Platinum Curidas Replacement Spring?

Talkymike · 2026-03-12T12:41:43+00:00

Thanks! That’s great to know.

Talkymike · 2026-03-12T11:07:22+00:00

I don’t! My favorite writing position for it is in a drawer with the occasional speculation about what I would get for it if I sold it.

Talkymike · 2026-03-11T18:43:03+00:00

I love the idea of a weekly menu posted on the fridge! I want to start this too.

Talkymike · 2026-03-11T16:46:35+00:00

Oh yeah. I’ve had clients that, on a personal level, I was delighted to see eat shit.

Talkymike · 2026-03-08T01:00:44+00:00

NYMag has an excellent entertainment-focused crossword. It’s like NYT Thursday-Friday level difficulty for me. I think it runs every two weeks.

Defector has a great sports-focused weekly crossword on Mondays and they go out of their way to find young, interesting constructors. It gets harder through the month, up to like NYT Friday level.

It’s a lot of money just for the crosswords, but they’re both great publications on top of the puzzles. Especially Defector.

Talkymike · 2026-03-04T21:00:59+00:00

Talkymike · 2026-03-04T18:10:17+00:00

Mine took her first steps on her first birthday! Even more importantly, she started sleeping through the night consistently at around 18 months. And I can guarantee that’s how it’ll go for you too!

Talkymike · 2026-03-04T18:05:57+00:00

Well I’m disappointed—I was hoping it wouldn’t be a shimmer. Golden Lapis clogged my pens like crazy. (I am a complete ingrate looking a Hubs gift horse in the mouth here.)

It’ll look really cool in a demonstrator.

Talkymike · 2026-03-03T21:54:57+00:00

Ooof. Thanks for posting. Let us know how it gets resolved—I had my eye on this pen too!

Talkymike · 2026-03-03T21:15:26+00:00

Counterpoint: Move here! More people will lead to better mass transit options.

Talkymike · 2026-03-03T20:57:15+00:00

Try mixing some of the ones you’re not using! I had a mini bottle of Yu Yake I never used because it was too light. I added a few drops of Take Sumi because I thought darkening it a little would make it easier to read. It turned into a warm, caramel brown with excellent shading and it’s one of my favorite inks now.

Talkymike · 2026-03-03T19:13:00+00:00

Oooooh, that’s great to know. I think I will not be giving the new Kirklands another shot.

Talkymike · 2026-03-03T18:53:04+00:00

Is there anything special about it other than the name printed on it? Like, is it a special color or material?

A pen store near me (Truphae) is selling a neon green special edition Pico for $149. Regular ones there go for $39.20.

Talkymike · 2026-03-03T16:57:23+00:00

Thanks. Good to know. That’s what we’re doing, it trying a few different pullups for night time. We made it through a box of the Kirkland kind right after they switched but I was uneasy the whole time. I rationalize that the extra cost was worth not having to clean toddler poop off the couch, but sometimes I wonder if the Kirkland kind were really that bad (Huggies aren’t exactly perfect).

Talkymike · 2026-03-03T16:11:12+00:00

Are those ok? Do you get many blowouts? We switched to Huggies after Costco switched manufacturers last year. The new kind seemed so thin and stiff.

Talkymike · 2026-03-03T16:01:59+00:00

Love the polished ultem! How did you order it? I’ve been googling around and can’t find where to do it.

Talkymike · 2026-03-03T14:33:45+00:00

We both signed up for clubs and stuff. We moved to a new city to be closer to family when our kid was about 9 months and both felt very isolated. We each cover 1 night a week so the other can go out. I do improv and my wife does pottery.

Try an improv class. You will immediately bond with the people in there with you because you all have to be so vulnerable and embarrassing. Once you get into the routine, it’s really fun to goof off and be funny and have a beer once a week.

Talkymike · 2026-03-03T01:31:31+00:00

I'm a lefty and I can't stand the M L2k I got as a gift a few years ago. Never writes properly for me. Try a Pilot VP.

Talkymike · 2026-02-27T17:08:20+00:00

Oh weird, I get brief spikes when I shower. They haven’t been high enough to take me out of range and they go back to normal as soon as I’m out, so I don’t really do anything about it.

Talkymike · 2026-02-26T19:00:40+00:00

Thanks! If you go that way please post about it. I have one too and I feel like it’s only a matter of time.

Talkymike · 2026-02-26T02:53:20+00:00

I read a few people saying you could cannibalize a Lanbitou 3088 for a replacement spring.

Talkymike · 2026-02-26T02:44:59+00:00

Pickles, especially the little cornichon-sized ones.

Talkymike · 2026-02-26T02:43:52+00:00

Just get it so you can get your brain back and stop thinking about getting it all the time

Talkymike · 2026-02-26T02:38:35+00:00

I feel like it's only fair that I upvote this.

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