we interrupt this non-report to say...

[lagilman]

Some women impulse-buy shoes, or handbags. Me? Fountain pens. This morning I was mugged (mugged, I say!) by a pretty little silver pen that demanded to come home with me. Who was I to say no?

After, collected vincam from her flight, and traipsed her all over Manhattan, from the Seaport to the Union Square Greenmarket to the UES back to Chateau Felidae, and thence to red meat and fresh veggies for dinner. And now I have to deal with the large amount of work-related e-mail that piled up while I was gallivanting. And I can't even use my pretty new pen on it. *sads*

Tomorrow, mellowing closer to home, getting some work done, and thence on to Bruuuuuce at the Old Stomping Grounds, and thence on to DC for the Library of Congress presentation (if you're in the DC area, come see us talk about e-publishing and Book View Cafe!) and from there to Balticon, where I will be until Monday...

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[cypherindigo.livejournal.com]

Union Square is one of my favorite places to go when I am visiting the city.

[lagilman]

it wasn't quite the madhouse if often is (there were no Mad Declaimers or musical skateboarders, for'ex) but the market was in full swing and I had to be forcibly restrained (you're going away for five days!) from buying an entire cartload of produce and flowers and cheeses and...

Fountain Pen

[(Anonymous)]

What kind of pen?

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Re: Fountain Pen

[lagilman]

A Cross ATX Medalist with 14k trim. Nicely balanced weight, a barrel that's not too narrow for comfort, and a very smooth flow with both cartridge and converter. I may, if I end up using it for everyday writing, as it seems I might already, trade up for an extra-fine nib. I've been faunching after one for a while....

Re: Fountain Pen

[lianneb.livejournal.com]

Ah, I have three of the Cross ATX fountain pens (one glossy blue, one matte orange, and one matte claret). They write beautifully, and they fit nicely in my hand. Mine are all fine point, though.

Fountain pens are wonderful, aren't they?