• Oct 27, 2009

Review : Online Vision Blue Fountain Pen

• Sep 22, 2009

Review : Taccia Merit Fountain Pen

• Aug 17, 2009

Pelikan M200 Italic Special Production Review

• Aug 10, 2009

Can I have your John Hancock?

This weekend, I was having a discussion with the family over breakfast regarding handwriting, specifically signatures, and I thought the topic would be very appropriate for the readers of this blog.The conversation started when my wife, who is a school teacher, mentioned that the modern-day curriculum included less and less cursive writing instruction for younger children. I chime in to say that...

• Jul 9, 2009

Pen-Spinning, Part II

The other day, I posted a Lamy Pico pen-spinning video that I happened to stumble across on YouTube. I asked if anyone else was interested in sending in a video of themselves doing some tricks and certainly got what was asked for : Courtesy of Steven from the Universal Pen Spinning Board.Yes, so if you are interested at all in impressing your co-workers, classmates or your professors with your...

• May 7, 2009

Noodler's Nightshade

I just rinsed Noodler's Nightshade out of my Pelikan M215 this morning and decided to blog about the color. On the left is a page of notes I took a week or so ago.  I couldn't really put my finger on this color in an office fluorescent light setting. Every time I glance at my writing, I always thought I was looking at black or a blue/black. My mind is saying, "What are you? A dark blue? A light...