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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Neither a Rock Nor an Island

I mentioned COVID yesterday. We should be free of it by now, but… well, nowhere near enough people were willing to do what it took to stamp on it*. We are, thanks to the economic and political events set in motion in the 1980s, in an era which does not lend itself to people putting aside their personal agenda to further the public interest. I’m pretty sure I was one of those who pointed out waaaaay back when this started that “If you are worried about getting sick, wear a mask; I’m not, so I won’t” enhances the likelihood of transmission, since masks are a lot better at keeping the sickness in a sickie than keeping it out of the uninfected.

This was a problem with the 1919 Influenza too, though, so I can’t (entirely) blame Reaganomics. Rugged individualism, on the other hand, has a lot to answer for.

*Vietnam did a pretty damn good job, with its emphasis on collective action. Just imagine where we’d be now if the rest of the world had shut down for long enough to do away with domestic transmission…

Today’s pen: Sheaffer Targa
Today’s ink: Herbin Bleu Myosotis

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
4 April 5 April 6 April 7 April	Faffing about with my projected self-publishing foolishness.	Nothing conclusive, of course.	Pelikan 140 Montblanc 32 Waterman Master PenBBS 487	Herbin Bleu Calanque Montblanc Racing Green Diamine Honey Burst TWSBI Royal Purple

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
28 March 29 March 30 March 31 March	Final draft of “Golden Hour”. A little relaxation.	A final pass for stupid typos, and submitted. 28th was the deadline!. Brain needs rest.	Pelikan M600 Waterman Master Montblanc 32 Sheaffer Imperial Triumph	Diamine Syrah Diamine Honey Burst Montblanc Racing Green Pelikan blue-black

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

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
7 March 8 March 9 March 10 March	Second draft of “Golden Hour”.	1023 typed words.	PenBBS 487 Pilot Short Waterman Master Moonman M2	TWSBI Royal Purple Private Reserve Supershow Blue Diamine Honey Burst Diamine Writer’s Blood

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
28 February 1 March 2 March 3 March	Second draft of “Golden Hour”.	520 typed words.†	PenBBS 487 Pelikan P1 Moonman M2 Sheaffer Sovereign II	TWSBI Royal Purple Pelikan blue-black Diamine Writer’s Blood Herbin Lie de Thè

† This would be bigger, except for some ridiculous demands from The Regular Job and the unwelcome return of migraine to my life, after a long absence.

Day	What	How Much	Pen	Ink
21 February 22 February 23 February 24 February	First draft of “Golden Hour”. Buying some groceries and mentally preparing for second draft.	Five manuscript pages. About $24 worth.	Parker 45 Sheaffer Sovereign II Pelikan P1 PenBBS 487	Montblanc Royal Blue Herbin Lie de Thè Pelikan blue-black TWSBI Royal Purple

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

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.