is mightier

i went through a period of frequent letter-writing, and then life stuff intervened and i got out of the habit.

since Dad has been in rehab since late February (and he loves getting mail) i've been trying to send him a card several times a week. i like to write them with my fountain pen, it makes a little ceremony of the practice. but at some point recently i gave it a whack and it's been not so fun to write with. (maybe i misaligned the lid? can't remember the exact circumstances.)

thanks to a post by cimorene, i spent some time cleaning and tuning up today. these instructions were quite effective and i'm delighted with a return to the ease and fluidity i remember. i've been using violet and moon dust inks, i wish i could figure out where i put the olive and brown. for now i'm loaded up with amber and that is pretty nice.

a quiz

stolen from promethia_tenk:

1) My college roommate once memorably said of Bono: "I don't know if I want to do him, or be him." This struck me immediately as the most perfect cross-axis metric of fannish devotion. Who hits you square in the middle of the do them/be them scale?

2) What's your favorite U2 song?

3) I consider driving on the right road to the right piece of music one of life's supreme pleasures. What's a phenomenal music + transportation experience you have had?

4) When you fantasize about running away, where do you want to go?

5) What's a new food you've tried recently? Was it good?

( my answers under the cut )

how about you?