In praise of analogue writing

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We type too much and don't write enough.....

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My work diary - Nock cover

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Two Pentel fibre tip 'fountain' pens - they don't leak - but write nicely - blue and sepia - and a Kuro Toga mechanical pencil - Moleskine diary paired with a Calepino dot grid notebook.

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Any research I've had to do - or essay writing - first draft anyway - has been in pencil - I can't think properly with ink. Cheers - I.

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We type too much and don't write enough.....

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My work diary - Nock cover

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Two Pentel fibre tip 'fountain' pens - they don't leak - but write nicely - blue and sepia - and a Kuro Toga mechanical pencil - Moleskine diary paired with a Calepino dot grid notebook.

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Any research I've had to do - or essay writing - first draft anyway - has been in pencil - I can't think properly with ink. Cheers - I.

@Boycie83
I love that pack!

My note taking is done with an A5 jotter - the current iteration is a Stormtrooper variant. Being primarily office based, I use an A3 blank pad to think things through. Used to get me funny looks but it works.

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The pink rug in the background is a lovely feature of my new home office / children's play room.
 
I love that pack!

My note taking is done with an A5 jotter - the current iteration is a Stormtrooper variant. Being primarily office based, I use an A3 blank pad to think things through. Used to get me funny looks but it works.

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The pink rug in the background is a lovely feature of my new home office / children's play room.
Forgot to mention - Snap! You'll see the Kuro Toga there. I also like the Pentel 120 A3 - the one in the pic has been going strong for 11 years so far. The pen is a Cross Click Slim. I don't know why I love Cross pens so much but they just seem to work well for me. The Click Slim is a really smooth note taker and sturdy.
 
Forgot to mention - Snap! You'll see the Kuro Toga there. I also like the Pentel 120 A3 - the one in the pic has been going strong for 11 years so far. The pen is a Cross Click Slim. I don't know why I love Cross pens so much but they just seem to work well for me. The Click Slim is a really smooth note taker and sturdy.
The Kuru Toga is a genius invention - I have several of them - I prefer wood pencils but they aren't practical away from home - who wants to take a sharpener with them? Notebooks - for home use - there is only one - Rhodia A4 head stapled - superb paper - takes the ink lovely -

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Oh - the text - re-writing and editing an essay - hence the word count markings - my partner wrote as part of her 'Managing Childhood Trauma,' counselling course - yes - it is as heavy as it sounds - she writes beautifully - but unfortunately - as she speaks - the word count is just a serving suggestion to her - so - we have three thousand words - what is the limit? - 1500 - okay - lets see what we can do. :)

TWSBI fountain pen - yes - I know it is empty - purely for display purposes - much like razors - I only have one on the go at once - otherwise they dry up and are a pig to clean. My favourite is a Platinum 3776 Century music nib - it is unspeakably lovely to write with - but - at the price - so it should. I think there is a commonality with having too many razors and too many pens? Anybody else want to share some stationery porn? - I.
 
The Kuru Toga is a genius invention - I have several of them - I prefer wood pencils but they aren't practical away from home - who wants to take a sharpener with them? Notebooks - for home use - there is only one - Rhodia A4 head stapled - superb paper - takes the ink lovely -

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Oh - the text - re-writing and editing an essay - hence the word count markings - my partner wrote as part of her 'Managing Childhood Trauma,' counselling course - yes - it is as heavy as it sounds - she writes beautifully - but unfortunately - as she speaks - the word count is just a serving suggestion to her - so - we have three thousand words - what is the limit? - 1500 - okay - lets see what we can do. :)

TWSBI fountain pen - yes - I know it is empty - purely for display purposes - much like razors - I only have one on the go at once - otherwise they dry up and are a pig to clean. My favourite is a Platinum 3776 Century music nib - it is unspeakably lovely to write with - but - at the price - so it should. I think there is a commonality with having too many razors and too many pens? Anybody else want to share some stationery porn? - I.
She has lovely writing. Despite my tools, my handwriting is truly atrocious - I use fountain pens to slow my writing down and make it more legible. I've decided this poor handwriting is a sign of hyper intelligence though.

I'm absolutely convinced there's a link between razor and pen hoarding :ROFLMAO:
 
I won't bore you with my collection but I'll share a few of the particularly cool ones with you. This is a Cross Peerless Fonderie 47. Fonderie 47 is an organisation founded with the aim of removing AK-47s (and other small arms) from circulation in Africa.
The pen design is inspired by elements of the weapon - the cap is topped by a disc made from melted-down AK-47 steel and engraved with the unique serial number of the rifle removed from circulation.

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These are Cross (notice the trend?) Townsend pens from the Star Wars collection (I wouldn't describe myself as a Star Wars nut but I really like these - I like the films as well). L-R is an R2-D2 version, a Stormtrooper version (which has an awesome pearl effect that can't be seen in the pictures) and Han Solo from his time as Jabba's prisoner.
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Class - a design classic - are they comfortable to use? It kind of looks like the pocket clip would get in the way? - I.

I do enjoy using the Capless and it has been with me now for many years. I do not have many pens (Lamy and Parker only which have not been used in 20 years) so I do not have much experience in terms of comparison. I do find it comfortable. The clip, counter intuitively, does not affect the grip or the feel of the pen, which is well balanced and ergonomic. The pen lives in a leather pouch so I also never use the clip as intended.
 
I love handamatic typing.

If I'm writing to some one in particular I tend to use cotton based paper and either a Waterman fountain, a Cross roller and any old piece of scribbling tool which I can find.

I filled in an immigration form in Mexico using a fountain pen and they were absolutely bewildered having never seen one before. A big 'Que es esta?'

I think the biggest issue is spelling, as there is no spell check available. Between that and the basic use of English. Were, where, we're, etc. Makes me cringe. As for my wife she passionately hates bad English and gives no quarter. I guess having a masters in the subject goes a long way.

Keep writing alive

Ps. I also have to hand make any birthday cards, Christmas cards etc for my wife and have done for the past 38 years. I recently found out she has kept every single one of them.
 
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