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Favorite Pen

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/3.6, 1/50 sec, ISO1600
 “Fountain Pen” Cedar Park, 2022

I have a notebook on my desk that I use to jot down notes when I’m in meetings. My pen of choice is my Pilot Metropolitan fountain pen. I have a several budget fountain pens, but I really like my basic all-black Metropolitan (medium nib) with blue/black Pilot Namiki ink for general-purpose note-taking. Smooth and consistent writing, and minimalistic body design. Very nice!

My Current Pen Lineup

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/13 sec, ISO320
 “Pens” Cedar Park, 2021

I’m down to using four fountain pens regularly: three Pilots and one LAMY. All my other Jinhaos are cleaned and put away in a pen case. They are nice pens, but they are the pens I used to keep at the office. After the COVID-19 pandemic is over and I return to working from the company HQ, I’ll break them out again, but for now the three pens in the photo (plus a Pilot Metropolitan) are the only ones seeing use these days.

I bet fountain pen enthusiasts will have no problem identifying the pen models in the photo just from seeing the caps. 😀✒

Writing by Hand

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4.5, 1/80 sec, ISO3200
 “Green” Cedar Park, 2021

Today’s snapshot if of my Pilot Kakuno and Iroshizuku Chiku-rin ink. I am really enjoying this combination!

For 2021 (and for the previous month) I’ve been writing and doodling in my Traveler’s Notebook. It’s a fun experience, and very different for digital note-taking and drawing for me. I think digital has many advantages over analog, but writing by hand is kind of… heartwarming? Good for the soul? A connection to reality? I can’t explain so well, but I think it adds something positive to my daily life and rounds out my well-being.

Fountain Pens In Use

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5, 1/2 sec, ISO200
 “Smiling Pen” Cedar Park, 2020

Part of my work-from-home routine includes writing notes using my fountain pens, but I have pretty much narrowed down my in-use pen line up to three: Pilot Metropolitan (M) filled with Pilot Namiki Blue/Black ink, LAMY Safari (B) filled with Iroshizuku Ama-iro, and Pilot Kakuno (M) filled with Iroshizuku Chiku-rin. The black, blue, and green combination looks nice on the pages, and my notes are actually kind of fun to look back on! I tend to prefer thicker lines, so I retired my Pilot Metropolitan (F) and replaced it with the Kakuno medium-nib as my green ink pen. I really like the Kakuno because it’s all about fun – even the smiling face on the nib gives off a happy vibe! You can see it in the photo above. That’s my home notebook, and a short list of ukulele songs that I practice.

I hope you had a good day!