Susan Gardner | The Bedazzled House

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Susan Gardner | The Bedazzled House

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Colin Huggins | Street Pianist

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Lindsay Jones | Fashion Designer

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Tim Seggerman | Brooklyn Home

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Tim Seggerman | Brooklyn Home

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Jay Nelson | Golden Gate Electric Camper Car

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Jay Nelson | Golden Gate Electric Camper Car

Jay Nelson ArtThe Golden Gate is an electric camper car made with fiberglass, epoxy resin, plywood, glass, bike parts and electric motor. …

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Fountain Pen Purchase: Real-Time Thoughts, Part 1

I'm currently brain-deep into my standard <a href="http://dailyacquisition.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-acquisition-process-flow.html" target="_blank">acquisition process</a> for a new fountain pen. Looking at the flow chart shown in the linked post, I'm pretty much circling around in the "analysis paralysis" loop right now. I felt that this would be a good opportunity to memorialize the experience because I've convinced myself that this will be the last fountain pen purchase for a long while.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The back-story goes like this . . .</div><div><br /></div>I received a very unexpected tax refund this year, and decided to reward myself for a job well done in 2012. Fleeting thoughts of Japanese denim, a Chris Reeve knife, and a Topre keyboard were quickly set aside in favor of a mental image of an awesome fountain pen that I've had my eyes on for a while. The mental image included a trollish-looking cartoon devil holding a sign with <b><span style="color: red;">"WANT"</span></b> painted on it in. The pen is the Professional Gear Imperial Black fountain pen (by Sailor), which is reviewed <a href="http://edjelley.com/2013/01/21/sailor-1911-professional-gear-imperial-black-edition-handwritten-review/" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://officesupplygeek.com/pen-review/fountain-pens/sailor-professional-gear-imperial-all-black-fountain-pen-with-fine-nib-part-1/" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.leighreyes.com/?p=3794" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />After coming to my senses and realizing that there are many other options available at the price point of the Sailor pen, I decided to do a "little" research before buying anything. This brings us back to the present. At this time, I'm considering the Imperial Black (along with its cousin, the Professional Gear Matte Black version), a custom made <a href="http://edisonpen.com/page.cfm/Pearl-Main-Page" target="_blank">Pearl by Edison</a>, and one of the lower-priced offerings from <a href="http://www.nakaya.org/en/default.aspx" target="_blank">Nakaya</a> (although "lower" is pretty skewed in this context).<br /><br />So that's where I am at the moment. Stay tuned for frequent updates to this series of posts.<br /><br />PS - If anyone has any thoughts, advice, or suggestions, please leave a comment.<br /><br /><a href="http://dailyacquisition.blogspot.com/2013/03/fountain-pen-purchase-real-time_7878.html" target="_blank">Go to Part 2</a>; <a href="http://dailyacquisition.blogspot.com/2013/04/fountain-pen-purchase-real-time.html" target="_blank">Go to Part 3</a>

Fountain Pen Purchase: Real-Time Thoughts, Part 1

I'm currently brain-deep into my standard acquisition process for a new fountain pen. Looking at the flow chart shown in the linked post, I'm pretty much circling around in the "analysis paralysis" loop right now. I felt that this would be a good opportunity to memorialize the experience because I'v…

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