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I realized one night that I wasn't doing ANY kind of journalling any more, either here or on paper. And I love paper journals. The problem was mostly that I don't have a convenient and comfy place to write at home, and I'm usually tired by the end of the day, so I'd think about writing but never get around to it. So now, I've cleaned up my dried fountain pen and carry my paper journal with me, so I've been writing a lot during lunch. Everything's still fresh in my head then and I'm usually chewing actively on something during the day anyhow. My handwriting still bites, especially when I try to keep up with my thoughts.
Fountain pens are a lot different than ball points - you never really apply pressure, the pen just glides over the paper and leaves ink behind. If you try to apply regular writing pressure, you'll mess up your nib. Last time I was shopping for pens, I came across a neat article about how your fountain pen gets personalized as you use it, that the way you handle it shapes the nib to your use and you shouldn't loan out fountain pens. I knew that just from seeing people mash the nib into the paper, but I didn't know it was a more subtle thing as well. Neat.
Fountain pens are a lot different than ball points - you never really apply pressure, the pen just glides over the paper and leaves ink behind. If you try to apply regular writing pressure, you'll mess up your nib. Last time I was shopping for pens, I came across a neat article about how your fountain pen gets personalized as you use it, that the way you handle it shapes the nib to your use and you shouldn't loan out fountain pens. I knew that just from seeing people mash the nib into the paper, but I didn't know it was a more subtle thing as well. Neat.