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  This ended up being a bit larger than I expected and now I have no idea where I'm going to put it. Also it rolls really well, which limits where I can put it. Otherwise it was a great build. There were several little Easter eggs hidden in places. (I expected more cheese, though!) #Lego #AFOL #WallaceAndGromit

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  Been away for a couple nights tagging along with my wife at a hotel while she was at a book event. Slept like 💩 as usual for me in hotels, but I did finish the book I was reading last night at least. Woke up with a nasty headache today, though. Took my meds and hoping it doesn't get worse.

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  TWSBI ECO Jade Jelly/Bronze just popped up at JetPens. Looks nice enough, though I think I would have preferred it with Onyx instead of Bronze. Either way it's another one I'll resist temptation and skip. (Still waiting on a bright red one, hopefully a 580ALR...) #FountainPen #FountainPens #TWSBI

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  Got Brick in to the vet today, it was his turn to get neutered. Now all three of the kittens are in good shape. Went smoothly, no issues, he's still sleeping off the anesthesia. I also included a couple bonus shots to demonstrate why we called him Brick: He loves him some bricks. #CatsOfMastondon #Cats #Feral #TNR #Kittens

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  Another day, another edited ink swatch post. I'm taking my sweet time so it doesn't feel so much like "work". https://jimp.ink/2025/02/05/swatch-banmi-neutron-90-bp Again, this one that had different content, so I rearranged things a little, but I like how it came out. (This is also keeping me busy enjoying things I already have, so I'm not buying more stuff. Yet.) #FountainPens #FountainPenInk

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  A bit on the fence with this new TWSBI Eco variant. It's much lighter than I'd prefer, but it's called Fluorite so maybe it's also fluorescent like its namesake? Currently at about a 70/30 split with 70% being pass. Time will tell. #FountainPens

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  This grouped set of weather stamps is smaller than I expected, but it's perfectly sized. It fits into one of the larger pen loops in my folio. You just uncap it, line up the one you want, and press it. At first I was confused about why there was a ghost, but I figured I'd get some use of it around fall. After some searching, it's most likely a teru teru bōzu so basically means "it's been raining for so long I am trying to summon sunshine", which...

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  I put blotting paper behind notebook pages to catch bleed-through, as bookmarks, and protection so I don't have to worry about closing notebooks before the ink is 100% dry. I usually use sheets of Herbin blotting paper, but its size, 120x190mm, is not ideal in notebooks. However, it can be cut into strips that exactly fit my matching blotter handle. I wanted sheets a bit larger, so I ordered two different kinds that were labeled A5: JetPens Kanso and Sakae. (1/2) #FountainPens #Statio...

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  I'm about 2/3 the way through this Sunny Log Note Journal that I've been using as a hobby log. I like the format, but I do *not* like the paper or how faint the markings on the pages are. I'd really like to find something else similar, but made with better paper: - Undated - Numbered pages - 2 days per page - Each day has two columns, one dot grid one line grid (though dot grid alone would be good enough) - TOC/Index pages at the front #FountainPens #Stationery #Journa...

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  Akkerman Out of the Blue isn't getting along with the EF Pilot VP I have it in. It's not drying out, but it's not flowing well. It skips a lot and often hard starts. Asa-gao never misbehaved in the same pen before I swapped to this ink. Out of the Blue is not a high sheening ink but it does have a medium amount of sheen, which has gummed up pens for me before. I ran the nib under water and cleaned it off well and it behaved while I was using it for notes today at least....

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  I went to use my Faber-Castell Essentio and it was dry. Only a littlle droplet of ink in the converter. I filled it on Dec 17th, so it definitely didn't make it 4 months. But I thought I just used it a couple weeks ago and it was fine. So maybe it's good for ~3 months max. Not a great seal. I'll add it to the case of pens that will be fine if I intend to use them a lot over a short term. #FountainPens

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  I got these bottle-shaped stamps to make ink swatch cards. The shop didn't label them (likely for copyright/trademark reasons), so it's a bit of a guessing game for ones I don't recognize. Problem is I can't recall why I bought the sheet labeled "D" as I have none of those inks, but maybe I got it because they also work as good generic bottles? I tried labeling the ones I recognize or found searching. Anyone know the "?" ones I...

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  Refilled clicky pens that were out of ink. Not dried up, just empty or nearly so. A couple things I noticed: The super light Topaz writing I had on my previous fill must have been from water in the feed/nib. This refill is more consistent with how it had been writing. Same with Ukikusa. The light angle here makes the sheen of Momiji on Midori MD paper really shine. Not pictured, but the paper in my hobby log is still a bit disappointing, none of these look as nice there. #FountainPens

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  I feel like people here would appreciate this door I encountered today. I can't fully alt text it right this moment as I'm at a concert venue with limited time, but I'll try to fill more in later. Do yourself a favor and zoom in and read some of the writing and stickers.

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  All this rain does seem to be having at least one positive effect #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Crocus #Spring

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  The GTK file picker Firefox wants to use by default is meh. I'm not sure why it doesn't use the one provided by the OS when it's just one about:config tweak away. Change widget.use-xdg-desktop-portal.file-picker from 2 to 1 and you get the much, much better KDE file picker. Assuming you're using @kde of course. It's been a problem for ages on multiple operating systems, not a new thing. At least now you don't have to set environment variables and...

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  Welcome to Febarray #February #Comic #falseknees