The Fountain Pen

I realized something the other day - I never told the story of my fountain pen. I showed it in my Project Life - Week in the Life video, and it's been on Instagram, but I have more to say about it, and hadn't done it yet.
So, today: Fountain Pens.

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My momma was a nice lady and appeased me for my birthday - one Pilot Kakuno pen and a ream of 32lb paper (which, is funny, since I also got regular copy paper from her for Christmas - the wishes of a paper lover, yes?).

I immediately fell in love. 

[Please excuse the potato quality of the photos in this post. The sun has been pants to deal with, so they're not the brightest or the best. Kind of like my "pretty" handwriting, which we'll get to soon.]

I chose the Kakuno for a few reasons.
One, it's actually meant for kids, to teach them how to properly grip the pen and whatnot. So, that normally means it's a bit broader/wider - think of the kid crayons or pencils, that are triangular shape, and they are always larger than their cylindrical counterparts.
Two, the cap is orange. Orange is my jam. While the pen body is a darker grey, I'm okay with that. I'm actually having a rather large crush on "color" grey lately, so it works out.
Three, the nib has a smiley face on it. Because, it's for kids, so the smiley face is supposed to be all up in your face, which means you are holding the pen correctly.

And, man, is it nice. I'm just a big kid, after all, and these kind of things make me happy.
It, of course, required me to print up some fancily lined pages, to write "nice" on. I used the Seyes style of lines, from My Life All In One Place and it has been working out quite well for me - and, of course, I put it in my Chic Sparrow, as one does.

I love the darn pen so much, I even bought a converter and some bottled ink for it. The pen uses cartridges right out of the box, which is fine, but I would rather not have to worry about ink running out from having to buy cartridges (like I do with my Coletos!), so bottled ink made more sense.
And, JetPens, I love you, because it was cheaper to buy a 5-pack of bright pink ink cartridges than it was to not buy them and pay for shipping (25$ threshold for free shipping, I love you, too).

Is it the perfect fountain pen? Probably not.
But, if I don't beat it up, it should definitely last quite a long time (at least a year or two, I'm betting). Plus, it has been quite nice trying my patience to write "nicely" - which, I haven't succeeded at, but it's certainly getting better.
It's roundhand script that I am using to try and be fancy, and then just funny things I found online to write down. Motivational quotes, while popular, just isn't my shtick. I've tried it out before. It really is alright...but only just alright. Something funny is much more my speed. Plus, it allows me a fun and practical way to collect all the quotes I wish I could collect somewhere.

~Havok

P.S. If you are interested,I highly suggest giving this pen a look. There are a ton of colors to choose from, and I have absolutely no complaints about the pen. The packaging and instructions are in Japanese, but the pictures on how to insert the cartridge are good enough that you don't need to read anything. The instructions might be important, but I am not betting on it - it's a pen. You ink it. You will need to clean it. That's it. :)