Have any questions, suggestions, or concerns you’d like to voice? Have something you’d like to see reviewed here on The Dizzy Pen? Please email me!
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These days I'm all about simplicity. I have one pen inked, and I'm using only one notebook.
Pen: TWSBI Diamond 540 with Pilot Blue
Paper: Staples Eco-Friendly Composition Book (discontinued)
I would love to have some advice on how to prevent leaks in airplanes (other than emptying the pen or pulling the cartridge out). I find the Pilot Vanishing Point is among the worst when it comes to leaking in reduced pressure environment; because of it design, the whole inside of the barrel needs cleaning and ink drops out through the nib opening as soon as you click to start writing. Picutre dealing with that while you are trying to filling in immigration forms especially when waiting by the immigration counter …
Buy Pelikan’s cheap models. They DO NOT leak. And I’m a woman who has flown just about everywhere, in every kind of aircraft. I’m not sure about the expensive Pelikans, only the hundred dollar or so ones.
how about a review on bad belted kingfisher.
You got it, as soon as I can get to it. It’s a great color.
Any news on how to purchase a Paperchase journal now that Borders is gone? I have one and love it and want a new one but I can only find used for sale with no pictures or Paperchse in the UK. Do you know if this is the only way to purchase a journal now?:
Thanks.
donna.bares@gmail.com
I really don’t know. If I come across a source I will email you.
please more blogposts! Can’t wait for more reviews, thoughts, etc.
I’ll do my best to get back to blogging when I can. Life is hectic and complicated at the moment. Thank you for your continued support.
I am a junkie for periwinkle blue, but cannot find a deep periwinkle blue ink. Ideas? I suppose I could mix my own (periwinkle is a blue with purple in it) but I’d rather find a bottled one.
There are lots of Blues with Purple in them. How deep is deep? Off the top of my head I can think of Levenger Cobalt Blue, Diamine Sapphire, Aurora Blue, and Private Reserve Tanzanite.
I’ve been a fountain pen junkie since I was 12. I am not 12 anymore. For my own notes,I buy the thick note pads sold by Levenger. But where can I find personalized stationery that is as thick, or at least takes the fountain pen and ink, as well? Those note pads go on sale a few times a year, and I buy them up, but I think they’d be a tad weird with fountain pen ink (yes, I mix my own) on crappy ass tablet paper.Not that their paper is crappy, but they do not sell traditional correspondence stationery.
One of my favorite stationery companies is . They allow you to order samples of any papers you are interested in. I’m not sure they have tablets. The best tablets I’ve found are by Rhodia or Clairefontaine. They are consistently FP friendly, but the paper is not very thick. Of course, another option is to have your own tablets made at a big box office supply store like Staples or Office Max. I think Fedex/Kinkos also can put together tablets. In that case, you might try a HP Laser Jet Paper in 24g, 28g, or 32g depending on the thickness you are after. Xerox Laser paper is also quite good. Best of luck.