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    Default Hello from Melbourne Australia (via Zhongsan, China)

    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

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    Hi Jen, welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell.

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    Welcome Jen. Loved your Chinese pen haul.

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    Welcome

    Sent from my U8860

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    Nice pens there Jen. Welcome to the Dark Side.
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    Yes Welcome. We need more Aussies here

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    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.

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    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.
    sinistral hypergraphica - a slurry of ink
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    Thanks begin, I'm a long time listener, usually only tempted by the mid range poems but I like the witty banter


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    Welcome from a fellow Melbournian... :-)

    Pete Mac in Melbourne, Australia.

    Lover of pens of all sorts...
    But Lamy FP's are favourites
    And Chinese FP's are fascinating!

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    Hi Jen

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

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    Welcome!
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    Welcome aboard !

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