You know you're a Fountain Pen Geek when...

[pengeezer]

You live in California and you fly to Minneapolis at the end of January for a Pen Posse at INK.

You live in California and see a notice on Facebook for the Poland Pen Show, and you think, How far is that from Prague? Cos you have always wanted to visit Prague and you aren't a one-dimensional FP geek focused only on fountain pens, but you know that the reason you finally saw Prague is cos of the first ever Poland Pen Show.

Have you visited all the pen shows in the US?


John

[Jon Szanto]

Have you visited all the pen shows in the US?

Hah! If she had, we'd definitely know about it! (We'll be missing E in LA in a few weeks, won't be the same...)

Ok, so my FPG factor may have become cemented recently: we determined we wouldn't exchange gifts this past Christmas, but each ended up with one thing for the other. My wife gave me this:

[pengeezer]

Have you visited all the pen shows in the US?

Hah! If she had, we'd definitely know about it! (We'll be missing E in LA in a few weeks, won't be the same...)

Ok, so my FPG factor may have become cemented recently: we determined we wouldn't exchange gifts this past Christmas, but each ended up with one thing for the other. My wife gave me this:

Did you give her something pen-related?


John

[Jon Szanto]

Did you give her something pen-related?

Hehe, we are a one-geek household.

Though today she asked "Can you swap out the nib on my Metropolitan?"

[Laura N]

Have you visited all the pen shows in the US?

Hah! If she had, we'd definitely know about it! (We'll be missing E in LA in a few weeks, won't be the same...)

Ok, so my FPG factor may have become cemented recently: we determined we wouldn't exchange gifts this past Christmas, but each ended up with one thing for the other. My wife gave me this:

At my age, those are just "reading glasses."

[Jon Szanto]

At my age, those are just "reading glasses."

[inlovewithjournals]

...you are told a co-worker has never seen a fountain pen and you immediately run over to her desk to show her the five you just happen to have with you...(true story!!)

[KrazyIvan]

I have converted my first coworker to the Dark Side. He bought a Lamy CP-1 and is now asking if I might do a nib grind for him. Okay, I offered first.

[Jon Szanto]

He bought a Lamy CP-1 and is now asking if I might do a nib grind for him. Okay, I offered first.

[I like mango pudding]

not if I can give it a try first.

[Jon Szanto]

That guy is well on his way to a cordless vasectomy.

[pengeezer]

That guy is well on his way to a cordless vasectomy.

He'll give himself the dutch version of a "Conway Stewart".


John

[I like mango pudding]

maybe he's trying for a stub

[Jon Szanto]

maybe he's trying for a stub

[RuiFromUK]

When you are at the London's FP Geeks gathering and get embarrassed about how many pens I have since I started collecting some 9 months ago.

[Annie]

When you are at the London's FP Geeks gathering and get embarrassed about how many pens I have since I started collecting some 9 months ago.

When you are going to the geek gathering and you decide against wearing a white sweater because you just know you'll get inky.

[ethernautrix]

You live in California and you fly to Minneapolis at the end of January for a Pen Posse at INK.

You live in California and see a notice on Facebook for the Poland Pen Show, and you think, How far is that from Prague? Cos you have always wanted to visit Prague and you aren't a one-dimensional FP geek focused only on fountain pens, but you know that the reason you finally saw Prague is cos of the first ever Poland Pen Show.

Have you visited all the pen shows in the US?


John

No, John. I was planning to go to the New England Pen Show in Boston last year, but I detoured sortv last minute to the Poland Pen Show instead.

I have been to the Los Angeles Pen Show (three times), the San Francisco Pen Show (twice), and the Atlanta Pen Show (once), but not to the Columbus Pen Show, the D.C. Super Show, the Philadelphia Pen Show, the New York Pen Show, the Northwest Regional Pen Fair, the Dallas Pen Show, the Little Rock Pen Show, the Baltimore, Miami, Raleigh, or Chicago Pen Shows.

But I have been to every one of the 50 states.

Pen Posse, of course, travels with me, as it does with whomever calls a Pen Posse wherever one is. All it takes is at least two pen nerds playing with pens and BAM! Pen Posse.

[ethernautrix]

...you are told a co-worker has never seen a fountain pen and you immediately run over to her desk to show her the five you just happen to have with you...(true story!!)

Similarly, at a pen fair held at Flax in San Francisco, a customer stood at the counter talking to the Sailor representative, trying out the Sailor fountain pens, and he said that what he really wanted was to try a Nakaya, but there were no retail outlets in the U.S. and no reps at the pen fair. I said, pulling a Nakaya out of my pen case, "Did you say Nakaya?" Between me and Ricky, we showed him seven or eight Nakayas. It would have been more, but Ricky had left most of his at home.

[ethernautrix]

When you are at the London's FP Geeks gathering and get embarrassed about how many pens I have since I started collecting some 9 months ago.

It's embarrassing only if you haven't acquired more.

Remember, we understand your affliction, er, condition, needs, your needs.

[ethernautrix]

You know you're a pen geek (or pen nerd) (is there a difference?) when you giggle like a 14-year-old boy when someone mentions the Dark Lord.