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Curating my Avalon through hobbies and lifestyle. Books, Fountain Pens, & Typwriters!
Pilot Custom Heritage SE Fountain Pen in Blue Marble
I can't believe it took me so long to get a review of this fountain pen out but here we are! I bought this Pilot Custom Heritage SE fountain pen late last summer from A Pen Lover's Paradise. For whatever reason the first one I bought had a funky little spur on the nib and would not work smoothly for me. The shop owner was amazing as always and swapped pens for me.
This pen has a fine #5 rhodium-plated 14k gold nib.
This one has been a smooth writing pen and I have loved it. I needed a fine nib that was going to flow nicely as I tend to be a bit impatient with anything less than a medium. This pen has been great. It stays on my desk for the most part and so far I've been keeping either Noodler's Dark Matter or Bad Black Moccasin inked in it. I am loving the capacity of the Con-70 converter, but don't love actually filling with the push button as much as the traditional twist. It is very convenient!
Another great pen from Pilot that I will continue to enjoy.
This pen has a fine #5 rhodium-plated 14k gold nib.
This one has been a smooth writing pen and I have loved it. I needed a fine nib that was going to flow nicely as I tend to be a bit impatient with anything less than a medium. This pen has been great. It stays on my desk for the most part and so far I've been keeping either Noodler's Dark Matter or Bad Black Moccasin inked in it. I am loving the capacity of the Con-70 converter, but don't love actually filling with the push button as much as the traditional twist. It is very convenient!
Another great pen from Pilot that I will continue to enjoy.
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Freewrite "Alpha" Do I Like it? Quick Review
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It's time to talk about the Freewrite Alpha! To start off, I think the overall design is pretty great. It is a decent size and super lightweight. Unfortunately I had been using the Alpha for a week or so when it erased all of my work! I contacted Freewrite's customer service and they gave me directions for an update that would keep that from happening again. I haven't had this happen with any o...
My Favorite Water Bottle : Memobottle
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I've had requests to talk about some of my favorite things on the channel (I think I tend to do that quite often!) My favorite water bottle is the memobottle! It is a water bottle that is flat and sized using notebook sizes. So "A5", "A6", "A7" and they have a size they call "slim." They offer both Platic and stainless now. I've been using the A6 size for about 10 years now and it has been the ...
Nomad Book Weight : Good Made Better
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This may be one of those items that is just plain "extra" but I have had a need for some kind of travel book weight for awhile now. I had been toting a small brass owl around but he just wasn't the proper shape for the job. When I travel I often need a page or two held down while writing. I had stopped taking my writing instruments with me so much and opted for my Freewrite devices because the ...
Freewrite "Alpha" Smart Typewriter Drafting Device Unboxing
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I purchased the new Freewrite "Alpha" in Raven Black with points earned from my amazing viewers using my affiliate link. (Y'all are awesome!) Alpha is the latest model Freewrite Digital Typewriter from Astrohaus! And boasts different specs from its previous models. This is their most portable model. Instead of an E-Ink screen this device has an LCD screen. So NO MORE DELAY in the typing for wri...
Part II : A Fountain Pen Horror Story ~ The Vanishing Point Vanishes!
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Part II of The Vanishing Point Vanishes! Part 1 czcams.com/video/qVALqAzyXME/video.htmlsi=Gpq2rctxq_s4h97a My previous fountain pen horror story...well almost! czcams.com/video/ENKtUhWHF0Y/video.htmlsi=dmjhlxHTK7AdGhE1
Penwell Classic: A Fountain Pen Inkwell from Good Made Better
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This is a little item I have been very intrigued by and can't wait to use. A Penwell Classic from the company Good Made Better. The Penwell is a modern take on an inkwell holding fountain pens stationary while being capped and uncapped. Whether it's a threaded cap or pull off cap this little doohicky will hold a pen so you can write with ease. I like how it will keep me from losing the cap whil...
Favorite Quotes: Soothi Leather Journal
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I've had this cute little leather cover journal from Soothi, for awhile now and decided I needed to give it a try! the paper is closer to an upcycled paper that is soft and handmade in texture. So not ideal for a fountain pen but it did work. I used the journal for some of my favorite quotes. I hope you enjoy them! I used various inks for this journal including: Noodler's Ink "Rome Burning," "L...
