Yeah, one thing I do like about fountain pens is that there seems to be something for everybody who is into fountain pens to begin with! I know a lot of people speak highly of their TWSBI posts, but try as I might I cannot work up any enthusiasm for them. And yet here I spend hours ogling Nakayas and Parker Vacumatics because I like certain values of shiny.

And it's also funny because I am someone who spends my life in increasingly ratty T-shirts and jeans, and I have no eye for home decor, and everything else in my life is very plain or functional. But apparently for pens I want a bit of pretty.