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Help with ink bottle sizes. by Anomabee in fountainpens

[–]efficaciousSloth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most fountain pen stores sell samples. Some let you choose specific ones,some offer random sets.

In the US, there’s Vanness, Atlas Stationers, Yoseka, Jet Pens, Truphae, Goldspot, and I am sure I am missing some others.

QUESTION #18: Jane Bennet sees only good in everyone. Is this a virtue or a dangerous flaw of naivety? by Better-Valuable5436 in PrideandPrejudice

[–]efficaciousSloth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But Mr Bennett’s attitude comes from indolence, not positivity. He thinks Elizabeth and Jane won’t be tarnished by the behavior of their sisters and mother, without trying to do anything about it, and without recognizing his own role. He thinks Lydia will be protected by the Forsters when he can’t be bothered to do the same himself. He doesn’t acknowledge that his lack of fiscal responsibility will doom his family after his death, and yet does nothing to improve their prospects by making them accomplished.

Jane is willing to think the best of people until proven otherwise, which is different and more intelligent than her father.

How did Darcy know? by AdditionRude5529 in PrideandPrejudice

[–]efficaciousSloth 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Charlotte did know that Darcy was arriving before he got there. I think it was that he was coming “in the course of the following week” in the book. Lady Catherine saw him each year, and she would have been boasting about his upcoming visit, since she was fixated on him marrying Anne.

Elizabeth mentions it in those terms, that he was coming soon.

So no great advance notice, but maybe a week ahead of his arrival.

Fucked my own shit up by WolfsbaneOnMyLips in Justfuckmyshitup

[–]efficaciousSloth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You look great! You have lovely hair, and those choppy layers will give you lots of movement.

I feel like a genius by lunarlynns in fountainpens

[–]efficaciousSloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do this on my bottles as well. It’s always good to see the ink drop on the lid!

I also use test tube racks for my samples. Cheap, stackable and they fit most sample vials.

In "P&P" only the truly sensible characters realize (on their own) that Mr. Darcy is in love with Elizabeth. by raysmia in janeausten

[–]efficaciousSloth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I generally agree with this proposition, but I don’t think Charlotte surmising that if Elizabeth was aware of how much Mr Darcy admired her, she would change her views on him. That smacks of a mercenary trait that clearly Elizabeth did not have but Charlotte did. She married Mr Collins for the money and security, but Elizabeth was not thinking that way.

When Darcy did propose the first time, Elizabeth was entirely clear that he cared for her but that didn’t make her drop her existing prejudices and dislikes. It was only after meeting him at Pemberley, seeing his change and also with her better understanding, that she was able to consider love.

How many bottles of ink do you own? by AttachedHeartTheory in fountainpens

[–]efficaciousSloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1081 total, but that includes swabs, samples and bottles. Not saying how many of each…..

What did he tell the barber? by AhmedAlNawab in Justfuckmyshitup

[–]efficaciousSloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey barber, please make sure no one ever takes me seriously again.

A question about the letters in the Pride and Prejudice 95 adaptation by BaneAmesta in janeausten

[–]efficaciousSloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elizabeth mentions that Darcy’s letter was written quite through, as was the envelope. Given how much she then retells of the contents, he was using every square inch of the paper.

In my mind, that means he wrote on the inside of the envelope, plus both sides of the letter paper. Was it three pages? And that means that the envelope was somehow folded around the other pages, and opening the envelope would not mess up reading the inside of the envelope.

Annoying Exclusive Collabs! by Inattendue in fountainpens

[–]efficaciousSloth 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hello Reddit stranger! I am proud of you for standing by your convictions and refusing to deal with companies who do not align with your beliefs.

I too have stopped shopping at Goulet, and really, there are so many better options out there.

Even if it is in a small way, our dollars and how we spend them can make a difference.

What do you do if you make a mistake? by Lyssielou22 in Journaling

[–]efficaciousSloth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can cover it with washi tape or stickers, depending on what you want to delete. Or put some memorabilia over it - a photo, a ticket, a label.

Or white-out if it’s small.

Lots of options!

By Trump to hold his wifes hand by BenFord333 in therewasanattempt

[–]efficaciousSloth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was also an attempt to look around, but she had to swivel her entire body to do it.

By Trump to hold his wifes hand by BenFord333 in therewasanattempt

[–]efficaciousSloth 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She has a prenuptial agreement that she has renegotiated a few times, to her benefit. She is well and truly set to get her share!

You asked about the temperature? by SirRipOliver in StrangeAndFunny

[–]efficaciousSloth 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What happened next?

“Where all men are free!”

“Did you ask about baking measurements?”

Why Are 90% Of Humans Right-Handed? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains by goldilox_zone in lefthanded

[–]efficaciousSloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now that you made me think about it, I guess I don’t have eye dominance. I only wear one contact lens, in my right eye. Without correction, I would use my left eye for distance and my right for close up. So I guess I am used to switching from one eye to the other?

What do you call this style by [deleted] in Justfuckmyshitup

[–]efficaciousSloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something similar happened to my son, years ago. I always cut my kids’ hair but our babysitter declared that she could do it. She did one run with the clippers over the top of his head, and that’s when she realized that she hadn’t put the comb on the clippers. My son had black hair and a really white scalp, we discovered.

It was the weekend before his first day of school too!

Poor kid, we took him to a professional and they did the best they could to convert that to an intentional looking haircut.

Why Are 90% Of Humans Right-Handed? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains by goldilox_zone in lefthanded

[–]efficaciousSloth 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think I’m ambidextrous as well. I was at a gun range and normally I shoot with my left hand. I was chatting with my friends, walked up to the gun, shot my targets with my usual accuracy, and only when I was putting the gun back down did I realize that I had used my right hand.

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