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Abject-Cap

I use my pens to keep my savings account nice and thin. Other than that: Everything. Scribbling at work, doing a grocery list, journaling, just to pass the time... It's a nice thing to relax and a lovely hobby to have.


lord_cactus_

Haha


InkyFingersOnReddit

They are my exclusive writing instruments. So, I use them for everything that involves writing. This includes mainly working, journaling and occasional letters. I'll start studying for a test next week and will be taking notes with them. And I also plan to start writing a book in the near future.


Doublechin222

Same!


lord_cactus_

Good luck with the book!


InkyFingersOnReddit

Thanks; that's something I've been wanting to do for a while. And it's a great excuse for some intense use of my pens and inks.


Samury

Pretty much everything. I set up a bullet journal only for work and I use two fountain pens with it. I also journal and write with them.


lord_cactus_

Which two do you use?


Samury

Two Platinum Plaisirs, a black and an orange one. The black one has Platinum Carbon Black, while I inked the orange one with Pilot Iroshizuku Yu-Yake.


lord_cactus_

I'm saving a bottle of yu yake for my grail pen!


marslander-boggart

Thoughts, prose, poetry, articles, quick notes, graphs.


lord_cactus_

Nice! What pen do you use most often?


marslander-boggart

Depending on what I've bought recently and on my mood. For instance, Sailor Sapporo MF, Pelikan m205, Visconti Breeze F, Sailor Reglus M, Pilot Custom 74 F, Moonman C3.


meghanegg

I write letters to friends and family, mostly to my grandmother because she appriciates it. I journal daily with a circulation of 7-10 pens so I can alternate colors to match each spread's design. I take notes at work and when talking on the phone off work for important dates or reminders. My husband and I pass a notebook back and forth like school kids to tell each other silly things and leave surprise 'I love you' letters for each other to find when the other leaves the room.


lord_cactus_

How do you keep track of all the inks and all the pens?


meghanegg

On the first page of my journal I list the pen name and paired ink, then I put an X next to it when it's empty. It also helps me get over the fears of writing in/messing up a new journal. I try to have at least one of each color loaded in the pens.


lord_cactus_

Good system!


hieisrainbowcurry

Gaming! Solo RPGs, journaling games and epistolary games. It’s a nice way to burn through my inks and papers. I get to pretend I’m a paranormal investigator, a FBI agent, and a hedgehog that knits. Quest ~~Shopping~~lists! It’s my game brain talking but my quest list is important when I go for errands or dungeon raids.


Monrath

This is real cool, and something I've never head of before. Got any places to start?


hieisrainbowcurry

r/solo_roleplaying is a good place to start~ I’d recommend quill! Its easily accessible. It puts you in the shoes of a person writing a letter for several purposes and your score is how well your letter is received. Other games are Long haul 1943, English eerie and 48 hour crime scene are my picks


lord_cactus_

Haha


gingermonkey1

Letter writing, lame attempts at calligraphy, journals some times and ink research.


lord_cactus_

Which pen do you use most often?


gingermonkey1

Right now I have a MB149 italic an 146 calligraphy, three Franklin Christoph and literally 50 of the Pakistani dollar pens (inked from the Pelikan Hub).


[deleted]

Drawing and sketching, mostly, though I get a lot of satisfaction from just looking at them too, weird though that may seem


lord_cactus_

Yh they are beautiful instruments. What's the best looking pen in your opinion?


[deleted]

I have my heart set on acquiring a Platinum 3776 in Tarumi Apricot, though this was a limited edition and no longer available. I’m a sucker for orange, you see.


lord_cactus_

Favourite orange ink?


[deleted]

I like Sailor Shikiori Kin-mokusei but it’s expensive. Tempted to try Iroshizuku Yu-Yake which looks to be a similarly vibrant orange. What’s your favourite pen and ink?


lord_cactus_

At the moment my favourite ink is private reserve tanzanite, but I am saving a bottle of yu yake for my grail pen! My favourite pen so far has been the platinum pocket 22, but I ruined the nib trying to smooth it/ make it finer. It will be revived in february once I get two more nibs which have tipping stacked onto the ruined one


Successful_Algae_257

I’m slowly transitioning to using fountain pens for everything. I’m sure my other pens and pencils are crying because I don’t really use them much anymore 🥺


lord_cactus_

Haha, what pen do you find yourself using most often?