Another Fountain Pen Horror Story! Part 1 : The Vanishing Point Vanishes!
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I'm back with another Fountain Pen Horror Story. Eesh, darn, and man. This is part 1 of The Vanishing Point Vanishes! My previous fountain pen horror story...well almost! czcams.com/video/ENKtUhWHF0Y/video.htmlsi=dmjhlxHTK7AdGhE1
Noodler's Ink "Lucky Shamrock" Limited Release! (Bonus Giveaway!)
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I had the fantastic luck to get my hands on the Noodler's Ink limited release "Lucky Shamrock" fountain pen ink! This ink is a limited release of only 288 bottles! The label is quite cute for this ink! This is a St Patrick's Day themed ink in a bright teal that becomes a deep shade of green when layered. I decided to try the ink in my Pineider Avatar UR with a "Medium" nib. The ink writes very ...
Noodler's Ink "Catfish Cupid's Legion" Limited Release! (Bonus Giveaway!)
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I had the luck to get my hands on the Noodler's Ink limited release "Catfish Cupid's Legion" fountain pen ink! This ink is a limited release of only 144 bottles! The name and label are quite on the creative side! This is a pinky red Valentine's Day themed ink. I decided to try the ink in my Pilot Custom Heritage SE in Blue Marble with the "Fine" nib. I quite like the color and think I will use ...
I Ordered from Moleskine! Journal Haul
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If you have seen my previous videos on Moleskine Notebooks, you may know that I have had issues with ordering directly from the Moleskine company. It was a few years of either not receiving what I ordered, or products arriving damaged. Their customer service took care of every issue but the last order I had placed when they basically asked me to commit some form of postal fraud. They wanted me ...
New Year, New Planner Book! Moleskine 2024
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Happy New Year everyone! It's 2024 and I'm keeping with my regular Moleskine Weekly Planner with the exception of the cover. I have always picked one of their limited edition covers with a cute design so I know right away what I'm grabbing. This year they didn't have anything to really choose from so I chose a plain cover in a burgundy color. Who knows, maybe I will decorate it later! I am not ...
Day 25 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Raise a Glass" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 25 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Raise a Glass" Fountain Pen Ink
Day 24 of Diamine Invent 2023! "Sugar Snap"
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Day 24 of Diamine Invent 2023! "Sugar Snap"
Day 23 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Fireside Snug" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 23 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Fireside Snug" Fountain Pen Ink
Day 22 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Tinsel" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 22 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Tinsel" Fountain Pen Ink
Day 21 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Tranquility" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 21 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Tranquility" Fountain Pen Ink
Day 20 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Astral" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 20 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Astral" Fountain Pen Ink
Day 19 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Cinnabun" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 19 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Cinnabun" Fountain Pen Ink
Noodler's Ink "Grinch Garnet" Limited Release! (Bonus Giveaway!)
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Noodler's Ink "Grinch Garnet" Limited Release! (Bonus Giveaway!)
Day 18 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Blizzard" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 18 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Blizzard" Fountain Pen Ink
Day 17 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Lavender Frost" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 17 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Lavender Frost" Fountain Pen Ink
Day 16 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Merry & Bright" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 16 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Merry & Bright" Fountain Pen Ink
Day 15 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Walnut" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 15 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Walnut" Fountain Pen Ink
Day 14 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Rainbows End" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 14 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Rainbows End" Fountain Pen Ink
Day 13 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Weeping Willow" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 13 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Weeping Willow" Fountain Pen Ink
Pen Shop Haul! A Pen Lover's Paradise
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Pen Shop Haul! A Pen Lover's Paradise
Day 12 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Bah Humbug" Fountain Pen Ink
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Day 12 of Diamine Inkvent 2023! "Bah Humbug" Fountain Pen Ink
"Ink" Edition Freewrite Smart Digital Typewriter~Box Opening
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"Ink" Edition Freewrite Smart Digital Typewriter~Box Opening
Every time I try to fill my converter completely, ink gets wasted due to extracting air bubbles (similar to your experience). I think leaving some space in the converter might help prevent ink waste.😊
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I am waiting for a larger screen and color.
Peach/apricot shades are my bag, baby.
