For Pain and Pleasure
Another few weeks of PhD dissertation mania has meant that I'm late again with this next post. There simply hasn't been time to even answer my e-mail properly in the last month, and I'm left wondering—where has this year gone? It's almost the end of September and earlier this week, somewhat incredulously, I found myself … Continue reading Leuchtturm1917 New Layout 2018 Daily Planner
Back in the mists of time (July 11th, 2017 in reality, it just feels like a long time ago), I wrote a post about the bargains of the grey market; specifically as to how they related to a manufacturer of one of my favorite fountain pens—the Platinum 3776 Century. I don't intend to argue the pros … Continue reading Platinum 3776 Century, Medium Nib—A Grey Bargain
Imitating Warland's Table Once again, I'm going to revisit one of my old writing assignments. I'm going to expand on the original task, which was limited to half a page in length, and I'm going to use it to write a follow-up sometime soon, because, well... things move on. Anyway here's the task, you be … Continue reading Writing Practice
I don't really do ink reviews, I'm not equipped to do a particularly good job—my scanner, and camera lighting, don't reflect what is actually seen on the page as accurately as I would like. And I don't have a very extensive ink collection to review (but I'm getting there). What inks I have, I rely on … Continue reading Good News, Bad News: Sailor Irori and J. Herbin 1670 Anniversary Rouge Hematite Red Inks
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about a creative writing task I had, as part of a course for my PhD. The title was a Definition In Two Parts: Fear. It was based on something that happened to me whilst I was working as a ranger at a safari park in the UK. … Continue reading Fear – Revisited
I've been attending quite a few more meetings than usual recently. All of them related to my PhD dissertation, and all of them require me to take copious notes. Until recently, I had been using a Life Noble Report A4 pad, but I'm starting to run low on sheets, and my nightmare would be to run … Continue reading Clairefontaine Triomphe A4 Pad
I sit in my car as I leave the Town of Pearth (names and locations have been cunningly disguised to conceal the identities of the not-so innocent). It’s a hot summer’s day, and the sun is bright enough to make me squint. I'm waiting for the traffic signals at the four-way intersection to change; these … Continue reading Baiting the Bear
It's been a while since I last posted, work on my dissertation took a 45 degree turn... a barrel-roll, and a double-back-flip. We're back on track now, but there will be plenty more late nights ahead. Meanwhile, I look forward to doing the occasional blog post, just to keep me sane. Strange how we judge sanity … Continue reading Jinhao 605
A few years back, I took a creative writing course at the start of my PhD. I've always enjoyed writing, and the prof' running it that year, was generally thought of as a great person to study with, so I grabbed the opportunity... and loved it. What follows, was one of the tasks we were … Continue reading Definition In Two Parts: Fear
As a British ex-pat' living in Canada, as a dad with adult kids in other cities, and as a PhD student who attends conferences and so on, I do more than my fair share of travel and writing on the road. I was going to say something funny here about how writing on paper was … Continue reading Platinum Cartridge Adapters
