I ended up having the Pilot Custom 743 in fine, fine-medium, and medium nibs (<F>, <FM>, and <M>), so I thought this might be an apt time to do a nib comparison. Note that the Pilot Custom 823 also has the same Pilot #15 nib in 14-carat gold, so this should serve as a comparison […]
Continue reading A Comparison of Pilot Custom 823/743’s Fine, Fine-Medium and Medium nibs
A simple, silly poem about a cat my friend sees every day on the way to her lab. Every morning, On my way to the bus stop I see you perched on your tree The slanted sunlight Making your slit-like eyes Even more tiny. You greet me with your grumpy face Maybe you’re annoyed with […]
As a person new to the fountain pen hobby, I want to get a diverse pen and nib experience. And experiencing the famous Sailor feedback was on the top of my list. After a bit of research on cheap-ish ways to experience the Sailor feedback, wading amongst recommendations of Lecoule and Profit Junior, I stumbled […]
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This not a how-to post, as I’m not fully successful right now in fixing my sleep, but I’m at a place where I can somewhat consistently get a good night’s sleep if I follow my nightly pre-sleep routine. What I did and what works for me might not work for you, but it is still […]
Disclaimer: Spoilers! This is a review, what do you expect? After I read The Devotion of Suspect X and liked it so much, my friend and her mom immediately recommended to me the Detective Kaga series from the same author. According to her, the two series from the author – Detective Kaga and Detective Galileo, […]
For my first fountain pens, I got myself a Pilot Kaküno in Fine and a Kaweco Al Sport Fine in the gorgeous Olivine colour. The pen is gorgeous, with it’s sleek olivine body coming in a satin/smooth finish, as opposed to stonewashed or matte with other Al Sports. However that’s where my admiration of this […]
Continue reading My experience with the Kaweco Al Sport (in) Olivine
Lighthouse Coffee is a coffee shop in Blacksburg operating on the pay-as-much-you-want model. I’ve been coming here multiple times each week now, and the barista, Madchen, surprised me today by remembering my order (large matcha latte, half-and-half, no syrup and an espresso, double-shot). Their espressos are always perfectly dialed in and sweet, I even got […]
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I read Uketsu’s Strange Houses. Why, you ask, did I read the second book in a series that I knew nothing about? Because I had a flat tyre, and I was waiting for it to be fixed, and this was the only book my friend had at hand. And I had a good time reading […]
Continue reading Weird, but compelling: A review of Uketsu’s Strange Houses
Preface: I’m not sure if this will turn out to be a long review, because I kind of want to keep this short. If you haven’t read the book, please stop reading here and read the book. Spoilers will ruin your experience of reading this, even if you do not usually mind them. This is the […]
Continue reading Scary and Enthralling: There is no Antimemetics Division
Note: This review contains spoilers. Please turn away now. We have a phone for complaints regarding spoilers, but we deliberately do not man it. Nor give out the number. As a male from a famously male-dominated society, where many women are sold into slavery in the name of marriage, it’s easy for me to look […]