Post by InsomniaQueen on Sept 29, 2021 3:07:28 GMT
When I was poking around on the internet looking at information on National Arts and Humanities Month, I came across some pretty cool links that, well, link letter writing and the humanities. I'm sure there are plenty more out there, but these are the ones I came across:
My Brilliant Pen Pal by the DePaul Humanities Center - this program allows people to mail questions to scientists, writers, etc. I don't know if the program is still in place since the last "brilliant pen pals" listed were for Spring. Still, it is a cool idea.
"I have now attained the true art of letter-writing, which we are always told, is to express on paper exactly what one would say to the same person by word of mouth." -- Jane Austen
Mia: sorting postbox photos, oh what fun, and so many boxes
Apr 4, 2023 0:31:46 GMT
Mia: still haven't finished cataloguing
Apr 4, 2023 22:59:49 GMT
sunshine2170: Mia would love to see your collection of postboxes, I think they are fascinating. We have a lot of gorgeous and different ones on the island
Apr 10, 2023 20:05:40 GMT
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Mia: I've shared a small selection to instagram... but that's only the tip of the iceberg
Apr 10, 2023 20:43:32 GMT
Mia: I'll see what I can do....
Apr 10, 2023 20:43:46 GMT
radellaf: Wanna like the X159 but it makes me keep my fingertips a bit far from the nib tip. Teal body is very nice tho, worth having one for $6 of AE.
Apr 11, 2023 15:05:35 GMT
stompie: Ah, I prefer a distance between my fingers and the nib tip as it allows me a lighter touch/stroke.
Apr 12, 2023 17:49:44 GMT
radellaf: Hand geometry thing, probably. I haven't had the problem with any other pen, shy of a M1000, so if it's something you prefer then wow is the X159 a good deal!
Apr 13, 2023 14:49:57 GMT
stompie: Interesting. Isn't the M1000 that one they compare the X159 to?
Apr 14, 2023 12:53:37 GMT
allanorn: stompie Either the MB 146 or 149; I can't remember which
Apr 15, 2023 22:04:47 GMT
although: Back from our UK / Ireland adventures! Found a rather nice Parker 61 in used bookstore in Lyme Regis. Sent some positive waves Mia's way as we rolled through Holyhead to catch a ferry
Apr 24, 2023 20:34:00 GMT
iamtdogg: stompieallanorn - Montblanc 146 dupe would be a Majohn P136 or a Wing Sung 629! Montblanc 149 dupe is the Jinhao 159/x159
Apr 29, 2023 20:43:39 GMT
radellaf: Alas, no dupe with a raven, or snake, on the nib. // Proboards quit blacklisting my VPN IP, yay.
May 1, 2023 17:22:03 GMT
alcyone: I like the X159 a lot. I have their sailor clone too, I think it's supposed to be like a progear or something, and it's really pleasant.
May 6, 2023 18:18:28 GMT
stompie: Yay, home from holiday!
May 6, 2023 22:55:02 GMT