AimlessWanderer
Remember to forget me!
I think that pretty much sums up my mindset to fountain pens. Maybe other stuff too.
Example:
I didn't have any black inks, nor any inks promising any kind of permanence. I decided to address both, with a £9 bottle of Quink Black Permanent, which I received yesterday. I gave my Parker 45 Flighter a short fill with it, and it worked fine. Upon trying it again today, I'm perfectly happy that this does all I need, and I won't be looking for other black inks.
The 45 Flighter may well end up being dedicated to that ink, although I may try my IM Premium with it too. Either way, I'll end up with one pen dedicated to the Quink Black, and one pen left to pair with my demonstrator for all the other bottled inks.
Job done!
Likewise with my cartridge pens, I have two pen choices for blue inks, two for other darker inks, and two for brighter colours. I've been having a flurry of spending recently, as I tried to figure out exactly what I was trying to achieve with my pen array, but have relatively quickly settled into something that I'm happy with.
Again, job done.
I'm not settled with inks yet, or at least, not all of them. Sherwood Green, Chocolate Brown, and Grape, satisfy my choices for green, brown and purple. as mentioned above, the question of black is now resolved too. I haven't settled on a red or blue yet though, and I'm also bouncing around a few lighter colours, such as Blood Orange, Antique Copper, and Burnt Sienna.
I can fully understand how pens become a "collector" hobby for some folks, I went that way with knives and multiple in years past, but discovered I feel happiest when settled into a modest array. Same with soaps, shoes, hats, torches, and razor blades. I overspent a little, while trying to discover my likes and dislikes, but the brakes have been put on those aspects too, now that I have settled upon my own personal balance of diversity and consistency.
I don't think my ink shopping days are over yet. Maybe notepads will be the next flurry of spending (although I do like Clairefontaine, and Rhodia). I do think I am halfway to being settled though, and am happy to have found that feeling with the pens. I'm at a similar semi-settled stage with my ballpoints, pencils, and markers too.
Are you easily satisfied, or always wanting the next new shiny? Maybe easily bored, or intentionally wanting to expand a collection? Also, does whatever summarises your mindset with pens/inks, echo through to other potentially collectable stuff too?
Example:
I didn't have any black inks, nor any inks promising any kind of permanence. I decided to address both, with a £9 bottle of Quink Black Permanent, which I received yesterday. I gave my Parker 45 Flighter a short fill with it, and it worked fine. Upon trying it again today, I'm perfectly happy that this does all I need, and I won't be looking for other black inks.
The 45 Flighter may well end up being dedicated to that ink, although I may try my IM Premium with it too. Either way, I'll end up with one pen dedicated to the Quink Black, and one pen left to pair with my demonstrator for all the other bottled inks.
Job done!
Likewise with my cartridge pens, I have two pen choices for blue inks, two for other darker inks, and two for brighter colours. I've been having a flurry of spending recently, as I tried to figure out exactly what I was trying to achieve with my pen array, but have relatively quickly settled into something that I'm happy with.
Again, job done.
I'm not settled with inks yet, or at least, not all of them. Sherwood Green, Chocolate Brown, and Grape, satisfy my choices for green, brown and purple. as mentioned above, the question of black is now resolved too. I haven't settled on a red or blue yet though, and I'm also bouncing around a few lighter colours, such as Blood Orange, Antique Copper, and Burnt Sienna.
I can fully understand how pens become a "collector" hobby for some folks, I went that way with knives and multiple in years past, but discovered I feel happiest when settled into a modest array. Same with soaps, shoes, hats, torches, and razor blades. I overspent a little, while trying to discover my likes and dislikes, but the brakes have been put on those aspects too, now that I have settled upon my own personal balance of diversity and consistency.
I don't think my ink shopping days are over yet. Maybe notepads will be the next flurry of spending (although I do like Clairefontaine, and Rhodia). I do think I am halfway to being settled though, and am happy to have found that feeling with the pens. I'm at a similar semi-settled stage with my ballpoints, pencils, and markers too.
Are you easily satisfied, or always wanting the next new shiny? Maybe easily bored, or intentionally wanting to expand a collection? Also, does whatever summarises your mindset with pens/inks, echo through to other potentially collectable stuff too?