My friends and I had a grand time watching the eclipse on Monday. We met in my pal’s backyard and we ooo-ed and ahhh-ed over the eclipse. In the Kansas City area, we were able to see 89.3% of the full eclipse. It was totally worth it to not drive anywhere, and get to see a cool solar event and then go get sandwiches. Did you get to see the eclipse?
Eclipse:
- 20+ Incredible Images from the 2024 Great North American Eclipse (via My Modern Met)
- Vintage Eclipse Glasses From the 1932 Eclipse (via Kottke.org)
- Film Footage of a Total Solar Eclipse from 1900 (via kottke.org)
Pens:
- S. T. Dupont Graphite Gul Black D Line Guilloché (via dapprman)
- Fountain Pen Review: The Pilot Explorer is a Low-Cost Workhorse (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Guide to Fountain Pen Nibs: Choosing a Fountain Pen Nib (via JetPens Blog)
- Zebra Click Bright Highlighter Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Opus 88 Demo 2024 Edition Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
- The Kaweco Piston Sport Relaunch (via FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
Ink:
- Ink Review #806: Birmingham Pen Company Pennsylvania Slate (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Wearingeul Pinocchio Ink Review: New Glistening Ink (via Pen Chalet)
- Tag Stationery Kyo No Oto Nurebairo No 1 Fountain Pen Ink Review (via BLAKE’S BROADCAST)
- Ink Battle: Diamine and Colorverse (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- Ink Review #2528: Papier Plume Moss Green (via Mountain of Ink)
- Lennon Tool Bar I-a-koo (via Inkcredible Colours)
Pencils:
- Inside My Collection – Vintage Metal Pencils (via Fountain Pen Love)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Flat (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
- Different sizes that I’ve used – by Anita (via Philofaxy)
- time tetris: hobonichi techo planner review (via A fleeting Ripple)
- Size Well B (via Nero’s Notes)
Art & Creativity:
- On My Table: Beginning of April 2024. (via Apple-Pine)
- Current Sketching Kit – April 2024 (via Liz Steel)
- Why mymind is the visual inspiration tool designers have been crying out for (via Creative Boom)
- This Woman Deconstructs 100-Year-Old Books To Restore Them (via Kottke.org)
- New season of The Creative Boom Podcast showcases the diverse ways creativity impacts our world (via Creative Boom)
Other Interesting Things:
- The New York Antiquarian Book Fair Returns With Its Eclectic Clamor (via Hyperallergic)
- Thank You Atlanta! (via The Pen Addict)
- Fun With the Dentist (via From the Pen Cup)
- When You Hear It (an April mixtape) (via Austin Kleon)
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I woke up on Eclipse Day feeling excited. I had made a pinhole projector out of a cereal box. Had eclipse glasses. It was a pretty good experience. I watched TV, seeing totality in Dallas, Little Rock, Indiana and Maine.
The next day, I woke up feeling disappointed I didn’t get to see totality. I think events like eclipses should be shared with other people. I was alone. I did get to see totality in 2017, and wanted to see it again. But I’m a solo caregiver to my Mom, and travel is not in my life.
I did have two pens inked with eclipse inks from Diamine and Van Dieman’s. One pen was the Visconti Rembrandt Eclipse pen. I bought eclipse notebooks. I’d rather have seen totality.