Ink Links

Sorry I'm a bit behind with some of these.....
-- Moleskine Limited Edition Leather Diary 2009  (Scription)

-- Review: Derwent Journal  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)

-- Review:  Pocket Stifflexible Notebook  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)

-- Pilot Latte Pens Review  (Wait… Come Back)

-- Spot on....The Pilot Super  (Good Pens)

-- Ana, her green pens, and pandas!  (Snowangels)

-- Moleskine Collection at Behance  (Moleskinerie)

-- Review: Quo Vadis "My Weekends" notebook  (The Pen Hunter)

-- Uni-ball Signo UM-153 White Gel Pen  (Manon Doyle)

-- Doane Paper store up and running on Nov. 3rd  (Doane Paper Feed)

-- If you start a blog post with "i have always been particular about my pens" you are a friend of mine  (musings of a jaded optimist)

-- The Paper Version of the Web  (Deeplinking via Notebook Stories)

--  Postal Destruction - poor Nrepose!  (Unposted)

-- Win The New Piccadilly Notebooks  (Black Cover)

-- Seth is into pen modifications - awesome!  (Good Pens)

-- Oops...some pens I left off the list  (Kelly Kilmer)

-- The purple beaded Pilot G-2 - not bad!  (Unique You)

Ink Links

Sorry for the lack of reviews this week - real life has a knack for getting in the way sometimes.  Hopefully I can make up for it with a load of cool links.  Enjoy!

-- Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie  (Kentucky.com)

-- Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto Multi Pen Review  (Lung Sketching Scrolls)

-- Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto, how I love you  (Super Eggplant)

-- Pelikan M800 Demonstrator Review  (Fountain Pen Network via Amateur Economist)

-- The Art of Japanese Paper-making: The Awagami +1  (Black Cover)

-- Rhodia ePure Journal  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)

-- My friend Murderface has been busy at the Reciprocal Crap Exchange:
California Republic Palomino HB

Skinny Conical Aluminum Pencil Caps

Field Notes Brand Pocket Notebook

Field Notes Brand Pencil

-- Felipe got his hands on the Sharpie Pen  (The Pen Collector)

-- Big time pen addict and pen friend Nrepose has started his own blog  (Unposted)

-- Daily posts of my pens from a collecting addict is new to the pen blogging scene as well  (Goodpens)

-- Thea is a pen addict!!!  (Theazy)

Ink Links

-- Welcome to the addiction Jayme, Graciepooh and Jess!

-- Kirsty with some Top 10 lists in her Rhodia  (Rhodia Drive)

-- Shoot-out Review: 3 Cheap Fountain Pens, Part II - Bic Select X Pen  (D*I*Y Planner)

-- Black Cover on the Quo Vadis Habana  (Black Cover)

-- Review: Awagami +1 Journal  (Amateur Economist)

-- Write Like an Architect (via pica+pixel)

Ink Links

-- Chad Doane, you sneaky devil!  Click the link, scroll about 2/3 of the way down the right side, and check out the cool Pen Addict link.  Thanks Chad!  (Doane Paper)

-- Even Harvard grads are down with the Pilot G-2  (Us Doing Whatever It Is We Do)

-- Eco-Pencils, When Enough Is Too Much  (Amateur Economist)

-- Seth is thinking about a fountain pen  (Another Postcard From The Highway)

-- D*I*Y Planner starting up a fountain pen shootout  (D*I*Y Planner)

-- Travels and Old Notebooks Revisited - Black cover back in the game  (Black Cover)

-- Review:  Nomad Adventure Journals  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)

-- Review:  Bic Select Fountain Pen  (The Pen Collector)

-- Academic Light-up erasers  (Joy of Erasers)

Ink Links

-- Pentel Slicci 0.4mm (ISOT 2007 Winner) now in stock (but going fast) at JetPens  (JetPens)

-- Sakura SumoGrip Mechanical Pencil Review  (Dave's Mechanical Pencils)

-- Are Rhodia Webnotebooks the Moleskine replacement?  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)

-- Mucu Type RN-B Notebook - looks really neat  (Pencil Talk)

-- Review: Pilot Precise V5 RT  (Cheap Pen Review)

-- Jon Burgerman interview  (Format Mag)

Quick notes:
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Also, I had to turn on comment moderation for posts older than 14 days - too much spam is getting through.  Your comment will be posted, I just have to approve it, so it may take a short while for it to show up.

Welcome Metafilter Readers

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy your stay!  Here are a few links to get you started if you are new to the blog:

Review: Pentel Slicci 0.3mm

Review: Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto

Review: Sharpie Pen

You know you are a Pen Addict if.....

