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
21 March 22 March 23 March 24 March	Second draft of “Golden Hour”.	679 typed words (slow, but better material than last week).	Pilot Short PenBBS 487 Sheaffer Imperial Triumph Faber-Castell 664	Private Reserve Supershow Blue TWSBI Royal Purple Pelikan blue-black (yes, I do like this ink) Diamine Bilberry

Plastic Surgery

I went and mentioned Godzilla yesterday and now I can’t stop thinking about it. So, like an unthinking lout, I’m going to make all of you think about him, too.

Watching that run-down, I discover to my chagrin that I’ve missed seeing the first Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. That’s something I need to fix!

Today’s pen: Pilot Short (sadly about contemporary with Minya; at least it doesn’t have huge eyes)
Today’s ink: Private Reserve Supershow Blue

Time for a Drink

As was the case last week, I think the best thing I can do right now is provide a break from the misery which we should all be aware of happening right now.

There we are. Refreshed, revitalized, and ready to yell at Putin† again.

Today’s pen: Pilot Short
Today’s ink: Private Reserve Supershow Blue

† This is on him. I’m not a supporter of any of the various expressions of fascism, and I’m generally in favour of de-nazification, BUT when it’s done by an authoritarian with apparent interest in re-establishing a (twice-)fallen empire AND done to a nation which by most sensible reports was no more fascist-infested than any other country in Europe or North America‡ AND ALSO is done by some fairly haphazard artillery strikes, then the one who started it is the bad guy. And I’m turning off comments now, because I’m not interested in arguing this point or in being abused at by people who think otherwise.

‡ Which is to say, there’s definitely too damn many of them, but they’re not raging (quite) out of control.

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
27 September 28 September 29 September 30 September	Actual what-the-monkeys?! research for the upcoming story.	Ducks in a row	Pelikan Stola III Pilot Elite 95S Waterman 52 Sheaffer Valiant TD	Pelikan Royal Blue Diamine Bilberry Diamine Evergreen Herbin Poussière de Lune

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
20 September 21 September 22 September 23 September	Video conference for the Sask. Writer’s Guild Re-reading “The Lurking Fear” to make notes for a story I mean to write. Shopping to replace broken junk in the household…	Friendly gabble achieved. Finally done. …because it can’t wait for the weekend.	Sheaffer Valiant TD Pelikan M600 Pilot Elite 95S Parker 75	Herbin Poussière de Lune Pelikan blue-black Diamine Bilberry Herbin Vert de Gris

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
13 September 14 September 15 September 16 September	Re-reading “The Lurking Fear” to make notes for a story I mean to write. Also trying to get some updating done on my website.†	Nearly done, and getting some useful new insights. Part of a page.	Parker 75 Waterman 52 Sheaffer Valiant TD Pilot Elite 95S	Herbin Vert de Gris Diamine Evergreen Herbin Poussière de Lune Diamine Bilberry

†”Trying” faces more than usual hurdles:

The host is being pestered. If you have a pressing pen question, my slow frequency of updates means that this Wayback Machine capture from January isn’t missing too much.