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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

There's just something about the head computer geek taking out a fountain pen to sketch an explanation of email routing that appeals to my old school-ish-ness.

I grew up writing with a fountain pen, just to be different; and have now returned to it, because it's better.

The fine folks at jetpens.com supply superior pens, and all the things that go along with them, and they offer a "beginner sampler" of cheap fountain pens to see how you like them. I always liked them, just needed a good one to settle on. I found my muse in the Platinum Preppy in 0.3mm with black ink.

This is absolutely the proper way to apply ink to paper. There's something deeply pleasing about it. I am writing things just to write with it.