@GourmetPens @tannieo You don’t actually have Violette Pensée already? Wowzers…
@GourmetPens @tannieo On the other hand, if there’s a decent non-highlighter color that complements the Pilot Metropolitan Gold-* pens…
@GourmetPens @tannieo Doubtful… I mix things up. A lot. To the extreme. Muchly. All the time.
KentBeck The day talking to Facebook engineers doesn’t make my head explode is the day I quit. Not today.
@PilotPenUSA Lately, it’s the Pilot Metropolitans (I have all 9 color-designs), but I use the VP’s for Moleskines. What else should I try?
@GourmetPens @tannieo … but this is where I struggled mightily… and eventually caved in to mighty Pilot… http://t.co/McXlq1DRG2
@tannieo @GourmetPens Yeah, I don’t normally match colors between pens and inks, but I realized that I have some curiously colored barrels!
@GourmetPens @tannieo … the Gris Nuage is quite subtle (even more than MB Albert Einstein Grey!)… http://t.co/TbgRDGlrHn
@GourmetPens @tannieo Here’s a bit o’ sloppy writing… (see how the barrels match the ink colors?) http://t.co/z56C9X6jyU
@GourmetPens @tannieo … and here’s what happened to the Pilot Metropolitan Silver-Classic… http://t.co/h8QW1VgYOP
@GourmetPens @tannieo … here’s what happened to the Pilot Metropolitan Black-Classic… http://t.co/PUhWw1gODa
@GourmetPens @tannieo Here’s what I did for the Pilot Plumix (Purple)… http://t.co/9nTtAH2KcH
@GourmetPens @tannieo (Not sure why I can never the orientation correct in Twitter pics)
@GourmetPens @tannieo Here’s what I did for the Pilot Plumix (Purple)… http://t.co/59yniLRyJJ
@GourmetPens @tannieo Hmm… yeah, that would be tricky… lessee what I went with…
@tannieo @GourmetPens Hmm, wondering if I should start blogging again, just so I can use the higher res images, instead of Twitter…
@tannieo @GourmetPens Hmm, you picked the 1 of the 4 that I wasn’t sure about pairing… ;-) http://t.co/EeQa9g7rqd
@tannieo @GourmetPens Okay, if I was going to pair #JHerbin inks with the 3 of the 4 Pilot pens, which ink would nicely match the barrel?
@tannieo Well, was thinking cinnamon sweet potato… but sure, why not? #OmNomNomNom
@HayleeQuinnn Whoa, you plan this stuff out?
@tannieo Yes, it could be confusing, esp. if the inks are scented…
@GourmetPens @tannieo Ever notice how Noodler’s inks evaporate faster in Noodler’s pens than other inks? #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@tannieo … and some Pilot pens, just in case I need to jot something down while munching… ;-)
@tannieo Is that the spiral sweet potato? Wow… I’ve got a spork, ready to go… http://t.co/RD0eomCbrn
@GouletPens No, just wondering what it is supposed to look like. Got in touch with Exaclair, sent them some info, waiting for a replacement.
@AndersonPens @PiperFC I think the Model 29 looks great, but I wonder how strong that magnet is…
@PippaBuist Geez, always seems like you’re constantly working!
@HayleeQuinnn You’re going to grab Candice?!? #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@GourmetPens … and I may have 1-3 other pens around at various sites, so I end up tracking how many active pens I have.
@GourmetPens Interesting… I’ve noticed that I use about 2.5mL/day of ink, so I try to keep at least 2 freshly loaded pens with me.
@GourmetPens 10 at a time? How long does it take to deplete all of the loaded pens?
@HayleeQuinnn Whaaaa…?!?
@GourmetPens Adventurous!
@Britt5091 Why didn’t you get these tags? https://t.co/xBYBJUMD9b
ASTROGaming I’ll just leave this here #PvZ #ASTROe3 http://t.co/rjNrl9GhFz
@GourmetPens Yeah… been thinking about acquiring a Sagaris to see how it performs compared to a Sonnet…
@GourmetPens Is it my imagination, or does the Sheaffer Sagaris remind you of a Parker Sonnet?
@tannieo Yeah, but maybe I expect too much from a piece of aluminum, glass, silicon, polymers, and lithium-ion gel?
@tannieo @GourmetPens Not sure why, but 5 years seems kinda short to me.
@AndersonPens Well, that reminds me to fetch another Model 27 (or mabe 3) and a 3-pen pouch from @PiperFC … and that Magic Black.
@tannieo @GourmetPens Gotcha. Yeah, I’m not in the market to switch up any notebooks (computers, not paper (which I switch all the time)).
@tannieo @GourmetPens Ah… you’re a PC person? ;-)
@GourmetPens @noyolajose @Lexi0514 Ah, gotcha… However: powdered sugar cubes + agave + ginger jelly + Nutella = delicioso!
