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Comment on Fountain pen corner in ~hobbies
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Comment on Fountain pen corner in ~hobbies
cancel (edited )Link ParentSure, so at the basic level you want something that is thick enough to a) not tear with sharper nibs, and b) not bleed through or "feather" (which is where the ink kind of makes a fuzzy pattern...Sure, so at the basic level you want something that is thick enough to a) not tear with sharper nibs, and b) not bleed through or "feather" (which is where the ink kind of makes a fuzzy pattern because the paper is too absorbent and pulls it in a bunch of directions outside the intended line). In general, anything that is a level up from cheap printer paper or legal pads (legal pads are really awful with fountain pens!) will work.
A lot of people in the pen community like Rhodia paper. I have found it to be pretty good but not my absolute favorite. Current favorites are:
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Stalogy 365 notebook. I'm not sure what kind of paper this is -- definitely something Japanese -- but have found it to perform extremely well with wet inks and thick lines, which is my general preference.
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Tomoe River paper. The link is to a notebook but there are loose leafs and pads. This is generally considered the gold standard for fountain pen folks right now, as far as I've been able to tell. It is thin and you can see some ink on the other side, but it performs really well with a range of inks and nibs apart from that.
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Midori cotton. I looove this except for the fact that I've only been able to find it in very small sizes. It is really pleasant to write on and performs great with no feathering. It's almost like... anti-feathering; I don't know how to describe it, but the edges of lines are super crisp, noticeably moreso than in my other notebooks.
Other popular papers/notebooks are the Leuchtturm series (more for planners) and Clairefontaine. Truth be told, though, I think as long as it's even a smidge above the cheapest possible paper it will probably work fine. At the beginning when I first started getting into all this, I used these notebooks and for $6 a pop they did the job just fine. Here's a little more in-depth writeup if you'd like to know a bit more about the above: http://fountainpenlove.com/paper/best-paper-fountain-pens/
(slight edit to link for the Stalogy - B5 size or bust!)
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Comment on Fountain pen corner in ~hobbies
cancel Link ParentHey, thanks! Highly recommend trying one sometime if you haven't - there are some pretty good ones for relatively cheap (Lamy Safaris and TWSBI Ecos can be had for $20-30) and they've totally...Hey, thanks! Highly recommend trying one sometime if you haven't - there are some pretty good ones for relatively cheap (Lamy Safaris and TWSBI Ecos can be had for $20-30) and they've totally changed my relationship with writing for the better. Like with a lot of things, a good way to encourage yourself to do something more is to make it more fun!
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Fountain pen corner
Hi tilders (tildes? tilded?), I thought it might make sense to group threads by hobby for now, to start -- and the hobby I've been spending the most time with recently has been fountain pens....
Hi tilders (tildes? tilded?),
I thought it might make sense to group threads by hobby for now, to start -- and the hobby I've been spending the most time with recently has been fountain pens. They're great! I hope you like them too.
Wrote something out to kick things off: https://i.imgur.com/vNOS7QK.jpg
Write something back in return?
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Comment on What is the one album by a favorite band of yours that you love, but is criminally overlooked? in ~music
cancel Link ParentEdgar Meyer and Sam Bush are a heck of a combo. Really dug that - thanks for sharing. Let me know what you think of Little Worlds!Edgar Meyer and Sam Bush are a heck of a combo. Really dug that - thanks for sharing. Let me know what you think of Little Worlds!
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Comment on What is the one album by a favorite band of yours that you love, but is criminally overlooked? in ~music
cancel LinkOne of my three favorite albums of all time is Bela Fleck and the Flecktones' Little Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLPbdXYqkafybc_2lCg3sPsx3RP-enAi. For some reason it is just...One of my three favorite albums of all time is Bela Fleck and the Flecktones' Little Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlLPbdXYqkafybc_2lCg3sPsx3RP-enAi. For some reason it is just not generally regarded as one of their best albums. It's pretty indulgent - a three-CD set that meanders through a few different subgenres, with a number of not-very-structured tunes mixed in - but I just love the sound of all of it. I guess it is not as popular because it's not the kind of funk-plus-bluegrass aligned sound that the Flecktones became known for, but I wish more jazz fans would give it a shot. Highlights for me are "Off the top (gravity wheel)", "Costa Brava", and "Poindexter."
