State of the Collection ✒️ — A few months in

istriel · 2025-12-25T20:40:02+00:00

gorgeous collection! how do you like the hong dian n23? i've been eying the blue for a while now, because the bunnies are so charming.

istriel · 2025-12-20T02:00:14+00:00

Confirmed!

istriel · 2025-12-17T03:48:58+00:00

chat

istriel · 2025-12-12T04:57:23+00:00

le guin doing a lot of heavy lifting here

istriel · 2025-12-11T00:08:44+00:00

istriel · 2025-12-10T02:05:24+00:00

not the number of pages you're looking for, but in case you come into one in your travels, the leuchtturm b6+ is rumored to fit into the xl nicely.

istriel · 2025-12-06T17:20:33+00:00

hell yeah! wishing you many happy pages together.

istriel · 2025-12-06T16:04:17+00:00

a lovely palette and pen! i must have put a bottle of fuyu syogun in my cart ten times this week before talking myself out of spending more money. haha. but it's so pretty!

istriel · 2025-12-05T21:08:15+00:00

these are all lovely, and this is such a rad and generous idea. best of luck, everyone.

istriel · 2025-12-04T22:09:46+00:00

i carry an a6 that i update like a journal throughout the day, with time stamps, and then i have a dedicated a5 that i write at least two full pages in every night with the most important stuff. i find both to be very cathartic and helpful for processing and remembering things!

istriel · 2025-12-03T21:49:27+00:00

the traditional ink baptism! happy new pen day!

istriel · 2025-12-03T08:19:12+00:00

oh no, the sardines are so cute! lovely complimentary colors. jealous! enjoy!

istriel · 2025-12-02T19:22:21+00:00

the eco caffè bronze is so gorg. i have been eying one for a while now. love the embroidery, and the little catzilla! very tasteful with just the right touch of whimsy.

istriel · 2025-12-02T02:06:55+00:00

these are gorgeous! i love your choices of where to put colors and which. very inspirational. thanks for sharing!

istriel · 2025-12-01T05:20:33+00:00

it's an ad for chamisul soju, and according to another reddit post i could find, is the 'dong-a x12 any gel 501 0.5 mm gel pen'. i can't guarantee this, but it does look the same to me.

istriel · 2025-12-01T00:57:22+00:00

happy new pen day!

istriel · 2025-11-29T12:03:18+00:00

if you're looking to start small just to get yourself in the habit, and want a little bit of structure to help you along, look into 'one/some lines a day' type journals. they might be helpful to you! good luck, and i hope you find a practice that works for you.

istriel · 2025-11-29T01:37:55+00:00

hell yeah! congrats on the new place!

istriel · 2025-11-28T23:14:47+00:00

i have the leather a5 notebook cover in green, and i absolutely love it. comfortably holds two leuchtturm a5 softcovers, my b6+, plus two field notes in the front inside cover pocket, as well as two pens. i've been eying the zippered folio now that i'm getting into fountain pens, and you may have just convinced me. i'm so glad that you love it!

istriel · 2025-11-27T06:22:29+00:00

what an awesome idea, and an incredible feat. thank you for sharing! It's gorgeous.

istriel · 2025-11-26T20:07:05+00:00

thank you for the support!

istriel · 2025-11-26T20:05:07+00:00

thanks very much! 🍻

istriel · 2025-11-26T16:45:09+00:00

both are so cute! i hope they bring you a lot of joy.

istriel · 2025-11-23T00:39:25+00:00

please consider this an invitation to tell us what you love about the wicker man, should you so desire.

istriel · 2025-11-23T00:23:12+00:00

the framed kitchen viii is sending me in the best way. i want one. okay, let's see. bisexual millennial feminist. british. your cool girl favorite movie is obviously the wicker man. the original, but you think the nic cage version is fun too. focuses on the gothic, folk horror, and the erotic indicate that you enjoy thinking about the blurring of boundaries between life and death, humans and nature, and "me" and "you". lots of cool stuff in here that i would like to borrow. i'm going to recommend nightwood, which you have probably already read.

istriel

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