I admit it, I am an addict of fountain pens. I could not help feeling
the glide of tiny metal tines on smooth paper, watching the trail of
gleaming ink dry on the surface, binding with cellulose and
immortalizing your thoughts. It is an enormously pleasurable feeling
and best of all, it unwinds my day, relieving my thoughts of
excitement, frustrations and unfulfilled aspirations.
It is like resetting my mind for the next day or the day ahead as the
case may be. Pairing with this obsession, the Moleskine is a great
notebook because of its compact profile, good paper quality, practical
closure band and the useful pocket in the back cover. Excellent for
travel and it does not take too much space among the things I daily
bring to work. I can pull it out and start writing as thoughts stream
out of nowhere in the middle of a busy (or not so busy) day.
Call it therapeutic writing, a comfort journal, or simply a repository
of musings. I know that the pair of a good fountain pen with an extra
fine nib and my moleskine is a constant companion, a friend and
confidant that will probably be the closest thing to a clone of my
soul.
Completely agree with your sentiments. I too write in my Moleskine in
fountain pen. The very act is soothing and I often write just for its
own sake as it slows me down, forces me to focus.
On Jul 18, 2:53 am, shinobi77 <jeffongm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I admit it, I am an addict of fountain pens. I could not help feeling
> the glide of tiny metal tines on smooth paper, watching the trail of
> gleaming ink dry on the surface, binding with cellulose and
> immortalizing your thoughts. It is an enormously pleasurable feeling
> and best of all, it unwinds my day, relieving my thoughts of
> excitement, frustrations and unfulfilled aspirations.
> It is like resetting my mind for the next day or the day ahead as the
> case may be. Pairing with this obsession, the Moleskine is a great
> notebook because of its compact profile, good paper quality, practical
> closure band and the useful pocket in the back cover. Excellent for
> travel and it does not take too much space among the things I daily
> bring to work. I can pull it out and start writing as thoughts stream
> out of nowhere in the middle of a busy (or not so busy) day.
> Call it therapeutic writing, a comfort journal, or simply a repository
> of musings. I know that the pair of a good fountain pen with an extra
> fine nib and my moleskine is a constant companion, a friend and
> confidant that will probably be the closest thing to a clone of my
> soul.
I agree on the use of fountain pen. As I learned writing with a
fountain pen, this also makes my handwriting highly legible. For
writing text I use a medium-nib Pelikan (I think that in today's
models it would be an M 200). Even though medium nib is not optimal in
terms of using space, it has a nice flow to it and I am using this pen
for nineteen years now, so the nib is optimally adjusted to my hand
which makes a huge difference. I also have to Lamys for writing in
black and red (the Pelikan is royal blue).
Can you tell me what fountain pen you all use? I use a MontBlanc with
MontBlanc ink and I've given up writing in a Moleskine because it
always bleeds. Please advise. Thank you!
On Jul 17, 11:53 pm, shinobi77 <jeffongm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I admit it, I am an addict of fountain pens. I could not help feeling
> the glide of tiny metal tines on smooth paper, watching the trail of
> gleaming ink dry on the surface, binding with cellulose and
> immortalizing your thoughts. It is an enormously pleasurable feeling
> and best of all, it unwinds my day, relieving my thoughts of
> excitement, frustrations and unfulfilled aspirations.
> It is like resetting my mind for the next day or the day ahead as the
> case may be. Pairing with this obsession, the Moleskine is a great
> notebook because of its compact profile, good paper quality, practical
> closure band and the useful pocket in the back cover. Excellent for
> travel and it does not take too much space among the things I daily
> bring to work. I can pull it out and start writing as thoughts stream
> out of nowhere in the middle of a busy (or not so busy) day.
> Call it therapeutic writing, a comfort journal, or simply a repository
> of musings. I know that the pair of a good fountain pen with an extra
> fine nib and my moleskine is a constant companion, a friend and
> confidant that will probably be the closest thing to a clone of my
> soul.
<david.r.sin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you tell me what fountain pen you all use? I use a MontBlanc with
> MontBlanc ink and I've given up writing in a Moleskine because it
> always bleeds. Please advise. Thank you!
I have several Heros, a Bookworm, a vintage Reform 1745 (bought
through the Fountian Pen Network), aRotring artpen, a WingSung, and a
Duke Spyder. None of them bleed through. I use Private Reserve almost
exclusively, just because that's what I have available locally. I use
their Avocado, Velvet Black, Black Cherry in bottles, and Tanzinite
and Midnight Blues cartridges. None of them bleed, since most are very
fine (or light medium) nibs.
> Can you tell me what fountain pen you all use? I use a MontBlanc with
> MontBlanc ink and I've given up writing in a Moleskine because it
> always bleeds. Please advise. Thank you!
I strongly recommend Noodler's Black "Bulletproof" ink in a fountain
pen with a fine nib. The fine nib will ensure that not too much ink
gets deposited and Noodler's Black behaves quite well on the
Modelskine paper (very little bleed and feathering). You can buy
Noodler's ink from several online stores.
In my experience the paper used in Moleskines 3 years ago was much
better quality and most fountain pens worked fine with it. For
example, I used to use a Parker Frontier with Parker Quink ink and a
Lamy Safari with Lamy ink without any problems. But then the new
batch of Moleskines arrived, late 2006, and things weren't so good :-
(
Apart from the Pilot Birdie, I also use a Hero 329, which has a very
fine nib and is just about perfect for Moleskines.
I use a Pelikan M200 and Noodlers black ink. Very little bleed on
moleskine paper. I gave up on my Mont Blanc about a year ago for the
same reason (oh, and the fact my £300 pen leaks ink all over my
fingers, but that is another story....).
The M200 is a great pen and costs about £40 in the UK. Being moleskine
friendly influenced my buying decision but it is also very easy to
change nibs on the pen. I have ruined several fountain pens by
dropping them on the nib. If disaster strikes again, it cost about £10
for a replacement.
If you are going to buy one, try it first. The standard medium nib is
quite wide and you may prefer a fine.
<david.r.sin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you tell me what fountain pen you all use? I use a MontBlanc with
> MontBlanc ink and I've given up writing in a Moleskine because it
> always bleeds. Please advise. Thank you!
> On Jul 17, 11:53 pm, shinobi77 <jeffongm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I admit it, I am an addict of fountain pens. I could not help feeling
> > the glide of tiny metal tines on smooth paper, watching the trail of
> > gleaming ink dry on the surface, binding with cellulose and
> > immortalizing your thoughts. It is an enormously pleasurable feeling
> > and best of all, it unwinds my day, relieving my thoughts of
> > excitement, frustrations and unfulfilled aspirations.
> > It is like resetting my mind for the next day or the day ahead as the
> > case may be. Pairing with this obsession, the Moleskine is a great
> > notebook because of its compact profile, good paper quality, practical
> > closure band and the useful pocket in the back cover. Excellent for
> > travel and it does not take too much space among the things I daily
> > bring to work. I can pull it out and start writing as thoughts stream
> > out of nowhere in the middle of a busy (or not so busy) day.
> > Call it therapeutic writing, a comfort journal, or simply a repository
> > of musings. I know that the pair of a good fountain pen with an extra
> > fine nib and my moleskine is a constant companion, a friend and
> > confidant that will probably be the closest thing to a clone of my
> > soul.
