Walking in my sleep

[ursus_arctos]

I've now been in Boulder for a week, and am beginning to feel like I'm settling in. Unfortunately, moving in had a few complications---the fellow moving out of my apartment was sick last week, which delayed his packing, and my current flatmate had previously booked travel home to New York for this week. So while I've made good headway on setting

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[ursus_arctos]

Oh, I certainly roll my eyes (and am gradually compiling a list of priceless "Oh, Boulder" moments that I'll have to post at some point). But I haven't yet managed to let the ridiculousness of some Boulder residents taint my perceptions of the town as a whole. Maybe I'm still in a honeymoon phase, relishing the contrasts to Salt Lake.

(I'm curious: have you spent much time here? I'd be interested to hear about your experiences. On the other hand, I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that Laramie has a bit of a chip on its shoulder regarding things Boulder....)

My big worry about the undergrads is that they'll behave like those I dealt with in State College. Which is to say, remarkably unenthusiastic when they're in class, and tastelessly drunk and football-mad when they're out.)

Re: fountain pen ink. While it's seven kinds of awesome that McGuckin's carries it, I've found that a 50 mL bottle of ink (or three) tends to last quite a long time, so it's not like I have any pressing demand. And the really cool inks seem to be available only by mail order anyway.

[satakieli]

Not much time in Boulder; a few times, a couple days each, visiting a friend from college.

Undergrads are undergrads, as a class if not as individuals, but I'd bet they'll be less football-crazed in Boulder, at least.

I've only ever used cartridges. Do you use a pen with a reservoir, or refillable cartridges? How does it work?

[ursus_arctos]

Re: Pen---Sort of both, actually. I use a converter, which is a refillable reservoir that fits where a cartridge would otherwise go. I can stick the nib end of the pen into a bottle of ink, and draw ink up into the pen, sort of like a syringe. I think it holds a bit more ink than most cartridges do, and bottled ink is much much cheaper.