turboskanker 2022-10-23 23:14:42 ET i got a fountain pen. i'm a fountain pen person now. i looked up a couple youtube videos on just what the actual fuck to do so i don't spray ink all over or whatever it is people do when they don't know what they're doing with these things. i guess i'll "ink it up" tomorrow, as the kids say, and give it a try. additional sentence about poop.

spazztech 2022-10-24 09:50:39 ET > get a thing > don't how to use it > look it up on YouTube This will be the rest of human history and I ain't even mad. YT is, arguably, one of the few parts of the internet that wasn't a mistake. See also: #poop

turboskanker 2022-10-24 12:14:19 ET google buying youtube was definitely a mistake, but otherwise yeah. at least the CIA / FBI haven't decided they have a vendetta against fountain pen tutorial videos yet, so i can still find them. heh.

turboskanker 2022-10-24 12:29:35 ET also it would seem i was overly cautious with my pen. i didn't shove the butt hard enough initially. so i gave the butt a good hearty shove to get the nipple working right. i also needed to flick and squeeze the butt a bit so the nipple would start secreting more ink down onto the nib - which my pen's nib is semi-hooded cause it's too good to have a circumcised nib - anyway after a few initial moments of wondering why the nib (tip) was just scratching around on the paper and not secreting properly, i followed all these aforementioned steps and now it works great!

turboskanker 2022-10-24 12:31:53 ET ...don't tell the CIA / FBI just in case.

turboskanker 2022-10-24 18:02:46 ET additionally, i just had a minor cruella de vil moment and i think i accidentally splooted a tiny droplet of ink into my right eye in the process. note to self: only store pen vertically upright if in pocket. additional note to self: if you feel impatient enough to need to shake the ink down to the nib if it has been stored upright for too long, PUT THE DANG CAP ON THE PEN WHEN SHAKING IT. all in all 10/10 experience. would recommend definitely getting a fountain pen!

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