@tannieo @GourmetPens Ever have 1 of those Sundays when you wonder: get a new #Apple Mac Pro, or a #Montblanc Sforza 888 or 4810?
@GourmetPens @noyolajose @Lexi0514 Sugar cubes are not refined sugars, right? Or agave syrup? Because they’re too tasty to be refined!
@AndersonPens @PiperFC Argh, I should’ve struggled thru the eye pain to make it to the pen store to see if a F-C/GvFC rep was there…
@AndersonPens Oops, sorry, keep forgetting there are 2 “F-C” companies: Faber-Castell and Franklin-Christoph. It’s the former…
@twsbi Love the “packaged in a notebook” part! Are the notebooks going to be available separately w/ the pen slot?
@kristen_lanae Wow, just the the Truman Show!
@HayleeQuinnn So there’s a pool party, but the pool is closed? Then… it’s just a party?
@kristen_lanae Hmm… curious… not sure why I thought you had an Astro A40…
@AndersonPens Out of curiosity, do you know if the F-C Ondoro fountain pen shiny chrome caps are prone to scratches?
@AndersonPens @GourmetPens Good thing that I still have my 2 pieces! Otherwise, I’d feel the compulsion to acquire another one…
@gogoroflcopter I feel bad that I haven’t been playing any #BlackOps2 in a long time… :’(
@ASTROGaming @SquareEnixUSA It’s always the little nice touches that go a long way! :-)
skydart “How do donuts even WORK?” -@TweetneyMoore #NationalDonutDay http://t.co/yCRuXku9kV
@OJessicaNigri Next thing you know, you’ll be collecting fine pens and rare inks soon… #TheMostPerilousFate
@OJessicaNigri Cutest Eddie K. ev-ahhh!
… Because it would’ve been fun to see what @FahrneysPens has to offer today, but the operative term is “see”… need my right eye!
Was trying to get there despite the increasing eye pain, but got stuck in traffic to get to Metro… my eye health got the better of me!
Nutz… right eye hurting too much, and traffic too horrific, to go to #FahrneysPens anniversary show today. :’(
Ironically, it stopped when I pulled into the ER parking lot.
Ouch! Something was underneath upper eyelid… glad whatever it was has moved out of causing pain.
@GourmetPens @noyolajose (sigh) Another Doughnut Day came and went… Another year to wait…
@GourmetPens @noyolajose Video games and sunscreen. Well, in this case, sunscreen may not be the answer… so, for sure, video games.
@HayleeQuinnn Definitely looks great! Fun but not over the top, so to speak. ;-)
@GearboxSoftware @thinkgeek Whew! Got my order in! Fighting through the online hordes… tough work! :-)
@GourmetPens @tannieo Lately, been thinking about how my lighter, pastel inks would work on colored papers and paper-like surfaces.
@GourmetPens @tannieo Yes, that’s a recycled-paper beige-ish napkin… for those times when you have to write a novel on a napkin! :-D
@tannieo @GourmetPens While wondering about the SITB, I played around with the #JHerbin Diabolo Menthe… http://t.co/xubBVUlYrz
@GourmetPens Yeah, secondary bone healing is a hit-or-miss-or-missed-again affair… a bit of surgery and some cerclage, and you’re done. ;-)
@thevowel ARGH!!! No nightgaunt statue available!
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Happy National Doughnut Day! Have you had your doughnut(s) today?
@HayleeQuinnn Scaaaary!!!
@HayleeQuinnn :’( Guess it’s more time on Steam…
Anybody going to hang out at @FahrneysPens tomorrow for their sale soiree? #FinePensNStuff
@GourmetPens Nothing like a 0.76 lb. pile o’ freshly steamed and sauteed fish to whet the appetite of nearby ferrets and cats! :-P
. @GourmetPens Would a light snack help? A lil’ ferret fave (cat’s meow)… http://t.co/sX8L3f6You
@GouletPens No, but just wondering if I’ve encountered my 1st case. A few thick, gloppy strands in bottle + yellow debris on bottom.
@exaclair What does SITB look like in a bottle of Diabolo Menthe ink? Is it stringy with globs of ink (same color as the ink)?
. @GourmetPens @GouletPens Don’t suppose you guys have a pic of what SITB in J. Herbin Diabolo Menthe looks like?
@HayleeQuinnn Aww… kawai! :-)
Sure it’s old-fashioned, but internal cerclage wiring that digital fracture still works like a charm…
@tannieo Whaaa? Is that an oblique 4th proximal phalangeal midshaft fracture, perchance? And a mild bunion… #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@GourmetPens @tannieo You need a business of guard ferrets!
@GourmetPens @JustDaveyB Been meaning to try dilute ammonia soln to clean my pens, but too lazy to grab + mix a jug. What’s a good recipe?
@GourmetPens @JustDaveyB Oh, yeah, not toxic in small amounts, but given its ability to strip proteins and oils off your skin… ouch!