Please feel free to comment away, or send me an email with any questions.  Have fun!

Ink Links

-- More great school supplies from the gang at Stickers and Donuts  (Stickers and Donuts)

-- Dave is a fan of the A.G. Spalding line  (365 Journal Entries)

-- JetPens August Newsletter - I have samples of both the Pilot Symmetry and Uni-Ball Power Tank that I will post next week  (JetPens)

-- JetPens has also started a contest in their Flickr pool - read the details right here and get snapping!

-- Review: The New Sharpie Pens  (Amateur Economist)

-- Review: Quo Vadis Habana  (The Pen Hunter)

-- Speedmaster too!  Review: Quo Vadis Habana Notebooks  (Amateur Economist)

-- A fresh take on a classic - Roma Lubimov's CMYK pen  (Behance Network)

One of these things is not like the other...

I noticed this in my referral logs today and found it pretty interesting.  It is from an interview by Mike Severson on his blog For The Record, with Frank Edwards, program director of country music station KRYS in Corpus Christi, Texas.  Check this out:

What are your favorite magazines, web sites, and blogs?
Magazines: Texas Trophy Hunters, Backpacker, Readers Digest
Web sites: K99Country.com, Drudge Report, Yahoo! Buzz
Blogs: Mike Severson’s blog of course, The 9513 is good, penaddiction.blogspot.com

How cool is that!  Thanks Mike for the interview, and thanks Frank for reading The Pen Addict!

Link: We Love School Supplies: Pens and Pencils

Sorry gang, this one just couldn't wait until my weekend Ink Links post.  The gang at Stickers and Donuts did an awesome job reviewing new supplies for the upcoming school year.  The Pentel Slicci is included, as are the Pilot FriXion and the Uni-Ball Signo, but you haven't lived until you have seen the Nerf Dart Blaster Toy Pen and the Connect Four Game Toy Pen.  If had those back when I was in school, I would have never graduated!

It's a great article, so go check it out now:  We Love School Supplies: Pens and Pencils

Ink Links

-- Review: Hi-Tec-C Coleto  (The Pen Hunter)

-- Biffybeans with a great overall notebook review  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)

--  ...and knocks out a specific Quo Vadis Habana review as well  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)

-- The 2009 Moleskine Patent Leather Diaries  (Moleskinerie)

-- Review: Cross Roadster Gel Pen  (D*I*Y Planner)

-- Lamy Spirit (Model 163) Mechanical Pencil Review  (Dave's Mechanical Pencils)

-- Ryan looks at $100+ Fountain Pens  (Brassing Adds Character)

-- Awesome new mermaid header by Marianne  (I Like Markers)

-- Kia doesn't like it when people steal her pens  (Hi, my name is Kia)

-- MTBooks fountain pen lineup  (MTBooks @ Flickr)


-- New to the Blogroll:
    Blackwing Diaries
    Quo Vadis Blog

-- Don't forget to check out Pens For Kids!

-- And one final item from the frontlines of Tropical Storm Fay, newspaper reporter Chelsea emailed me this tasty little tidbit about the Sharpie Pen:

I stumbled across your blog looking for info on the sharpie pen and I've really been enjoying it--the blog AND the pen. The sharpie pen has been particularly useful for me for the last few days because I'm a newspaper reporter in Florida and I've been covering Tropical Storm Fay, which means taking notes outside in the rain. I am pleased to report, not only is the sharpie pen waterproof, but it also writes on wet paper. Just thought I'd pass that along.

Ink Links

-- Why do I write with a fountain pen?  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)

-- Nothing Like A Moleskine…  (Pen and Paper)

-- Gaia has an addiction.....  (Gaiaeagle @ Livejournal)

-- .....and so does Sonya  (Red's Blurbs)

-- A great artist's materials primer on paper  (Bearskinrug via pica + pixel)

-- Review: Pentel Tradio Fountain Pen  (Amateur Economist)

-- Review: Pilot VBall Grip Extra Fine  (The Pen Collector)

-- Maybe a new pen blog?  Keeping an eye out.  (The Pen Critic)

-- The Copic website is updated - be sure to check out the new catalog  (Copic via I Like Markers)

Ink Links

-- Essential portable tools for a writer  (Kinetic Writer)

-- Oh Sharpie Pen, how I love thee  (The Blah, Blah, Blahg)

-- Five Best Note-Taking Tools  (Lifehacker)

-- The Usual Suspects - Biffybeans on fountain pens  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)

-- Faber-Castell TK-Fine Executive Mechanical Pencil Review  (Dave's Mechanical Pencils)

