Ink Links

-- Muji’s “weekly magazine notebook.” (Leigh Reyes)

-- Fresh or Tired: Uni-Ball Signo (Does This Pen Write?)

-- 4 in 1 Review - Pen, Leather, Paper and Ink (Goldspot Pens)

-- Pilot Plumix Fountain Pen – Medium Flat Italic Nib – Black Body with Blue Ink (No Pen Intended)

-- Review – Pentel Tradio (faux Woodgrain) Mechanical Pencil (Bengkia's Cave)

-- Sailor HighAce Neo fountain pen review (Peninkcillin)

-- WRITERSBLOK Bamboo Notebook Review (Writer's Bloc Blog)

-- Peanuts Limited Edition Moleskines (Whatever)

-- The 3 Notebooks Every Writer Should Keep (Notebook Stories)

-- My First Notemaker Haul (Pocket Blonde)

-- Making Friends with a Moleskine Notebook (Geminica)

-- Sharpie Gel Highlighters (Office Supply Geek)

-- Pilot G-2 .5 vs. UniBall Signo 207 (Penned House)

-- Pilot Precise V5 and Pilot Precise Grip Review (Derek's Pens & Pencils)

-- Taking a shot at Chancery Italic Script (Note Booker, Esq.)

-- Whitelines isometric graph paper (Pencil Talk)

Zebra Sarasa Clip 0.3 mm Blue Green Review

Current favorite pen model? Yes. Current favorite color? No chance.

One of the things that attracted me to the Sarasa Clip 0.3mm aside from the great performance was the wide range of ink colors that are available. I have tried many, and have several left to review, but this blue green color ranks up there with some of the worst. Admittedly, one of the issues is that such a light color does not work that well on my Doane Paper Writing Pad. A plain white background would have probably worked better in this case. Even so, the end result is a color that actually causes eye strain for me, and that's not a good thing. Time for this one to hit my kids pen box.

It has been a while since I jotted some lyrics down for review, but when I saw They Might Be the 50 Best They Might Be Giants Songs on UGO.com back in January, I knew I had to do my #1 TMBG song "We Want A Rock" (#13 on the list). I have other favorites like "I Palindrome I", "Ana Ng", and "Minimum Wage", but Rock always gets me going. Enjoy the song:

Uni-Ball Kuru Toga Video Review

The Uni-Ball Kuru Toga Roulette is the latest Kuru Toga release stocked by JetPens, and since I have already done written reviews for the Original and the High Grade, I decided to do a quick video with all three. A few notes:

1. I am still figuring out how to best do these videos. I am just using my laptop webcam, which does a decent job, but I had bad lighting in this one, plus the sound is low. Still a work in progress.

2. I wised-up after my last Ustream chat - record video AFTER the kids go to bed.

3. I don't script or edit any of my videos. This is not some random stance I am trying to take, but I just don't have the time. I have a general idea in my head of what I want to talk about, and stumble and stammer through it as best as I can. I'd love a higher production value, but that is a long way down the line.

Anyway, check it out, and let me know if you have any questions or suggestions in the comments section.