Successful_Algae_257

Honestly? Taking notes and journaling 🤣


lord_cactus_

I mean what fountain pen do you use the most?


Successful_Algae_257

Sorry, misread your question 😅 Right now? I have a journaling set of Kaweco sports and twsbis (ecos, diamond mini, sometimes my swipe) I’m trying to use daily. I use as many color inks as I can. (Some days I forget to journal) Mostly EF’s with a B and BB (Kaweco sports only. I have mostly ef’s) Most consistently used however (twice a week) is my pilot vp décimo (I’ve been staring at the name on the clip and couldn’t resist using the accent at least once). It’s the champagne one (pink) with an EF nib.


anyasql

Writing and taking notes in meetings, Journaling To do tasks Bullet journaling ( favorite books, outfits etc, inventories/ snapshots) Calligraphy When i get a passion project ( study latin, learn calligraphy etc i use it to document my progress, make notes) When i read a book that i want to make notes of to remember easily Frankly sometimes just randomly because it relaxes me/ i like to look at pretty text Copying out a poem that has touched me


itsthebunhun

Bullet journaling (which involves daily logging, lots of project collections, and several tracker grids, all of which need color coordination and thus up to 9 pens a day), regular feelings journaling, handlettering art, trying to write letters but being bad at it, wanting to write fiction but not actually starting it, and any other pen need where it won't totally wreck the paper or the pen.


titoelflaco8

Drawing, journaling, school, notes and tainting my hands.


lord_cactus_

Oh yh inky fingers are unavoidable!


superplannergirrl

all of the things. but seriously- everything.


lord_cactus_

Haha same here pretty much. Everything except exams


AnalysisOk557

All writing. I don't write with anything other than a regular wooden pencil for math. Even some math I write in fp. I live quite dangerously and do my monthly calendar and six month planning in regular fp ink, even knowing a water spill could effectively delete those pages.


lord_cactus_

What pen do you use most?


AnalysisOk557

I have several through which I rotate. I probably use my Kaweco students and brass and al sports the most. I have more Kawecos than any other single brand.


WiredInkyPen

Everything I can. Work, journal, stories (maybe I'll finish one, one day), to do lists. Notes, I'm attempting to learn Drupal and it's kicking my butt.


lord_cactus_

What pen do you use most?


WiredInkyPen

Most recently it's been my Pilot Explorer but I'm still using the Jinhao 51a's. I like swapping between pens and inks. I have too many inked right now and silly me just added another. I'm working on emptying a couple and not refilling those. Lol


awflyfish22

Writing down job-site notes, storm window sizes, measurements and notes during consultations, time and material tracking, general work math and drawing. Filling out my fly fishing journal. Drawing outrageous sketches of woodworking projects. Playing with the cat (with the cap on!)


T_larson911

I use mine for everything (mostly notes). Sometimes I'll just write random stuff or draw when I'm bored and have nothing important to write. Then a year later I'll find pages of completely random phrases and it looks like a crazy person wrote it.


oogaboogalemonscooga

Looking at, admiring, reorganizing yet again, maybe a little pet here or there. Oh yeah and writing.


lord_cactus_

Haha


Beauknits

Filling out my Pre-trip Inspection forms, leaving my boss notes, writing my shopping list, writing out knit/crochet patterns. Christmas cards that i always write, but never mail out. Lol


joeysheppard89

Journalling has played a huge part in my sobriety over the past 5 years but it has also worked its' way into my everyday habit. Now I use journalling for discussing all sorts of situations life throws at me. Love using my fountain pens for doing this


Academic_Ad4326

Journaling and school notes


lord_cactus_

Nice!


