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About a month ago, Sonya Jesus invited me to take part in her Facebook release party. I’d heard of them, of course, through open calls…
I wouldn’t necessarily say I have a “typical” genre or style I write it, although I certainly prefer first person. What I will say, is…
I’ll be the first to say that I am not a “girly girl”. Makeup happens maybe once a week. I’m really happy if my nails are all the same length. When I wear dresses, it’s because it’s only one piece to pull out of my closet, rather than two. I’m not necessarily the tomboy that I was as a kid, but I’m still definitely not girly.
I tell you this to give you a bit of context for the rest of this post. So that you understand how impressive it is that I’ve bought so much from Surreal Makeup. And when I say “so much” here is my current collection, and I have four more eyeshadow colors on the way.
Yikes, what a mouthful of a title! Anyway, we’re about a month out from the DC Pen Show, and I’ve been meaning to post an update to my Stipula’s attitude problem and Jim’s pen’s problem.
As you may recall from my post about meeting Brian Goulet, my Stipula was a bit “skippy” when writing (I just considered it had an attitude problem). Jim’s pen suffered from a bit of overuse. While at the DC Pen Show, a lovely gentleman at the Yafa table (Twitter user @stevetweeting pointed out that it was probably Ross) tweaked both of our pens.
Rainbow Prisma 88
I am very happy to report that Prisma is MUCH better behaved now. I don’t have any problem with it skipping now, even when I write quickly. Check out the difference in the before and after. See how smooth and pretty the after writing is. Both are Diamine inks. Tudor Blue from the new anniversary inks on the before page, and Eau de Nil on the after page.
It’s certainly a rather wet writer, now. Almost too wet for me, but thankfully it’s still within the “ok” range. It does mean I get some nice shading when I use the right inks.
Friday Reads Schedule Change
Posted in News
Hello my Friday Reads readers! I’m sorry to disappoint you, but my Friday Reads schedule is changing. After 6 weeks of Friday Reads, I’ve come…
I’ve got a fun little nugget of information for you today, a combination of #WednesdayWisdom and #WritingWednesday. If you’ve ever been curious about the ampersand…
Friday Reads #6: Harry Potter
Posted in Book Blogger
Welcome back to another installment of my Friday Reads series, setting you up for a great weekend of reading. If you haven’t already, take a…
Just Ask
Posted in Random Reflections
We all need help at some point. No one can do everything entirely on their own, no matter what they may think or say. But…