Category Archives: Opinion

Okay, fair warning, you’re going to see a theme here. After Armada, Sailor 123 is my favorite ink. Sailor is a pen and ink company in Japan that has been around for a while. They have pens and inks for any number of applications, at a wide variety of price points. I’m a big fanContinue reading “Some of My Favorite Inks – Sailor 123”

As promised, I wanted to share some of my favorite inks after that long series. Vinta Aegean Armada is, by far, my favorite ink to use in a pen. Vinta is an ink company in the Philippines that does some really lovely sheening and shading inks. This particular ink is very similar to Diamine’s GhostContinue reading “Some of My Favorite Inks – Vinta Aegean Armada”

Okay, as a precursor to this, please remember that both good and bad is absolutely subjective and I’m not saying a single thing about anyone if I am harshing on an ink they love. So. I am actually impressed that out of all the inks, there were only four I actively disliked. So I don’tContinue reading “Diamine Inkvent Summary – The Bad”

Whatever my complicated feels are about Advent, I have been delighted to run through these inks. Given what I’ve seen and read of other Diamine calendars in the past, this is the best calendar yet for my tastes. Out of the whole run of ink there were 16 I’d be happy to receive as aContinue reading “Diamine Inkvent Summary – The Good”

Your every-6th-day content note: I understand Advent is a Christian artifact, regardless of its presence in my life and ancestry as a cultural event. I am not Christian, though much of my family is, and I am not happy with the Christianization of secular culture despite having grown up immersed in it. I promise toContinue reading “Diamine Inkvent 2022 – Day 25”

We’re at the last two, now, so I’m rubbing my hands anticipating some really good ones. Let’s see what’s behind the penultimate door! *drumroll*…. Day 24’s ink is called “One more Sleep.” (Why is the “more” in that title lower case? I have no freaking idea. Let’s just run with it.) I tested, as perContinue reading “Diamine Inkvent 2022 – Day 24”

I seeeeriously doubt the next ink can beat yesterday’s. (We shall see!) The 23rd door! *drumroll*…. Day 23’s ink is called “Celebration.” I tested, as per usual, using a borosilicate glass dip pen in a Maruman Mnemosyne notebook. My first, and really only, thought is “Bright!” Celebration is an intensely bright orange red with aContinue reading “Diamine Inkvent 2022 – Day 23”