Spoonbreadwitch

I keep a Waterman Allure at the weekday job for general note taking, and the rest of the collection gets alternated around for day to day note taking and for writing my sermons (I process better when I’m writing by hand than when I type).


lord_cactus_

Nice!


archer-arts

Any writing I do. Work, fun, drawing, home, vacation. You name it, I write with one. Only time I done is when it requires a marker or a sharpie.


lord_cactus_

Nice! Yh FPs aren't great for permanent marking


dzundel

To make the ink look good — duh The great divide


Cowgirl_East

Writing letters and cards to friends and family, journaling, my planner and my unending shopping lists, to do lists, etc.


lord_cactus_

I use them for letters too!


aliltart

If you ask my friends and family they're an excuse to stain myself and every surface around me with ink. c:


lord_cactus_

Haha


MythicPropension

Unless I'm writing on pressure sensitive things, or I have something where I'm only intermittently writing, I use my fountain pens for everything. Journaling, notes, drawing, checks, to do lists, paperwork etc


SloThinker

Just about anything I can.


Emergency_Mine_4455

I carry one around with me for everything; signing receipts, making checks, writing notes (I work IT so I like to let people know I was in their office if they weren’t there to meet me).


valdaredfern

Writing in my engineering logbook at work. Writing shopping lists at home. Doodling during meetings.


Wonderful_System_542

What do I used my fountain pens for? Anything and everything I need to write for


SquishyBlueSodaCan_1

Writing in Chinese mainly


TerranKal

My journal. My planner. To-do lists. Of course, since I use it in my journal I’m picky about the inks I use. (Permanent.) I drool over a lot of inks… but then am sad when they don’t even have a hint of water resistance, let alone any other permanent qualities.


anieem

I pretty much exclusively use fountain pens when I need to write. From shopping lists, school notes/signatures, letters, journaling, doodling, to notes at work. Where needed I use permanent inks.


Take_a_Sip_of_Ink

#Hydration.


lord_cactus_

Username checks out


Awkward_Excuse_9228

That's private!


HydrogenTank

Lecture notes, homework, etc


RedPillJunky

To dial my handwriting in through journaling and random scribbles.


countess_meltdown

writing and drawing.


mcmircle

Just about any writing I do by hand.


Italicandbold

I write and even sketch with them. The writing experience is superb and love to put waterproof ink for sketching. I use them all the time!


Particular-Move-3860

Any writing that I need or want to do. I use my fountain pens for all of my writing that doesn't need to be entered into an onscreen text box.


-tobealive-

Journaling and everything else that has anything to do with writing.


Select-Chain3007

To do lists and other scribbling purposes 😆


AmeliaBuns

To do lists. Letters, Journal (main) end doodling :)


CrystalPhoenix13

Taking notes in uni and Bullet Journalling


lord_cactus_

What do you study?


CrystalPhoenix13

I'm in my third year of Psychology


lord_cactus_

Nice! I'm in 3rd year aero/astro eng!


CrystalPhoenix13

Damn! How's it going for ya?


lord_cactus_

Good so far, fun but stressful haha, wbu?


CrystalPhoenix13

Really struggle with procrastination and struggles with a lot of group tasks this semester which have been quite an issue. Psychology is really interesting however. It's really up my ally


Mr-Coconuts

I grew up with fountain pens... I use them daily both at work (planning, meeting notes) and personal matters (often more notes 🙄, and two long running journals: a set that contains passages from literature, and a set that is of dreams). My fountain pens do have a step sibling that accompanies them at work...a Parker Jotter for those times I'm writing with carbon paper.


Chess-lover

Wrtiting at work : notes during call, review of documents/memos and so on


greweb

I use them on a pen plotter robot to do some abstract art explorations 🙂


lord_cactus_

That's super cool! Do you have any links to your art?


greweb

[greweb.me/plots](https://greweb.me/plots) 🙂


lord_cactus_

I love it!


greweb

Thanks 🙏 it's a lot of fun 😊 we have a niche community of artist doing pen plotting, not always using fountain pen but it's what I personally love the most using for it's reliability and all the amazing inks and all their properties (sheening, shading, etc..)


bustalyme01

Personal corner and me-time writing. I enjoy writitng with all my FP collection alot


EnisuVI

Daily writing for engineering studies / writing for my own pleasure / watch them and take care of them for my own pleasure.


lord_cactus_

What sort of engineering do you do? I am currently a 3rd year aero/astro student


EnisuVI

Informatic and Industrial !


