Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO1250 “Kakuno and Fuyu-Syogun” Cedar Park, 2023
Two additions to my stationery aresenal: Fuyu-Syogun ink and a Kakuno EF nib fountain pen. I’ve come to the conclusion that my Pilot Metropolitan fountain pens are my favorite and most comfortable for writing my Morning Pages, but I wanted to try out an EF (extra-fine) nib. It isn’t available on the Metropolitan body, but fortunately can be found on the Kakuno line of pens, whose nibs are interchangeable with the Metropolitans. I can’t wait to try out the EF nib… but not sure if I will swap it out onto a Metropolitan just yet…
I also bought some grey fountain pen ink, which I’ve wanted for a long time. I loaded up my broad-nib Lamy Safari with the ink and it looks fantastic! Subtle and sophisticated, but also kind of playful. I love it so much!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 35mm, f/2, 1/210 sec, ISO400 “New Notebook” Cedar Park, 2022
I have many notebooks with empty pages in them, but that number went down by one!
My new notebook is actually one I had used before, but only filled about 20%. Looking at the old notes, it appears I stopped writing in it in maybe 2018… so there’s quite a gap! But that’s fine.
Actually, I kind of like that this notebook will be a mix. Notebooks are not meant to be perfect.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO1250 “Fountain Pens” Cedar Park, 2022
On the right side of the photo are my three go-to pens, including my newest pen, the Pearl White Pilot Cavalier. I love it so much! It writes smoothly, is slim yet comfortable, and the color is beautiful.
On the left side of the notebook are a bunch of disassembled pens which I just cleaned and will give away. Most are inexpensive Jinhao pens which are fine, but they just don’t spark joy for me. The Sailor Fude (gold) is one that I may keep because the nib is unique in my collection, but the rest I will be saying goodbye to. Thank you for your service!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/35 sec, ISO800 “Ink Change” Cedar Park, 2020
Today I changed up the lineup of my fountain pens a bit. I still love my Lamy Safari with broad nib, but have been enjoying the Pilot F nib more lately. Although I have several cheap Jinhao pens, only the Lamy and my Pilots have ink in them now, so maybe it’s time to pare down the collection and give the Jinhaos away.
Here’s my current lineup:
Lamy Safari (broad) / Iroshizuku Ama-Iro – The broad nib lets me see bright blue ink in all of its glory. Ama-Iro is my favorite ink that I’ll never get tired of.
Pilot Metropolitan (F) / Namiki Blue/Black – A general-purpose set-up great for basic writing. I have a bottle of Noodler’s Bulletproof Black, but that ink takes a long time to fully dry, and I end up with a lot of smears.
Although I have 4 colors, I like to limit a page to just 2 or 3 if I can. Any of them work well as a 3-color set, but 4 on a page will reveal a clashing pair, in my eyes. It may seem like a silly thing to mention, but I think it’s fun to think about these little things!
I hope you had a great day. またね~
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