i think so...

after a hiatus of about 5 years, the fountain pen obsession is back.
and i think, it's worse than before.
it's like the beast is trying to make up for loss time...
the damage?
umm...about 12 new fountain pens and numerous, numerous inks in a span of less than 4 months.

and now it has turned its attention to indian made fountain pens - the ranga, gama and asa brands. it has taken down 2 already and aiming for another.

i need a superhero to save me.
ultraman maybe?
or the one punch man, the non-hero, hero (some crazy hilarious anime my kids made me watch which i am now hooked on). Check out the review here.

ink collection update

...from the last count, here's the update.
of inks that is.

63 bottles of inks of various colours and shades (and brands and sizes).

blue - 21

red / pink - 12

black - 6

green - 9 

violet/purple - 3

orange - 2

brown - 5
yellow - 3

invisible - 1

silver (not for fountain pen) -1

last updated: 18th Dec 2015

totally. under control.

i decided i needed a 'me' time break today.

so i went to the office, worked for 3 solid hours.

then i took the rest of the day off.

totally under control.

i went to cziplee (bangsar) to have a look see.

and ended up with this.

11 mini bottles of pilot iroshizuku inks, 

4 mini bottles of j.herbin la perle des encres inks,

1 bottle of j.herbin encre argent (silver ink),

1 bottle of sailor seasonal ink,

a box of dip pen nibs,

a dip pen holder and

a few rhodia pads.

yes. i am in control.

totally. under control.

you wouldn't want to see me when i'm not.

and the winner is ... blue

i feel like i needed more inks.

the excuse is inks are cheaper than fountain pens.

so if i get a bottle or two, it doesn't really cost that much.

of course, i lie to myself all the time.

anyway, going with the notion of getting more inks, i should get a colour i don't have yet.

so i went through my ink collection and started sorting out the ones i have.

i have 38 bottles of inks of various brands and shades.

blue - 11

red - 8 

black - 6

green - 5 

violet/purple - 2

orange - 2

brown - 3

invisible - 1 (yes, i have this too and it's super cool!)

what's coming:

diamine shimmering inks - blue lightning, shimmering sea (both shades of blue) & sparkling shadows (grey)

pelikan edelstein - sapphire blue (another blue!) and garnet (red)

it's pretty obvious what colour draws me like a moth to a flame...

Ink Collection

when it comes to inks, i would buy it based on:
(in order of preference, yeah weird as it's not by ink)

1) how unique the bottle is
2) if the ink bottle has some features, even better
3) pretty ink colours
4) ink colours are not too close to what i already have
5) brand

but the ink bottle trumps everything :P

in transit - diamine shimmering inks blue lightning, sparkling shadows & shimmering seas and pelikan edelstein sapphire and garnet