{"id":9698,"date":"2023-02-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=9698"},"modified":"2023-02-09T17:55:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T22:55:12","slug":"pen-purchases-jan-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/pen-purchases-jan-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Pen Purchases: January 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As I mentioned in my Pen Resolutions Tag<\/a> and Reviewing My Purchasing Habits<\/a> posts, I’m trying to limit myself to 36 pen purchases this year. I think that going through my purchases will help me keep on track. So, expect monthly updates on how I’m doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A secondary goal I had for myself was to not buy anything in January. My idea was to put January’s allotment toward March to augment my BWIPS “budget.” And I did great, until the 21st. Somehow, in the last 10 days of the month, I bought four pens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Keep an eye out for upcoming pen porn posts, because all of the pens I got deserve them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be fair to myself, all of these purchases were pre-planned, with only the timing uncertain. So, let’s start at the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18111 Night Snow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"18111<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been waiting for Mr. Nakama of 18111 Pens<\/a> to make another one of these. I think it’s been over a year since he made the last one. I’m very happy to have snagged this one. Now, I just need to fit a PenBBS nib into a Jowo housing. I can check this one off my wish list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benu x Gourmet Pens Talisman True Unicorn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Benu<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This one is a Gourmet Pens exclusive (probably obvious given the heading). It’s a special edition being released in small batches. While it’s out of stock right now, follow GourmetPensShop<\/a> on Instagram and keep an eye on the True Unicorn product page<\/a>, because it will restock later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, I’d known for about a month that it would be coming, but I didn’t know exactly when. There was no question I’d get it once it was available. Unicorn and<\/em> sparkles? Say no more! Oh, and it would be very remiss of me not to mention that it is, if anything, more<\/strong> beautiful in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gravitas Universe Full Size<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Gravitas<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As I mentioned in my wish list post<\/a>, I was determined to get one of these pens from the next drop. And I did. It just arrived yesterday \u2014 it came from Ireland. I’m slightly concerned about the sound when I uncap it. I’m highly sensitive to metal-on-metal sounds \u2014 the sound the powder-coated Kaweco Sports make. I’m going to test it out next week, hopefully it doesn’t bug me and I can keep it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analog Notes Precious Petals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Analog<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I commissioned this special pen back in November. The petals are from the first flowers Jim gave me. This one got finished on the 27th, and, of course, I paid for it immediately. But, it was pen number 4 for a month that I’d hoped not to make any pen purchases. No regrets, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alright, that’s it for my January purchases. I’ve already bought a February pen, so I’m going to try to not buy anymore this month. I want to pull a pen from February and a pen or two from April for March. I intend to keep myself from going overboard at BWIPS, but I don’t trust my self-control. We’ll see how I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks for reading to the end, I hope you enjoyed my post. Did you buy any pens in January? If so, what were they? Let me know in the comments! I’d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure to subscribe to my blog<\/a> or follow me on Instagram<\/a> so you don\u2019t miss any posts. I generally post at least once a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year I’m doing a monthly series on pens I bought the month before to better reflect on my purchases. See what I got in January.<\/p>\n

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