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@HedgeMage You got a fave fountain pen? I've got a Super5 that has been my #EDC for a couple months.
@HedgeMage I've got a Pilot Metro that I really like. I /had/ a TWSBI Eco that I really loved the enormous ink reservoir in it, but I gave it to a niece. Little bit of regret on that move.
@stephen You can always get another one.
@HedgeMage Easily, but I'm trying not to wind up with a drawer full of pens that I don't use. I think that's the minimalist in me. Can't have a bunch of stuff that has unrealized function. But, hey, that's me.
@HedgeMage @stephen I recently got a Pilot Capless that I actually have no memory of life before.
@juliansimpson @stephen I think that's the same as the Namiki Vanishing Point I have, but branded for a different market?
@HedgeMage @stephen Oh is it? They are awesome. Yes, must be the same as Namiki make the ink.
@juliansimpson @HedgeMage I'm about 70% sure that Pilot is Namiki branded for the West.
@stephen @juliansimpson That's true, I'm just wondering if the capless is the Vanishing Point or the other retractable.
@stephen @HedgeMage Dammit now I want a Namiki one so I can be more authentic.
@juliansimpson @stephen Pilot and Namiki are the same company, they just use the names differently in different markets. They have two retractable pens: a clicky one, and a twist one. The Vanishing Point is the clicky one.
@HedgeMage @juliansimpson How far into this rabbit hole have you two gotten? Gotten into paper as well?
@stephen @juliansimpson Oh yes. I'm so far down I may never come back. Also an ink collector.
@HedgeMage @juliansimpson I don't feel I've achieved full paper snob yet, but I write on something that really bleeds and I get all "WTF is this garbage?"
@stephen @HedgeMage Midori stationary all the way.
@juliansimpson @HedgeMage I got ream of loose leaf Bellefontaine paper for $20. Garbage. No clue why its somehow different than the paper used their notebooks which is a dream. For now, it's Rhodia.
@stephen @HedgeMage Rhodia is great to write on. If you get a chance though, check out one of the Midori MD notebooks.
@juliansimpson @HedgeMage Noted for future purchases.
@juliansimpson @stephen I'm also a huge fan of Leuchtturm1917 notebooks...they have a bit of show-through, but don't feather and have a great value/durability ratio.
If you want to talk about ink...I have a few different makers, but I'm mostly a Noodler's addict.
@HedgeMage @juliansimpson I've got one of their black inks. I don't remember the name, but it was a cool one, like whatever the Satan of octopi is, it's named after that individual. I'll probably go with a really dark color for my next one.
@HedgeMage @stephen I haven't even explored ink yet... oh Jesus, I'm going to now aren't I? Leuchtturm are great but I still think Midori edge it.
@HedgeMage @stephen Mine also clicky. Just a joy to write with. I do so much more longhand now.
@juliansimpson @HedgeMage Pretty good pen?
@stephen @juliansimpson Love it. Super convenient.
@stephen It would be hard to choose between my Namiki Vanishing Point and Kaweco AL-Sport for favorite #EDC pen.
Others that live on me most of the time:
* TWSBI Eco
* Lamy Studio
* Lamy Al Star
* Pilot Metropolitan
...yes, that's too many pens.