We all, or so I hope, learned colors as we grew up. Red, Yellow, Blue as our first ones. Then we added the secondary colors, Green, Orange, and Purple. Then, well then, it gets kinda of murky. It is not a sure thing for people to know or agree on the other colors. I always had a problem with Magenta. A printer knew Magenta. Painters knew it also. But then you have tints. How many whites are there? Is that Yellow a sunshine yellow or a mustard yellow? As I get inks for my fountain pens, can you imagine it? A place on the east coast has around 700 types to choose from. As I flip back through a book, my Morning Pages, I see lots of colors. Sometimes there are four different ones in a two page spread. It is fun, and instructive, to switch pens in mid page. One of my favorite colors is called “Weathered Brick”. But to describe it, whell that is another whole problem. If you have a brick building around with aged red bricks you have got the idea of it. This is one huge reason to use a fountain pen; the colors available. And it kinda, sorta, partially, justifies having a stable of pens. You get the colors and then you get different colors and there you are, trying to match a color to a person you are writing. There are years ahead to explore this matching colors to moods and people.
Once I work out the basic colors I can move on to inks that show different colors depending on the light, its strength, its angle, the paper it is on. There are lots of things to explore.
I read today, it was from … hmm I seem to be hallucinating. Whoever it is or was sat down and had trouble coming up with thigns to say, a half page later he seemed to be doing fine. DATO – your problem was probably a cold camera. Keep it inside your jacket until you are ready to use it. I believe, I think, that will keep your film working just fine.
Ever sign a document in front of a notary public? They do appreciate a fine fountain pen. Even if they are from China, cost less than $10, and works great. It is great to be patient. Pay a bunch and your privacy to Amazon have it tomorrow. Pay a little wait a couple of weeks and you have it from China. But that is for people who want something that works, not that the ones from the higher priced one do not, they do, but for a basic, functional pen. My oh my! It enables you to have a bunch that (ahem) allows you to have extra money for inks. About the nortary public question, before my distraction, we signed today. I retired on September 15, 2017. Today we signed off on the pension, I delayed it to get a bit more, now we have a bit more. Not much, but as my wife would say “a little bit never hurts” We signed wth Oxford Blue, a deep blue. Very pretty, a keeper I think.
— MichaelRpdx :: rknm/48