@Archergal Oooooh, pretty. Please do share your thoughts on it once you've tried it out?

I have been swinging more towards the medium nib pens lately - the EFs were feeling too scratchy. Maybe I should get an UEF and balance it out with some wet Noodlers ink? ;)

@Archergal I really like the super duper fine *micron* pens, so I was surprised to find that I like the EF/F fountain pens less.

Do you have an 'everyday' paper as well? I've been taking work notes in an old Mead notebook that somehow does quite well with FP ink, but the Optik paper in Black 'n Red notebooks is my favourite not-too-costly paper to show off shading/sheening. It doesn't dry quickly, but it sure does feel nice to write on.

@Archergal I won't laugh! I mean, seriously, I'm writing in a 3-subject notebook that I've probably owned since jr. high. I don't want to "waste" the good paper on silly things ("don't forget to check table widths and graphic sizes") and other such extemporanea ("early timecard submittal") that will be thrown in the garbage as soon as I fill the last page ("1.5 hr OT today").

My previous office had Black 'n Red notebooks in the supply room. I fell in love.. and so I used them for writing letters, and I used steno pads for stupid notes ("this meeting could have been an email").