I heard about the release of the Midori Traveler’s Notebook Star Edition on the first anniversary of my trip to Hong Kong so I was particularly nostalgic about this special edition. To add to my sentimentality, I also rode on the Star Ferry several times while I was in Hong Kong so this kit meant…
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The Search for the Perfect Green Pen Continues…
It will come as no surprise to anyone that green is my favorite color and I will always order a new green pen when I place an order online or see a brand or shade I don’t own in a shop. I haven’t bought a ton of green fountain pen inks but just give me…
Ask The Desk: Pen Testing Notebook
I’ve had several people ask me recently what notebook I use to test my pens, pencils and inks. A couple years ago, I found a Miquelrius Grid notebook in my collection and decided that its large capacity would make a perfect repository for all my pen and ink testing. The book contains 300 pages with…
Juicy! The Pilot Juice Pen Review
Previously, I purchased two colors of the Pilot Juice in 0.5 — originally the only tip size it was available in but now its possible to get the Juice pens in my preferred 0.38 size. With the option of 24 gel colors in a retractable pen with a comfortable silicone grip and a spring-loaded clip…
Review: Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener
The nice folks over at Classroom Friendly Supplies sent me one of their desktop pencil sharpeners to review — in green, of course! It is a perfectly vintage shade of green too. This sharpener has a clamp to attach to the table so there is no drilling necessary to keep it from moving. The only…
Signo e Signo: RT Showdown
You know you are a pen nerd when you hear that there’s a new design to a favorite pen and feel inclined to do a side-by-side comparison. If you’re still with me, shall I begin? One of my favorite gel pen lines is the Uni-Ball Signo DX/RT line. When I first got into the Japanese…
Power Gems! Pilot Hi-Tec C Maica Review
I wanted to have a set of pens I could keep at work rather than to transport my pens back and forth so when I saw that there was a new series of the Pilot Hi-Tec C series called Maica, I decided I had my excuse so I bought all 12 colors. Instead of the…