I already had the link to that bottle saved too! tips hat
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Oh also.
“Invisible” UV Inks are a thing if you want to bring out your inner spy kids
Edit to add: I’m so glad the forum is back. Though for some reason my productivity has dropped this week?!
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Purely down to personal preference - here’s a quick guide as to the thickness:
I tend to find with Medium I make more mess writing, so I prefer Fine, but depends on your handwriting.
To be honest, some of my pens have ink in them that’s not been used in months and they are fine. Occaisonally you’d need to wash them out, but I’ve never had a problem.
A lot of the iridescent stuff also depends paper thickness / quality / absorbency. The iridescence is basically the best when the ink has dried really slowly on heavy paper - if you’re signing just “normal stuff” it will not have the effect so strongly. But you should probably just get 2 pens… 
Right now I have to go do some work,.
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Definitely feeling that I should split this out to another topic dedicated to pens
Any objections?
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Pens are definitely not part of Monzos connected accounts, although I’d have a hot coral pen if one was available 
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accounts
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We’ve been merged! 
I could watch people doing calligraphy all day…
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Apology not accepted! You will be forced to endure it here 
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I think if anything you’re just enabling me at this point.
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What are your recommendations for ballpoint pens? I use Parker jotter pens normally but if you know something that writes as well I might give it a go
I have these.
So that my notes are barely readable but in nice colours.
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I wish I had a lovely pen to hand write that this is potentially the second most desperately pretentious thread title ever seen on here, only beaten to the number one slot by ‘collected thoughts on card design’. That said, I do enjoy pens and pen chat very much so if I can stop myself cringing so much at the god awful title I can focus on the words, I will enjoy seeing where this thread goes.
Gel pens > Ballpoint
ETA: had a look at site linked in reply after and saw it had one of my favourites
This is my favourite ball point 
Really fine nibbed, but the Pilot G2 is a slightly thicker alternative.
They are “gel ink” rollerballs, I think. So the best of both.
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I was just about to say this and mention the gel pens category… RIP 
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This might be controversial but I’ve tried loans of gel pens and I just don’t like them. They don’t seem as smooth to write with
Maybe it’s the guilt of using someone else’s pen putting you off?
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Would it be terribly inappropriate to suggest https://remarkable.com?
I’m ducking for cover
I’m only joking. I NEED a notebook and pen next to my computer, which I work on all day. Typing notes on the computer just isn’t the same as writing down something when it pops into your head.
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Late to the party, I know, but a-shopping I must now go…
Thanks for the heads-up.
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