards of sitting (via The Washington Post) The “Sitting Is Killing You” Infographic Shows…
Link Love: Pen Shows & Crotchety Old Men
Posts of the Week: What Happened When I Tried To Declutter My Brain (via FastCo) which lead me to the podcast Note to Self’s project Infomagical, a 5-day effort to make information overload disappear. I recommend listening to the whole Note to Self series and trying to streamline your digital information overload… I’m willing to…
Ink Review: Akkerman #9 Laan Van Nieuw Oost-Indigo
Akkerman #9 Laan Van Nieuw Oost-Indigo ($28 for a 60ml bottle) appears to translate to “New Eastern Indigo Avenue” which is not at all what I expected when I looked at the color. I thought it was like “new moon night sky” indigo or something like that since its such a deep blue color and…