Day	Pen	Ink
9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May	Pilot Elite 95S Sheaffer Targa Pelikan M600 TWSBI Classic	Edelstein Olivine Herbin Bleu Myosotis Diamine Syrah Diamine Honey Burst

In addition to The Stupid Project, I started working on what can only be called a fan fiction, although I can’t say I’m a fan of the original work. If I persist in it, I may post it on the other front.

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Day	Pen	Ink
25April 26 April 27 April 28 April	Hero 100 Pelikan M600 Pilot Elite 95S Parker Duofold AF	Namiki Blue Diamine Syrah Edelstein Olivine Pelikan blue-black

No clever alternatives to the current layout. I’ve been distracted by a new COVID outbreak at work, and by the nasal inflammation of stuffing the test swabs up my nose. Still negative, hoorah.

Also, hoera for 5 May– Liberation Day for the Netherlands.

Lunch Date

Smart and snappy dressers; what more could you want in dining companions?

There is a current phrase– “Go outside and touch some grass”. I believe, now that grass is visible locally, that I will do just that, with a small supply of cat food on hand, just in case…

Today’s pen: Pilot Elite 95S
Today’s ink: Edelstein Olivine

Day	Pen	Ink
18 April 19 April 20 April 21 April	Parker Duofold AF Pilot Elite 95S Pelikan M600 Hero 100	Pelikan blue-black Edelstein Olivine Diamine Syrah Namiki Blue

That’s pretty blank. Maybe I’ll rethink this format change.

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
14 February 15 February 16 February 17 February	First draft of “Golden Hour”.	Seven and a half manuscript pages.	Pelikan P1 Moonman M2 PenBBS 487 Sheaffer Sovereign II	Pelikan blue-black Diamine Writer’s Blood TWSBI Royal Purple Herbin Lie de Thè

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
7 February 8 February 9 February 10 February	First draft of “Golden Hour”.	Seven manuscript pages.	PenBBS 487 Parker 45 Moonman M2 Pelikan P1	TWSBI Royal Purple Montblanc Royal Blue Diamine Writer’s Blood Pelikan blue-black

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
31 January 1 February 2 February 3 February	First draft of “Golden Hour”. Some New Year arting. Buying yet more bird food. See Monday	Three manuscript pages. Below… 20 kg. The same	Pelikan P1 TWSBI Diamond 580 ALR Lamy 2000 Moonman M2	Pelikan blue-black Herbin Rouge Hematite Edelstein Topaz Diamine Writer’s Blood

On the subject of bird seed– it’s been below -25 the past three days (normal February stuff, here), and birds eat a lot to avoid turning to feathery lumps of ice. That bag may last a week.

The progress on the story seems slight, but compared to the whole of last year, I’m pretty happy about it. The deadline is not frightening me yet.

And finally– Merry Water Tiger, all. Tuesday’s pen and even more the ink was chosen specifically for the day, and I was taken with an urge to do a bit of art with them. I share, with the proviso that I make no claims to skill in graphic arts (that’s my brother’s department).

I am not a cat (a statement which is true in at least three separate ways)

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
24 January 25 January 26 January 27 January	A story outline for an anthology for which I was invited† to contribute. Collecting my van from its alternator surgery. “The cats are out of food.” The barest beginning on “Golden Hour”, the story mentioned above.	(What I think was†) an extremely persuasive 500 words or so. $600. Sigh. Three ravenous moggies.‡ Two manuscript pages	Pelikan M30  Parker 45 Moonman M2  Lamy 2000	Diamine Honey Burst Montblanc Royal Blue Diamine Writer’s Blood Edelstein Topaz

† Yes, I’m very excited about this. Also, the editor I sent the outline to seemed very enthusiastic about it, so my self-assessment may be accurate.

‡ The smallest of our cats is large. The biggest encroaches upon Maine Coon dimensions. It’s really in our own best interests to keep them in food.

“People are made of… it starts with an M… rhymes with ‘eat’?”

Yikes.

At some point, I’m going to return to the Thursday Update format. I hope.

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
17 January 18 January 19 January 20 January	Napping† Discussing illustrations for my stupid collection idea† Driving van around trying to charge the battery. Making arrangements to have the van’s charging system fixed	Never enough Encouraging (damn it!). An armful Less than an eighth of a tank. No estimate yet.	Lamy 2000 Platinum PKB-3000 Moonman M2 Pelikan M30	Edelstein Topaz Herbin Poussière de Lune Diamine Writer’s Blood Diamine Honey Burst

Want to see something really scary? My wife, who spends a lot of time watching horror films (for professional reasons as well as fun), was amazed at how well suspense was established and maintained throughout this little delight.

My wife also grumbled about not having access to a space like this for her projects.

Today’s pen: Sheaffer Saratoga TM Snorkel
Today’s ink: Skrip Jet Black

†I worked a couple of days at the end of last year that NO ONE ELSE did, so the start of this week redressed that balance. I am now a strong advocate for a 20 hour work week.

Big Bird

I am going to have a film this week, following another not-much-progress report.

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
10 January 11 January 12 January 13 January	Faffing about with getting the collection in train COVID booster Post-booster groggy See Monday	Much smoke, little fire. An armful My favourite colour of the alphabet is grape! See Monday	Pelikan M30 Moonman M2  Sheaffer Saratoga TM Snorkel Lamy 2000	Diamine Honey Burst Diamine Writer’s Blood Skrip Jet Black Edelstein Topaz

Now, with that out of the way, let’s have another moment of misty-eyed contemplation of a direction of technological development.

I don’t know about you, but I’d like to do my air travel in something that wasn’t just a big tube.

Although, like a lot of people, I’d also like to do my air travel at all, and in something that wasn’t wrecking the atmosphere.

Today’s pen: Platinum PKB-3000
Today’s ink: Herbin Poussière de Lune