-- Pentel Hyper-G review  (Cheap Pen Review)

-- Uni-ball Signo Premier 207 0.7 review  (The Pen Collector)

-- Review:  Pilot Petit1 Fountain Pen  (Amateur Economist)

-- The Pilot G2 lineup  (A Sibilant Intake of Breath)

-- New JetPens samples  (kwc.org)

-- Don't forget to join my new Flickr group  (I am a Pen Addict)

New Flickr Group: I am a Pen Addict

I have created a new group on Flickr for all of you pen addicts out there, appropriately titled I am a Pen Addict.  If you have a Flickr account, please feel free to join.  It is wide open to anyone and everyone to share their photos and comments.  And tell your friends!

The Pen Collector

It was a big weekend for friends of The Pen Addict, as my Flickr friend Felipe (yay alliteration!) has started up his own pen blog, The Pen Collector.  Felipe has been following me on Flickr since I first began posting my pictures, so stop by his blog and pay a visit.  I can't wait to see what he has in store.

The Pen Hunter

The perfect pen is the prey, and The Pen Hunter is on the trail.  Frequent Pen Addict commenter Ellie has started a new, appropriately titled blog, and her first post takes a look at my current favorite pen, the Pentel Slicci.  Be sure to stop by and say hi!

Ink Links

-- Laurelines reviews the 20 pen Akashiya Sai Watercolor set  (Laurelines Drawings and Paintings)

-- "Pens are like Crack for me" - I hear ya brother  (notraces’s posterous)

-- A black Pentel Slicci 0.3mm... what a perfect pen  (Moleskinerie Flickr Group)

-- The Museum of Notebooks  (notebookism)

-- Natalie loves pens:  Pens. PENS! I love pens.  (Definatalie)

-- Hanna does too  (iHanna's Blog)

-- A very nice pen and paper blog called simply Pen and Paper  (Pen and Paper)

-- Miss Gaby goes with the flow:

Ink Links

-- Pencil vs. Pens for your schedule making (Quo Vadis)

-- Gina got some goodies from JetPens  (Gina's Sketchblog)

-- Pentel Energize PL77 Mechanical Pencil Review  (Dave's Mechanical Pencils)

-- Review:  Pilot Latte Gel Ink Pens  (Amateur Economist)

-- David Hayward Design 2.0mm leadholder  (Pencil Talk)

-- New pens and samples from Wilbur  (Ghostschool)

-- New pens for msheply too  (Horror Princess)

-- A reader sent me this cool link to an eraser blog  (Joy of Erasers)

Ink Links

-- The Cartesio: A Notebook From Florence  (Black Cover)

-- Field Notes Public Service Announcement No.01  (Field Notes Blog)

-- My kingdom for a pen  (Writer In Progress)

-- Ink Review: Private Reserve Arabian Rose  (biffybeans @ Flickr)

-- Wicked cool recycled notebooks from remarkable.co.uk  (Housework Rules)

-- GFKP stands for Good Friggin Killer Pen  (Who Needs Friends)

-- Kyubikitsy reveiws the Akashiya SAI Watercolor Pens  (Nemu Nemu)

-- Review:  Rhodia Large Webnotebook  (Amateur Economist)

-- Frequent readers and commenters Speedmaster and Murderface blog at Amateur Economist and Reciprocal Crap Exchange, respectively.  They are big pen/pencil/stationary fans and often post about their recent finds and purchases.

-- I also found Strikethru.net in my referral logs, and really like the look and style of the site.

-- And finally, for you Pilot G-2 fans, I noticed this week that Target has started to carry the 0.38mm model in black.  YMMV.

Ink Links

**Note: Posting is going to be a little sporadic over the next month as my wife and I get ready to welcome our second child into the world.

-- DIY weekly planner in Field Notes (r.e. wolf @ flickr)

-- The Doane Paper blog is no more - welcome the Doane Paper Feed! (Doane Paper Feed)

-- Doodle with Pilot GFKP (Lars Blog)

-- A writer's debate: Pen and Paper, or Computer and Keyboard? (The Chronicles of Nou)

-- 2007 ISOT Stationery of the Year Award Goes to Akashiya Sai Brushes! (JetPens)

Ink Links

-- Slicci Japan Kokuhaku Collection (Slicci.jp)

-- Clean Pen Marks Off Your Hands with a Teabag (Lifehacker)

-- Pelikan M200 Official First Impressions Fountain Pen test (Notebookism)

-- Added to the blogroll: MTBooks

-- The new Zebra Extendable Mini Ballpoint pen looks interesting (JetPens)