Wander through the pendemonium of pens, papers, and inks unleashed by the opening of the Pendora's Box.
Pendora's Box went live on February 1, 2016. The blog is still in infancy but I thought I would reflect a little on the past month. I don't foresee that I would do this every month but I think it would be interesting to look back on how the blog came to be, is doing and what else I want to do with it....
Read MoreAround the time that I discovered fountain pens, I also came across Midori Traveler's Notebooks. I was fascinated by the many ways that MTN users used their notebooks and the multitude of ways in which the user experience could be customized. I absorbed many blog posts on the subject including Brian Goulet's series of Midori videos. My little guy, then 6 years old watched quite a few of these videos with me so he got to know Brian and Midori quite well...
Read MoreThe Pen Addict podcast is one of the few podcasts that I selected as 'priority' in my Overcast app. It's also the only podcast I allow notifications for in my Relay.fm app even though I love many of the shows on the network.
This is because I've chosen to be restrictive with notifications on my devices so as to control my #inboxaddiction. I learned this from Shawn Blanc's The Focus Course and also listening to the Mac Power Users podcast...
Read MoreLet's step back for a moment. 9 days earlier I was listening to the episode of Penaddict with Azizah Azgarali as guest and Brad was going on about the great deal on the Platinum 3776 Sai. I only have the Platinum Cool in my pen collection so the 3776 on my 'later' wish list. After hearing the deal and doing some homework, I found myself putting one into my shopping cart. Well, I couldn't just order one pen and have it shipped from the US...I had to put something else into the cart. I debated and decided to put a bottle of Sailor Jentle Shigure in the cart.
Read MoreIn a recent episode of the Pen Addict podcast, Myke lamented that his use of analog tools, all those beautiful pens and notebooks that he possesses, has greatly reduced. This is because ever since he left his 'jobby job', there hasn't been a need for him to write as much. This got me thinking about what have I done to make using fountain pens a part of my life?
Read MoreWhile the Vanishing Point was awaiting shipment from the shop, I settled in to watch more episodes of Goulet Q&A and Fountain Pen 101 and then came across this video of the Platinum Cool.
Read MoreHow did I end up with the VP *Raden Galaxy*? Good question. In my quest to find a Canadian retailer of Pilot VPs, I happened to come across the VP Raden Stripe and VP Raden Water Surface. *O.M.G.*. My heart literally skipped a beat. Then I saw the price tag and my heart skipped a few more beats. I felt that these pens, as dazzling as they were, were simply more than an sane person should spend on any one writing instrument...
Read MoreI've always had an interest in stationary. Perhaps being Chinese had someone to do with it. Asians seem to have a thing for stationary. Even though I was brought up in Canada, I was still exposed to Asian stationary. I loved going to the Chinese bookstores to check out the latest stationary plastered with cute Japanese anime characters...
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