@JustDaveyB @GourmetPens … Oops, it’s a MSDS bulletin.
@JustDaveyB @GourmetPens Umm… the OSHA bulletin doesn’t seem to say it’s safe for hands…
@ginatrapani T’would be interesting if you found any babysitter who is named “Manny”, actually.
@GourmetPens Waterman Phileas-Kultur: standard fine; MB 146 LG: standard broad. I’m got simple tastes.
Alienware Livestream Countdown https://t.co/YH9wcIDiAp
@GourmetPens Guess it would be more revealing uncapped, eh? ;-) (rummage-rummage) http://t.co/68MHhN2shG
@GourmetPens Too easy, then? Hmm… well, then again, my pens are pretty easy to identify. :-) http://t.co/2MASy8MkMA
. @GourmetPens Here’s something fun (but possibly tough): guess the pens. http://t.co/ipI5Sqrfu8
Or at least, I thought it was this morning.
… But oddly, I could’ve sworn the pair was a #Montblanc Meisterstück Solitaire Pt-Plated Le Grand and a #Lamy cp1 Pt fountain pen. :-?
… Like, this afternoon, it’s a #Montblanc Meisterstück Pt SfG fountain pen and a #Pelikan M205 White-Silver fountain pen…
I realized that I frequently wear shirts with the left pocket, and lately I’ve been putting 2 pens there. #Montblanc #Parker #Pelikan
. @GourmetPens Hmm, ever been asked, if you had to carry only 2 pens + 1 alternate that you currently own, which would they be? #PocketPens
. @GourmetPens But I think I have about 40 or so different colors. I forgot to get a final tally. :-/
. @GourmetPens … so trying to track how efficient I am in using the ones I have.
@GourmetPens Not particularly, in terms of different types, but I have this nasty habit of acquiring extra bottles by mistake…
@GourmetPens Yeah, but I gotta stop using cheap paper… ;-)
@GearboxSoftware Like a 100-key SHiFT code?
@GourmetPens Argh… hate to abandon my current homemade system w/ discbound pages… :-/
. @GourmetPens Trying something new… timestamping my ink bottles and cart packs…
@kristen_lanae Bwahahahahahahaha! :-D
Why do the current #Parker Quink ink bottles come filled with only 57mL of ink? Where’s the missing 3mL?
@GourmetPens More variety = more sales. Support your local P.O.!
@GourmetPens I think the pen is inexpensive for a Phileas, but a bit pricey for a Kultur… :-/ So I split the difference mentally.
@GourmetPens hmm, thought they discontinued the Kulturs? I found the pen at Goldspot, so it could be a misnamed pen
@GourmetPens it really ought to just be called “Waterman Kultur Red”.
@GourmetPens but oddly, this Waterman Phileas-Kultur Red seems to handle a lot better than I vaguely recall them to be…
@GourmetPens Oh, and eat some delicious cookies.
@GourmetPens Probably not that serious of an issue… but you should probably take it easy and get another radiographic peek at it…
@GourmetPens Or extensive nerve damage so you don’t feel any pain…
@GourmetPens Get a repeat X-ray
@MnikaLee Stay in; drive in Forza
@PippaBuist Seemingly fun, but kinda creepy-scary in the dark, right?
@MnikaLee Any really cool biz card designs you can share?
@GourmetPens @KenouniRenashin Did it start with “Okay, I’ve got some good news and some bad news… which do you want first?”
@kristen_lanae You should go!
Hmm… http://t.co/IbwOxLrh1V Any pen aficionados heading to this?
@GourmetPens @KenouniRenashin Is it one of those that started w/ a doctor’s visit? Or is it a murder mystery?
@kristen_lanae Glad to see you’re back!
@OJessicaNigri Yep, looks like Deadpool, all right… :-P
@sbrebrown @GourmetPens @mscollis @Lexi0514 @FPGeeks @MonBonVoyage Whoa, planning for August already?
. @GourmetPens Almost forgot to snap a quick shot… http://t.co/7mx6kWJWgr
Should #TheForty become #TheFifty, or perhaps #TheFortyFive?
@HayleeQuinnn Wonder if I can get that at Bob Evans…? Agree that it’s good stuff, esp on my omelet… I’d get you one…
@MnikaLee Awwwwwwww…
@MnikaLee Yes, EST is best!
@GourmetPens Oddly, I always feel that I should have some sort of plan going to something like a pen show… and stick to the plan. :-)
@DuvalMagic Would luv it if they would bequeath their code usages to me!
@HayleeQuinnn Yes, sensei! :-)
@Fariko_Blondie Alcohol and men ABOVE chocolate?!?
. @GourmetPens Ever go to a pen show and inadvertently buy a few hundred or thousand $$$ worth of stuff? #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm
@HayleeQuinnn But still funny!
@HayleeQuinnn Guess I shouldn’t see it, then, ‘cause it’s not directed at me… or is it? #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm