I don't know what adults give and receive as presents, but I do know that some people are better gift givers than others. I myself am a pretty good gift giver, but I tend to give experiences more often than I give things because thing gifts, in my experience, are hit-and-miss, even if someone explicitly asks for that thing. That said, I know some truly spectacular thing-givers —— and actively benefit from their talents in this area. Last month my best friend gave me a smart water bottle from…
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I started playing with fountain pens and ink (again, after a very, very long hiatus) last year. I imagined a fountain pen nib with some spirals and my Evermore ambigram, and turned it into a hand-carved eraser stamp.There is a 16-second nib eraser imprinting video on YouTube: The post Fountain Pen Nib Hand-Carved Eraser Stamp appeared first on Evermore Stud.io.
The Diplomat Viper remains one pen that is incredibly difficult to keep in stock, with both the fountain pens and rollerballs remaining popular as Diplomat expands the colors on offer. We currently have all five colors (Black, Blue, Brown, Green, and Silver) in stock in both formats, in-store and online! This hooded nib fountain pen comes in a single F/M (fine medium) nib size, and features an addictive magnetic cap which doubles as a fidget toy. The latest Lamy Safari fountain pens, Meteorite…
Don’t adjust your screens, the Lamy Safari Ballpoint Pen in Neon Yellow really is that bright. And I love it! I love the Safari Ballpoint as a product to begin with, and the colors take this one to another level. I have one to give away this week, so read the rules below and enter away! Lamy Safari Ballpoint Pen Neon Yellow Giveaway Enjoy reading The Pen Addict? Then consider becoming a member to receive additional weekly content, giveaways, and discounts in The Pen Addict shop. Plus, you…
I have a small solar farm and the panels have got visibly dusty. Is cleaning them worthwhile? How much difference does it make? Let's find out. I know that my panels have not been cleaned in the last year. I expect they also weren't cleaned in the year prior to that (why would you clean them when you're about to sell the house?). But beyond that I don't know when they were last cleaned. Summary The short answer is that I think I got a 2%-5% increase in power output from my solar farm due to…
I'm working on a new portfolio at the moment. I actually resent doing it. I hate that creatives have to do this. I get why, but it still always feels like a tax that you have to pay because you get to do something "creative" as a job, which itself is a con. If I were a lawyer, I wouldn't have to show you all my best cases like I was a Price is Right model showing off an entertainment centre. if I were an accountant, I wouldn't have to show you my best audits. But because my job is "creative" I…
The future of motors is brushless. Lets's start teaching them. Materials 5/16 inch carriage bolt or other full thread bolt about 3 inches long 6 5/16-inch nuts 3/4 inch square of wood or plywood approximately 4 inches x 4 inches 5/16 inch drill bit 1 inch Forestner bit (or alternatively rubber feet) Hammer Plastic bobbin like this Enamelled magnet wire (something around 28 to 30 gauge is fine) like this Bobbin winder from a sewing machine or a standalone bobbin winder like this Electrical tape…
Yes, double posting because Momo and Poppy deserve their own post. I commissioned a sweet artist Echo for a portrait of Momo & Poppy when they were also vending at kawacon and it arrived. Yay!!! I also have this DIY photo edit of Momo and Poppy at work (I simultaneously want this to happen and also too paranoid to let happen). Charm's owner let me know that she actually gets anxious around cats though, awwww. leave a comment below
I’m always skeptical when a company known for its fountain pen inks decides to make the jump into fountain pens, but credit to Dominant Industry, who I think has done a nice job with their Keyno Stay.tionery Fountain Pen series. Launched earlier this year, there have been two Keyno Stay.tionery releases so far, the first being No. 014 Cherishment, and the second named No. 001 Serenity, which is the model I am reviewing. Dominant Industry is looking to expand their storytelling beyond their…
Today is a long one. Gallop, New Mexico to Fresno, California. Estimated 11 hours, 775 miles or 1,247 kilometers.
Wearing a Victor Victoria shirt from the Nineties and a Swatch Metropolis from the Eighties and accepting that all this is “vintage,” not “last year.” Julbo don’t even make those shades anymore. DEPRESSING ACCESSIONS: While I was reading PHENOMENA by Annie Jacobsen (click this link and scroll halfway down for my initial notes), which is in large part about remote viewing used by the US military, I kept being reminded of this book I read when I was a kid. Written in 1973, FLIGHT FROM TIME ONE…
I’m a long-time fountain pen nerd. I have a couple of dozen fountain pens from across the price spectrum, and maybe twice as many inks. Sadly, however, I can’t use them at work. My job requires lots of writing, which would be an ideal way to use my fancy fountain pens, but for reasons too boring to elaborate on, most of my writing is in work-supplied notebooks. These notebooks use crappy paper that can’t hold up to the amounts of ink that even very fine Japanese fountain pen nibs put out.…
Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links: Read: — Ten Fountain Pens (Olive Octopus) — Dublin Travelogue, Part 1 (Extra Fine Writing) — Notebook Review: Midori A6 Commonplace Book (How NOT to Commonplace!) (The Well-Appointed Desk) — My…
As I wrote in the review of the Systematic Tools Knipex Multitool Sheath 2.0, Todd Parker’s obsessive kit overviews on his Youtube page inspired me to not just make a kit of my one, but make the toolbox too. This, in turn, helped prompt me to finally, after years, fix my small parts storage. This article is an overview of that system as the toolbox and the small parts storage work together. I love tools. I love my basement workshop where I slowly tinker on projects until they are finished. I…
The garboard planks are the two closest to the keel, or in this case, on top of the keel. Since the boat is planked upside down, these are the first two planks to go on the boat. The planks, in case you forgot, are made of marine-grade plywood. A sheet of plywood is about 8 feet long and the boat is 14 feet long, that means that each plank comes in two pieces that need to get joined.
Here are zines I got in the mail this month. Pouch Issue 3 has 62 pages that include journal layouts, interviews, and journaling inspiration. The Anniversary Bundle from Echo Zines includes 4 zines and a postcard. I love all the handmade and handwritten elements in her work. Her zines have a distinct personality and style.
Is this the silliest giveaway I’ve ever done on The Pen Addict? Possibly. But it is Summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, and you need protection from the sun. Who better to handle that other than JetDo, the cute JetPens mascot! I have one JetPens JetDo Bucket Hat to give away, and yes, I even kept one for myself. The winner is: Congrats Clarke! I’ve sent you an email to collect your shipping address.
The LEGO® Botanicals theme has several frequent typologies, one of which is the classic bouquet that requires an external vase for display. Last year's 10345 Flower Arrangement (see Thomas' review of set 10345) offered an alternative with a brick-built base that makes the model straightforward to display while keeping the essential idea of arranging different flowers with varying colours and shapes. Set 11513 Dark Flowers Arrangement is a smaller version of 10345 with a Gothic twist. It is a…
The following is one of the projects in Jögge Sundqvist’s book “Karvsnitt: Carving, Pattern & Color in the Slöjd Tradition” Cutting patterns and symbols in wood, and enhancing them with vibrant color, are folk traditions kept alive in the slöjd craft. Through decorations imbued with meaning, chip carving has given soul to slöjd woodcraft throughout history. Even today, chip carving offers a natural complement to an artfully crafted spoon, cutting board or shrink box – and it provides the…
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Last fall in my coffeeneuring challenge post, I wrote: …my wife and I are talking seriously about getting a second e-bike. We bought our REI house-brand cargo e-bike on sale shortly after we moved here in summer 2022 and are just shy of 1,000 miles on it as of today. The bike is technically my wife’s, but I ride it often - it’s functionally our second car. A second one would mean we could go on rides together more easily and potentially reduce our car use even more. It’s fun to think about.…
It's the subsection I call Historical; from the post-Medieval through to pre-kharki, sometimes including ceremonial, but there were enough in the plunder to split them into two posts, so we're covering about 4/500-years here, except with the Figurines Historiques, where over a millennium is covered! We had a decent shot of them in the sorting post, but I wanted to do better by them with a
Day Seven in Nagoya. Wakanosho is kyujo. Apparently, the concern is for the right knee. Minatogawa-oyakata is getting it checked out and they will address it when they know more about the prognosis. Kinbozan will receive the fusen victory. In Makushita, Nabatame, Asahifuji, Mita and Kaisho are undefeated at 4-0. Asahifuji went bowling. He sidestepped … Continue reading Nagoya 2026: Day Seven
It's been an interesting week. I've thought a lot, written a lot, and even gotten around to starting a few little projects. Those projects aren't as outwardly serious or high-minded as the stuff I've been unraveling of late but they are. Thinking is good and ideas are good, but action is what makes thoughts and ideas real. Also, if I'm being honest, the little projects are related to the stuff I've been thinking and writing about. They're the first stabs but they're also the breadcrumbs that…
If you use Grok to make CSAM, xAI will sue you. (There are no good guys in this story.)
Get some weatherstripping insulation tape for the fan edges, too.
Over the last four posts, I've been writing about something that has been on my mind for a very long time. It's about people, the internet, information, and capitalism. At its heart it's about how bad people destroy good things for dumb reasons, but it's also about how bad people destroy good people and make more bad people to destroy more good things and more good people and make more bad people. You get it. The posts: july 10 pda july 13 ugc july 14 ipo july 15 gbc To be honest, I'm not sure…
A hand placed in a dark river by Yaseminmsl (Pexels)I wrote this story as part of the Woodland Writers Dragons & Wyverns event, because I'd been itching to do a death dragon story. This gave me the perfect opportunity.Add to that? It won fifth place! So strap in for a story about Charon's apprentice, and why we've never heard their story before.There is often a squish that tells the ferryman that his pole has hit the bottom of the river. It is precisely then that the experienced will change…
