I entered a PIF in the Contributors Corner a couple months ago and then my contributors badge lapsed. And then I won the PIF! Woot! So I'm posting my appreciation and thanks to Andy from Adelaide, South Australia. He is the man, and quite the gentleman for extending the PIF to a lapsing member.
This PIF is particularly loved because I've had a few rough months. I've been working 60-80 hr weeks, peaking through May. I am regularly 2 weeks behind on my B&B threads, which truly hurts. June is getting a little better, I think I'm down to 70 hrs It's all good, I'm earning and loving what I'm doing. It should yield some very good results by the end of the summer.
I have a Cross fountain pen that was a graduation present from long ago. I use it in my folio and have been eager to enter new territory by way of The Nib... ever since joining B&B. In the PIF Andy offered a Pilot Metropolitan pen, medium nib, shipped direct from The Goulet Pen Company. It has a "python" print on the accent band and a matte finished metal body. It writes very well and it will become my standard pen on my desk at work. I think I can see a few vintage fountain pens in my future.
Enough with the background. Time for some pictures.
The packaging suited my OCD very nicely.
Lots of ink samples, both Sheaffer and Lamy.
And a pad of paper
The writing feels smooth and it's a natural. Andy included a Pilot converter.
This PIF is particularly loved because I've had a few rough months. I've been working 60-80 hr weeks, peaking through May. I am regularly 2 weeks behind on my B&B threads, which truly hurts. June is getting a little better, I think I'm down to 70 hrs It's all good, I'm earning and loving what I'm doing. It should yield some very good results by the end of the summer.
I have a Cross fountain pen that was a graduation present from long ago. I use it in my folio and have been eager to enter new territory by way of The Nib... ever since joining B&B. In the PIF Andy offered a Pilot Metropolitan pen, medium nib, shipped direct from The Goulet Pen Company. It has a "python" print on the accent band and a matte finished metal body. It writes very well and it will become my standard pen on my desk at work. I think I can see a few vintage fountain pens in my future.
Enough with the background. Time for some pictures.
The packaging suited my OCD very nicely.
Lots of ink samples, both Sheaffer and Lamy.
And a pad of paper
The writing feels smooth and it's a natural. Andy included a Pilot converter.
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