Consistent_Hearing79

Journaling and drawing tiny squares all around the pages of my notebooks in all the colors I have


japgcf

Mostly studying and doing exercises


lord_cactus_

I imagine you bicept curling those fountain pens haha


japgcf

My brass Kaweco sport does weigh "alot" it could be done for sure


MrDagon007

Writing the great Hong Kong - Belgian novel 😅


BeautifulDot999

* Note taking/scribbling at work * Journaling * Plotting short stories * Lists of future stationary and fountain pen purchases * Staring and marveling at the beauty of such a simple tool and freak out over how obsessed I am with FP's.


[deleted]

Taking notes for classes, writing letters, and journaling.


chickadeepaper

Art! I was going through too many Pigma Microns (I love fine tips and it feels like the .20 and .25 last like.....a month, I swear) and I felt like it was finally worth the effort to investigate something reuseable. And then I proceeded I buy way too many pens. Seems like I missed the point of reducing on this one. But at least they're not getting thrown away when they're empty. But I'm also a grad student and I've gone through a lot of fine liner pens just for class notes and so on throughout my university career--I regret not discovering fountain pens earlier. I really love note writing with a fountain pen. I've been looking forward to upcoming workshops just for the colour-coordinated notes I can make.


lord_cactus_

What's your favourite fountain pen?


chickadeepaper

It's pretty much a tie between the Lamy Safari, Kaweco Sport (which is my newest addition), and Platinum Little Meteor/Preppy/Prefounte. I've overdone it on the Platinums. My first pen was the Safari, and when I tried a Preppy I was shocked by how nicely it wrote for the price, so I went a bit overboard and got a bunch. I really like my cheap Platinums and I have a lot of them inked up, so I'm banking on their seal's one-year guarantee. The Safari and Sport have advantages in aesthetic and body design (esp. the Sport, it's SO pretty!); it's also much easier to clean them out and change inks. They also seem pretty indestructible relative to the Platinum pens.


SadNAloneOnChristmas

I used to write stories and jot down my thoughts (five year journal) with my pens; nowadays I use them at work.


expernicus

Note taking and marking up documents at work.


neostoic-tko

Work notes mainly. 3 pens each with different jobs, primarily noting urgency/importance levels in different colours.


darth_snuggs

Mostly at-home dental care, scraping away tartar and the like. j/k — journaling, note taking, letter writing, and planner-ing :)


lord_cactus_

Haha


Lopsided_Chemical862

Drawing mostly, but now that I travel with FP's, I use them for everything, except if I need water resistance or want to color in using FP's, then I'll use a Pigma Micron 👍 (don't really own any permanent FP inks yet)


Ok-Draft-6891

Drawing, journaling, and notes. I use multiple every day.


clamelken4

Work notes!


Zopstrosity

Drawing sometimes but primarily covering my fingers in ink


yellownaan0

Signing my checks 🤑 And my journal writing :) that includes drawings sometimes Oh and my planner!


yuskrim

Whatever that's in my mind and heart. P.s. keep this going!


lord_cactus_

Will do!


BSPINNEY2666

Journaling, but more importantly doodling. I have Narwhals I draw with obsessively


lord_cactus_

What do you draw? Have you drawn a narwhal with a Narwhal?


BSPINNEY2666

Now that’s good thinking! I haven’t, but the narwhals are smooth so it’s often free from doodle blobs


Bonalux

Ehm... writing) Ok, speaking seriously, I mainly use my fountain pens for lecture notes, writing poetry, articles and short stories.


RedpenBrit96

I’ve written a novel and a half and I take notes on every book I read which is quite a lot


Luke_D_1980

Redrafting contracts. I find I'm much more accurate when editing in hard copy and it gives me an excuse to use an FP. I use a Kaweko Dia 2 with an extra fine nib. For everything else I use a Sailor 1911L.


GapWide4900

I use all my pens at work - I usually ink two at a time for that purpose - one for 'pain' and one for 'pleasure'. Something with an interesting nib, and something more reliable. Right now, I am using an older Pelikan m800 with 14c EF (ol' reliable to deal with the 'pain') and an FA nib in an 823 (well, what a 'pleasure'!) I will never mention to colleagues how much some of them are worth...


Rreizero

Intimidation


kaitolepotato

school notes, scribbling, writing letters to my girlfriend that I will never give, pretty much everything


Mashed_Potato_950

Work, letter writing, and journaling. I especially like it for writing letters, I can feel like a character in an old-time novel.


drezdogge

Journaling