I don’t find them scratchy. I hate scratchy pens.
I bought one and I love it for doodling. I haven’t had any problems and I bought three more. It just takes a little patience and strength to get the cartridges down all the way.
Writer machine 2024😂😂😂😂
I HATE Rome Burning with a passion unknown by man before I did that ink swab. I keep it around just so I can give it the stink eye every time I open my ink cabinet. Haven’t tried the other one. 😂
I've used Moleskine notebooks for almost 20 years before ditching them due to the frankly indecent quality of their paper, I now mostly use Leuchtturm and Fabbriano notebooks, they are cheaper and of much higher quality, especially for fountain pens.
I just found them st the dollar tree.not to bad
Love the pens. Very nice lady. 🎉
What do the quality control stickers mean?
I am certain that moleskine is aware of these issues. I am stunned they do very little about it. It was a FP friendly product in 2014-15
This ink was my go to ink for almost a decade. I love how it goes from an orange yellow to a nice red with a flex nib.
I wish it had white letter print on the black keycaps.
I just purchased the Green Marble version at the St. Louis pen show. The material is absolutely mesmerizing. It was a hard choice between the colors. The red kept grabbing my attention but in my heart, the green was it for me! Thanks for the review.
I was ERH 1453. A friend of mine sees it as Orange. I have gone through 2 1/2 bottles in every, every Noodler's pen, except Nib Creeper. It has ONLY ever shown RED. Perhaps, i need new friends?🤔
Where did you get your onion skin notebook?
I think these papers are ok to write on as long as what you write on it is to be kept, because they will turn yellow within a year or two under the best circumstances.
Where do you switch for the other folders? Doss the alpha have that?
What happens if the ink does not come out
Just get the Olivetti Lettera 35L
@@JJTech-life245 A very nice typewriter, but not a digital solution.
Scripture ...by the washing of water and the word. Rat ate rate w ord
I live in Europe and I didn't understand why Americans used copy paper as the benchmark for crappy paper since the standard paper we use here will handle most inks in an M nib just fine, this changed the moment my company got us a stock of excess copy paper from our subsidiary in Chicago and fuck me is it bad, it feathers and bleed even with rollerball pens!
Cool vid bro
You should try and get the inks noodlers did showing jews with devil horns. The owner thought there was more antisemites who would be ink buyers. They had a helicopter on the back in reference to how south american dictators would throw students out of helo's to murder them. Fun stuff! Great inks for drawing swastikas.
Are these refillable? Im new to calligraphy. 😊
I picked up Boralis black when I was in college because I really wanted a super black black ink, but I fully admit that it may not have been the greatest choice. It was super messy - very wet, slow to dry, dissolved in water (and sweat). I used it as a daily ink anyways, because that was how much I liked the contrast on the page, but it made for smudges on all my notes and all over my hands.
Ugh! Maybe I'm in the minority but that latency in typing vs. letters showing up on the screen would drive me crazy. Its like when MS Word MS Outlook starts to crash and freak out and when your typing shows up after a few seconds. This would feel like that situation constantly. This device feels so much like a first world privilege bullshit...whereas a poor person in a poor country might be abel to write on paper or a used typewriter or heck even a $200 laptop running microsoft word....here we need a "dedicated e-typewriter" to help get rid of distractions. Sigh!!
Why do you shake the ink bottles?
It is recommended by several ink companies to do so. One way or another you have to get the inks mixed again before use.
You give nice, concise reviews and I am going to subscribe. Thank you!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the channel!
Ha, for that EXPENSIVE PRICETAG, those writing devices should come CUSTOM-MADE for the customers! If I were gonna ORDER one, I would ORDER MINE to be all BLACK with BRIGHT WHITE letters on the BLACK typing keys. I would ORDER mine with BRIGHT WHITE letters because I have BAD EYESIGHT. Are the screens BACKLIT? What about PRICE-REDUCTION COUPONS?
Sounds like you know what you like. The screen is back-lit with adjustability. Check out their website for more specs.
Now I like the LOOK of that Freewrite model because it's all BLACK! I just HATE white typing keys! That's what I don't like about the other Freewrite models-----that and the EXPENSIVE pricetag!