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Comment on Battle Royale is the new craze, but what is a genre you would like to see rise/return to the mainstream? in ~games
cancel Link ParentI think sRPGs have had the problem that 4x games offer a lot of what they offer, though often not the same level of small-scale tactical intricacy. It seems like a potentially hard genre to...I think sRPGs have had the problem that 4x games offer a lot of what they offer, though often not the same level of small-scale tactical intricacy. It seems like a potentially hard genre to modernize given the core mechanics involved.
That said, if you haven't already, I highly recommend checking out Into the Breach - procedural generation, tactics-based strategy gameplay. Pretty tough to start though the more you get into it the more it feels controllable despite the randomness.
I've actually been working (very, very slowly) on a proc gen FFT/Fire Emblem-style sRPG, but don't hold your breath, haha. It does feel like proc gen could work really well for campaign-based sRPGs in particular -- I sort of hope that someone makes the game I want to make, but better than I can do it, as much as I'd love to design the exact game I'm drooling for (which sounds pretty close to yours).
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - more growth, more groups in ~tildes.official
cancel Link ParentYea, not sure on the name either. Something like ~hobby without the -ist seems too broad, since that would start to encompass gaming, running, etc -- I think there is a common thread between the...Yea, not sure on the name either. Something like ~hobby without the -ist seems too broad, since that would start to encompass gaming, running, etc -- I think there is a common thread between the examples that separates them from more active hobbies, but it's not easily summable into a short word (~coolmaterialgoodsandproducts doesn't roll off the tongue). Will keep thinking about it.
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Comment on Write a ~ story! in ~creative
cancel Link"I did it again," Rufus thought, taking a sip of coffee entirely inappropriate for the late hour, "and she was so cute, too.""I did it again," Rufus thought, taking a sip of coffee entirely inappropriate for the late hour, "and she was so cute, too."
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Comment on Advice for people terrified of board games? in ~games.tabletop
cancel Link ParentHanabi is a fantastic game, but there are lots of moments where you feel the pressure of "I need to do what my teammates want / expect me to do" - though I would recommend the game to basically...Hanabi is a fantastic game, but there are lots of moments where you feel the pressure of "I need to do what my teammates want / expect me to do" - though I would recommend the game to basically everyone to try because it's just that good, I'm not entirely sure based on this post that you'll enjoy the experience relative to other things that have been posted in this thread. Also, table talk is explicitly disallowed in Hanabi because the game is all about induction - "ask and check my thinking" would be banned within the game at least for most groups (though it happens a lot after the game is done!).
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - more growth, more groups in ~tildes.official
cancel LinkI'll put a pitch in for something like a ~hobbyist group. Some of my favorite subcommunities on reddit are those that coalesce around niche hobbies; in particular, I think there's a lot of room...I'll put a pitch in for something like a ~hobbyist group. Some of my favorite subcommunities on reddit are those that coalesce around niche hobbies; in particular, I think there's a lot of room for subgroups like:
etc. These are large and highly active communities on reddit, and I would surprised if I'm the only person on here looking for something like the above.
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Comment on Introductions | May 2018, part 3 in ~talk
cancel LinkHey all - I've slowly been migrating all my accounts away from my real name, so I'll introduce myself as what I go by on Twitch and Discord: @cancel. For the above reason, I won't post my reddit...Hey all - I've slowly been migrating all my accounts away from my real name, so I'll introduce myself as what I go by on Twitch and Discord: @cancel. For the above reason, I won't post my reddit username, but I have mostly posted on hobbyist subbreddits (r/mechanicalkeyboards, r/mechmarket, r/fountain_pens, r/watches, etc) along with some gaming subreddits. If you know my name, it's probably from a) the word, but b) Crypt of the Necrodancer, where I founded a competitive speedrunning league that's been running for around three years at this point.
I'm now an attorney, so I might post some legal-related stuff on here. Not entirely sure how I want to interact with this site yet; my vibe is mostly small, dedicated communities, and right now things feel a bit like a scrum (though way less so than Reddit!). Hoping to get hobbyist communities up and running, too.
Ahh I love color coded notes! Yours are lovely. Wish I'd been into this all while I was still in school -- I was even writing notes by hand, just stuck to a metal Rotring 600 pencil for almost all of it.