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jenjustjen
October 20th, 2012, 08:28 AM
Hi Geeks!
Sending inky hello's from Zhongsan China, ok on a normal day I'm from lovely leafy melbourne but today I'm typing from Zhongsan China where I'm spending a few days for work.
Like many of my generation my first fountain pen was a scheaffer calligraphy set purchased most likely at kmart when i was around 13 (too many moons ago), I have had the odd parker in between but a few years ago i picked up a lamy safari and have never looked back.

Currently I carry around, two safaris, two kawecos, a pilot prera, pilot preppy, noodlers ahab, 4 pilot parralels, (yes really, I'm an everything and the kitchen sink kind of girl)
I also just picked up the muji fountain pen and 11 (eep!) chinese pens.

I'm a bookbinder and printmaker, obsessed with paper and all things that surround it, amateur calligrapher, mail artist, craft fiend, stationery addict and i pay the bills by being a product designer.

Talk to you all soon!
Jen
also known as janicemarie on twitter

jar
October 20th, 2012, 08:39 AM
Hi Jen, welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell.

writingrav
October 20th, 2012, 12:11 PM
Welcome Jen. Loved your Chinese pen haul.

auto winder
October 20th, 2012, 01:13 PM
Welcome :)

Sent from my U8860

KrazyIvan
October 20th, 2012, 07:06 PM
Nice pens there Jen. Welcome to the Dark Side.

JustDaveyB
October 21st, 2012, 02:25 AM
Yes Welcome. We need more Aussies here

jenjustjen
October 21st, 2012, 06:27 AM
Thanks everyone. I did have a lot of fun acquiring all those pens in such a short time. The question is do I want any real pens when I'm in Hong Kong tomorrow?

Sent from my Droid RAZR hd.

Bogon07
October 21st, 2012, 04:53 PM
Hi Jenjustjen and welcome to the FPG forum.
If you need to be tempted by more pens just listen to or watch Eric, Dan & Doc Brown on the FPGpod cast.

jenjustjen
October 21st, 2012, 04:56 PM
Thanks begin, I'm a long time listener, usually only tempted by the mid range poems but I like the witty banter
:)

Sent from my Droid RAZR hd.

Petergly
October 21st, 2012, 11:45 PM
Welcome from a fellow Melbournian... :-)

jtballistic
October 22nd, 2012, 03:19 AM
Hi Jen

From a former Melburnian - I got my first fountain pen from Tafts on Collins Street!

fountainpenkid
October 22nd, 2012, 03:52 PM
Welcome!

southpaw52
October 22nd, 2012, 04:55 PM
Welcome aboard !