I do have an onion skin journal and found your review right on point! I totally love mine. It's the fi4st journal I've had that I look forward to writing in every single day. The sound of the paper is magic❤
How’d you add the shimmer?
I haven't tried the USS Texas ink yet, but I love the Texas Black Bat. It is also very waterproof and got even blacker after I got it wet while scrubbing it with a Q-Tip.
moleskine is for pencil, not fountain pen ...not even gel or rollerballs ....the sell their own pencils & a ridiculous sharpener
The first thing you should do with any new electronic purchases is update the firmware.
It was, they release new updates as needed.
at 0.55 you squirted ink with a syringe onto a notebook. What notebook is that? I like the sound of that paper!
That is from Onion Skin Journal. It has become a staple for me!
Thanks for the recommendation. Finally got my USS Texas Ink, and really liking the "Darkness" of how the ink is showing up when I write 😍.
It lags. That's a problem, and why should that even happen. Too expensive. If you can't disipline yourself to work without distracting yourself, doesn't that mean you need to work on that problem.
The lag is consistent with the e-ink technology but is always improving. Thankfully the lag doesn't bother me in the least. I had fully expected it to but it hasn't been an issue. As for discipline in becoming oneself distraction-free. Centuries of writers suffered from the same issue. Some of the most popular and successful writers have not only had writing rooms but writing estates. All in trying to get away from distractions. We have a most disruptive world today and a device that helps remove some of it is aces in my book.
@@curatedavalon Thanks for addressing those points. I would agree about distractions, but I suggest that a state of mind is the key point. That "monkey brain" problem, not to insult monkeys. David Allen's books on Getting Things Done, which I like, is about clearing your mind, having a "mind like water", by organising the endless tasks, projects, deadlines - all of it into an external written system. When you have that, you know you can relax and start being effective. Best wishes!
I knew the Alpha had multiple issues before it arrived at my doorstep. Thankfully, I didn't experience the wiping of the internal files, like so many had. I received it and updated it right away and never had any kind of issue with it (and I use it a lot). As to the screen, I think it is small but I use it mostly on my lap and from above, you can see the screen pretty well. I do not like to have it on a desk because the angle doesn't help that much. I don't think this might be a problem for tall people, but I am tiny and my eyes did strain a bit. I own a freewrite machine (the special edition) and of course that's a better device, but I really favor the Alpha overall. I really like the keyboard (especially) and that it is light and portable (it is like carrying and iPad). I really like the quick refresh rate and typing, for me, it's easier on the Alpha because the keyboard is flat, as opposed to the freewrite machine, which has the keyboard at an steep angle and I have to have it tilted, otherwise I can't write as fast as I would with a low key profile board. Another thing that I like about the Alpha, is that is real quiet when typing. I hate, HATE, the freewrite typewriter. It is way too noisy. I think it all depends on what you are looking for.
The cost was astronomical to get one of these dark beauties to me in Australia, but I placed an order anyway and can't wait to receive it. Thanks for the review! It was great to see one on video before purchasing.
I just ordered one through their site with a $34 off coupon code and $16 shipping a total of $632.55 after shipping/taxes. I am completely excited to use this as I prefer a raised keyboard, I often don't look when I type, and rather than have Grammarly blasting me with squiggly lines I hope to pump out first drafts and keep my creative flow without breaking it. This seems like the perfect tool for someone with ADHD like myself. I hope the connectivity with the wifi is good enough for backing up documents. Note: You gave the same reasons as me for desiring this machine. I will be satisfied with my purchase, I am sure of it. Also gives me more incentive to write cause now I'm more invested. I hope a cute girl will conversate with me because of my Freewrite, and end up falling in love and married. One could hope that is.
Do a 2024 update!
I use composition books, staples wire bound books and a Yuree book I get from Amazon. Each one is different. I like how my pens write so differently on each one of these. I find those expensive papers like Clairefontaine and Rhodia like writing on plastic and I don’t like them.
I have the Alpha and the Traveler and find that the Traveler keyboard is much quieter. I was surprised how loud the Alpha was when I got it (that spacebar, ugh).
What's the darkest ink y'all can buy
Thank you for all the interesting videos! 😊👍🏻I got the Pilot Heritage 91 with a #5 M nib this winter. I sadly never use it because it writes like a B or BB and it gushes ink.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
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