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I track with no regard to when a month begins or ends (I also don’t post any pen content). 😻

I have a very limited selection of inks compared to most RUclipsrs, too. Let's not talk about pens, though, even if mine are all mostly "cheap" Chinese pens ... 😂 I've been tweaking things for my own purposes, too. For example, I loved the idea of 30 inks in 30 days. But I don't own that many inks, even counting samples. So the first time, I picked 10 inks and inked the same 3 pens (EF, F, M nibs) over and over, cleaning them every 3 days. The next time, I did "30 days of Diamine" because I have exactly 10 Diamine inks, due to an international order that coincided with an incredible ink sale. So I used 3 different nib widths with each ink. I'm enjoying your videos!

I'm also a "slow living" person. I've been in the rat race and burnt out in a big way. I wish I had honored how I'm different than many other people, but at least I learned before it was too late to enjoy the rest of my life. I enjoyed seeing your cat. My daughter's toy poodle puppy is absolutely fascinated with my fountain pens. If I'm dogsitting, I can't sit at my desk and journal with him in my lap. He is always batting at them. 😂

As a recently retired teacher and mother of an 18-year-old and 20-year-old, I am impressed with your ability to express yourself without the constant use of "like," "um," and similar phrases. You must have done a lot of research into making videos because your video doesn't have a "newbie" quality to it. So, long story short: Welcome to RUclips! You're doing a fantastic job, and I'm going to subscribe to follow the journey.

I do own several dollar pen and i like them as well like my other expensive fountain pen For my viewpoint, they are a great test pen for your new ink or when you get ink that waterproof. You wont feel pain even if you messed up 😂 For the cartridge, i usually just drain out and put my own ink into it. I think there are universal ink converter you can search on taobao etc for this kind of dollar pen As for a beginner pen, i also recommend Platinum Little Meteor for those who have smaller font and prefer thin lines They have interesting color to choose from too

I really like the Varsity fountain pen. How did you refill the pen? Rachelle in Seattle

My friend told me fountain pens would change my life, so after seeing your video I ran down and bought 3. I hope that means my life will be 3 times better. I couldn't find the glass dip pens, but I work with glass so I am going to make my own. Should be fun.

Hi! Transmission successfully received, thanks very much. I subscribed a while ago but as I'm more of a lurker I comment only once in a blue moon. I love the vibes, keep at it :D Let me start this essay with an anecdote: About a year ago I was getting back into the fountain pen hobby and started to watch people on YT gushing about their pen collections. I only had a handfull of fountain pens from my time in school, a couple Lamys and a couple no name pens, but nothing fancy. Every week or so I had a moment where I'd sigh "wouldn't it be nice if I got myself some new pens, even the newer Jinhaos and Majohns etc look so nice...". For months I kept saying that until I realised: "wait. WAIT A MINUTE, HOLD ON! . . . I- I could order a pen right this moment. . ." Who kept me from doing that all this time??? No one but me! Long story short, I hope these facts are in the same vein: - No one says currently inked lists have to be monthly, they are just called "currently inked" everything else is personal prference. I do 2 lists per month for example; I call em "currently inked 1st/2nd half of *month* (date I did the list)" you could do as many or as few as you see fit. From every 3 days to every 3 months you make the rules - They don't have to start and end at the same time, especially if a pen runs out of ink quickly you don't have to ink it up again until a designated time when you don't feel like it (began 1st half of July with 6 pens and 9 days later I have 3 left): I started June's list on the 3rd and the "second half" started on June 19th, just happenstance - You can create an extra list for "longterm currently inked" pens like [pen brand, ink used, used for XYZ, date first inked up - date last inked up] - If you ink up a pen spontaneously, just add it to the list, if you like, with "date inked up: so and so". I got a new bottle of ink today and felt like inking up one of my all time favorite pens with it, so I did. Hmm.. I thought I had more ideas at first but I lost all momentum now and looking back I see I'm extremely scatterbrained atm. sorry if this ends up being indecipherable D: At the end of the day do what you feel comfortable with and declare those as "your rules" for currently inked lists, not the other way around. Thank u for coming to my TED talk, looking forward to your next transmission (sorry for the long ah comment) 🙏

Wow! That's cool

Enjoyed it - thank you

We had something like that pen over here in the UK. It was a clear body with sparkles, so I bought it. Mine dried out quite easily, hopefully yours won't!

UK-based viewer here - born in England, moved to US when 2yrs old, returned aged 9 and had my American accent literally beaten out of me by "friends" at school! That was a while ago now. Been into fountain pens for over ten years and use little else if I have the choice (no good for carbon copies, for example). A Kaweco Brass Sport is my daily user and it lives in my pocket, but I have 14 others that I also use in rotation. Must admit that it is the first time I have heard an American pronounce it "Kaveko" rather than the incorrect "Kaweco"! 🙂👍

I like your journals, they are very pretty 💜, thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic ❣️

thats a pretty blue ink! good choice! Welcome to "pentube"! XD if it were me, i wouldn't just leave the pen flush in the nib, i would probably flush it out with water using a bulb.

The steeped umber looks likr oyster hour ...

Hello from the void!

'Less that five dollars of scrap metal. Very funny but the Venus de Milo would also be just a couple of dollars of crushed stone.

lovely ink collection! nice assortment of colors and brands to take you along on your fountain pen journey. 😊

hello, very nice video on your first go as a youtuber. congratulations on your recent graduation. i’m glad you were able to obtain a fountain pen that had been on your wish list for a while. lots of exciting things happening for you in 2024. have you watched any of the videos in the extensive collection from goulet pens? i suggest you check out their video on cleaning a pen. a new pen really needs a good flush before use either with water and a bulb syringe or an ink syringe. both can be found on the goulet website. good luck with your future endeavors and your fountain pen journey. 😊

Thanks for sharing, I love all your personal notes as to why you love each and every ink :)