The origin of mankind

[Apech]

My bike is in the garage. My drum set is in the back bedroom. I dream of owning a moon, but it wouldnt fit in the garage and the Sun would eat my sticks and make the throne particularly sweaty.

 

 

I'm impressed no one has made the obvious Uranus joke yet.

[Junko]

Karl must have interesting Uranus.

[Karl]

Karl must have interesting Uranus.

 

Some might say :-)

[Michael Sternbach]

Karl must have interesting Uranus.

 

Given his uncanny abilty to derail threads, no doubt about it.

[Karl]

Given his uncanny abilty to derail threads, no doubt about it.

 

Everyone should have a skill ;-)

[Nungali]

[Marblehead]

That last ball is a bummer.

[Junko]

Mercury is for writeing.

[Karl]

Mercury is for writeing.

Mercury oxide is for whitening. It's good in fluorescent tube coating too.

 

Ink is better for writing. I like Diamine Imperial purple.

Edited May 18, 2016 by Karl

[Junko]

To make up,eyeshadow color is better.

[Michael Sternbach]

That can be purple too.

[Marblehead]

I don't use eye shadow, thank you.

 

Ink is for the printer.  Never seen any purple printer ink though.

[Karl]

I don't use eye shadow, thank you.

 

Ink is for the printer.  Never seen any purple printer ink though.

 

I thought your conservatism and culture may have led you to the use of a feather quill, or at least a modern day fountain pen ? That would seem appropriate. If you haven't got a fountain pen then I strongly advise investing in one, plus some nice writing paper, blotter and a colour of ink appropriate for your character-a Royal blue I think might suit you well.

 

There is nothing quite like writing on good quality paper with a favourite fountain pen. The ink flows like ideas in a creative way and there is need to use the nib more like a brush instead of the stop start action of modern ball pens. It's very therapeutic, very Tao :-)

[Marblehead]

I tried a fountain pen once.  What a freakin' mess!!!

 

I use ball pens with invisible ink.  (Or maybe they are just empty.)

[Karl]

I tried a fountain pen once. What a freakin' mess!!!

 

I use ball pens with invisible ink. (Or maybe they are just empty.)

You need a decent one, they are quite expensive for a mid priced pen (between £60-£120 in the UK but probably cheaper in the US).

It teaches good discipline and focus. You can't just go at it with a fountain pen, so it helps improve you writing and for some reason it makes ideas flow.

 

I use a mid range Parker with a 22ct gold nib which is nice. It doesn't scratch or blob. The ink and paper are just as important. Cheap ink either flows too fast or clogs the nib. Poor quality paper clogs the nib and can damage the pen. They also require cleaning when not used for a few weeks. It's a Labour of love not unlike vinyl records, but just like vinyl it's worth the effort IMO. It goes along with mechanical watches and good tools.

Edited May 18, 2016 by Karl

[Apech]

I used to use a reed with a chewed end and a mixture of soot and water (ground faience, malachite or ochre for colours) but recently I just press nails into wet clay. I like to keep up with modern techniques.

[Karl]

I used to use a reed with a chewed end and a mixture of soot and water (ground faience, malachite or ochre for colours) but recently I just press nails into wet clay. I like to keep up with modern techniques.

 

Don't you mean claws ?

[Marblehead]

 

It teaches good discipline and focus.

I've had enough of that, thanks.  I need more spontaneity in my life.

[Apech]

Don't you mean claws ?

 

Paws.

[Karl]

Paws.

 

Wouldn't make a very good mark. Woukd anyone know it as writing. They would just point it out and say "it got spoilt when a cat walked all over it".

[Karl]

I've had enough of that, thanks.  I need more spontaneity in my life.

 

Let me know when your done with that and where to send the card and grapes. ;-)

[Stosh]

I've had enough of that, thanks.  I need more spontaneity in my life.

That takes too much discipline. 

[Michael Sternbach]

Paws.

 

 

I'm a copycat.

[Nungali]

Mercury is for writeing.

 

Especially when writing in a wild  style of fractured and scintillating chromaticism that fractures through, like a electromagnetic vajra of light, into the realms of the chronosynclastic infundibula . 

 

 

 

[Nungali]

That can be purple too.

 

 

I think she means putting on makeup to get a colour around your eyes 

 

I don't use eye shadow, thank you.

 

Ink is for the printer.  Never seen any purple printer ink though.

 

Could not the colours in the cartridge mix it for printing ?  

 

Not that I know how those things work.