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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 09/09/2026

Ok, yeah, no. This is not "normal" weather for the area. (I still need to put googly eyes on this one. The last one died shortly after I did, so I was hesitant to do the same.) At least the air is just hot, not full of resinous smoke again like yesterday.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 06/09/2026

OKAY FINE I JUST PICKED IT UP (& a film sampler, a roll of my ole uni bestie ILFORD HP5+ & a "disposable" ILFORD HP5+ camera that I had no idea existed.) SUPPORT LOCAL FILM/CAMERA SHOPS!! lookingglassphoto.com in Berkeley, CA

A cropped image of a pink sparkly Holga Sparkle 35mm film camera with flash in a glittery printed box.

An photo of a pastry box filled with 6 different 35mm film rolls, plus a disposable B&W camera in the box & one minimally labelled "HGA RING" that is a filter mount for the other pictured pink glittery plastic HOLGA camera.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 16/03/2026

I just went to look & the voting was on the back again via qr code. I haven’t opened it all yet so hadn’t turned it over so heavy & not structural!). The coupon code was 5% off, so not worth it (if anyone wants it before 31 March 2026, DM me & I’ll let you have it.)

Colorvent Calendar 2025 back panel.
Two white boxes with text & a QR code to a google form:

Christmas Countdown
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Christmas collection, which features 24 new colors in 15ml bottles, each inspired by the universe.
From December 1st to 24th, discover a special gift hidden behind each door.
The gift will be presented in a Colorverse signature bottle.
This festive season, let us bring joy to your days with these extraordinary inks, which allow you to create moments as unique and special as the universe itself.

Top 3 Ink will be released
While the Colorvent Calendar is produced in limited quantities, following a comprehensive analysis of voting data via Google Form and consumer feedback, we will select the top three Colorvent Calendar inks as our most promising candidates for signature bottled inks. These will be released in upsized formats at a later date.

2024 Colorvent Calendar back panel. Two white boxes with text & a qr code to a google form:

Christmas Countdown
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Christmas collection, which features 24 new colors in 15ml bottles, each inspired by the universe.
From December 1st to 24th, discover a special gift hidden behind each door.
The gift will be presented in a Colorverse signature bottle.
This festive season, let us bring joy to your days with these extraordinary inks, which allow you to create moments as unique and special as the universe itself.

Top 3 Ink will be released
While the Colorvent Calendar is produced in limited quantities, following a comprehensive analysis of voting data via Google Form and consumer feedback, we will select the top three Colorvent Calendar inks as our most promising candidates for signature bottled inks. These will be released in upsized formats at a later date.
*Participate in the voting, and a special surprise awaits you! Don't miss out!

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 20/01/2026

Image with added alt-text.

Center justified all caps red text on white background:

THE FIRST RANCHO GORDO SALE EVER

WE’RE MOVING AND WE DON’T WANT TO TAKE IT WITH US!
OUT ENTIRE STORE IS

25% OFF

BEANS
BEAN POTS
ANTOQUES
KITCHEN SUPPLIES
BOOKS
PONY RIDES (NOT REALLY. JUST TESTING.)
& MORE

LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND
ONE DAY ONLY - IN STORE ONLY
FRIDAY, JAN 23 FROM 10AM TO 3:30PM
RANCHO GORDO, 1924 YAKOME ST, NAPA

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 04/12/2025

I'm having to learn an open source image editor AND a blogging platform from scratch. We're in uncharted territory here, folks. Call it productive procrastination.

a long very close-up crop of a notepad with three ink swatches on it. the top is a neutral green, the middle is a shiny & sparkly cyan blue and the right is a terra cotta red-orange colour.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 02/12/2025

Whelp. Not sure what to do about inkvent / teavent / watercolourvent Have had to cancel 1 of 2 appts today (& possibly the second one, too) due to migraine & vestibular stuff. Took meds, had soup. Not sure how to string words together (aphasia). Will try to catch up after therapy (if it happens).

A pile of 5 different advent calendars on a desk with an instagram title over it saying “inkventpocalypse 2025”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 18/11/2025

Ashbycat update: it’s a sunny & really lovely day out after the rain & Ashbycat is back on the porch! I went out to shake out/wash the towel on the other chair for him, but he is curled up on it, so it’ll wait. I got a big yawn & some rumbly purrs in exchange for cheek & head scritches.

Large fuzzy shorthaired (but dense!) mid grey tomcat named Ashby curled up on a mostly out of frame green wire cafe chair on which has been placed a too big cushion & black towel. The towel is grubby, sun bleached & Ashby could care less at this point. There are bits of tiny pink flowers from a tree on the towel (and cat) & a blurry midcentury pebble cement porch in the background.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 17/11/2025

AAHHHH This is not a drill! NEIGHBOUR GREYKITTY ASHBYCAT is BACK on the chair out front!! We had a sighting a couple weeks ago out back (hadn’t seen him in AGES) so knew he hadn’t become coyote dinner. I just got the teeniest of hisses (for waking him up) & some screamy chin scritches! So happy!

A loafed large grey short haired outdoor kitty named Ashby looking to the viewer’s right on a large square light grey patio cushion on a dark green iron wire-style cafe chair. There’s another chair/cushion combo behind Ashby but with a sun-faded & dusty black towel on it. (Needs a wash)

It’s super cold & very blustery so the kitty looks perpetually humped up & annoyed.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 25/08/2025

In true Inkygeek style, I go to the www.SRL.org machine shop garage sale (so many CCTV cameras, lenses, bits & a whole bunch of Intuos 3 tablets) & only come out with esoteric paper products: (They’re saying they’ll keep doing this every Sunday for a few weeks; will update if/when I hear more)

Front door of SRL’s current warehouse in Petaluma. You can see some carts to the left stacked with all sorts of esoteric equipment. It’s a light brown single-storey building with the big red “SRL” letters above a door with a very blue sky beyond.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 23/05/2025

I used an Animaniacs (plastic) lunchbox in High School as a handbag. Still have it in my closet. Not sure what happened to the Thermos (I vaguely remember the print coming off in the wash). Too lazy to get it out, here’s another: static.fandomspot.com/images/11/41...

A random photo of an Animaniacs 1994 red plastic lunchbox with Wakko, Yakko & Dot on the sticker label.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 07/04/2025

Appreciate all the well wishes. Mom is in surgery. Sleep for me will happen later. OK hospital mask count (of any kind) = 1 (nurse w/earloop kn95) The signage in this place is wild. Can’t get a pic of the “don’t assault the surgical waiting room receptionist” sign. This was in the ladies loo:

A laminated sign posted in a Ladies restroom adjacent to a surgical waiting room in a hospital in Oklahoma. The text reads:

(White headline text on green gradient background)
ATTENTION VISITORS
(Next in red text)
During this season of multiple respiratory illnesses, please help us protect our patients.
(Next in black text)
If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms, please notify our staff for evaluation.
(Two columns of checkboxed symptoms)
Body Aches, Diarrhea, Cough, Fever ofer 100.5, Headaches, Loss of energy, Loss of smell, Loss of taste, Vomiting, Runny/stuffy nose, Sore throat, Shortness of breath
(Final block in black text)
Please wear a mask if you’re experiencing respiratory symptoms or if requested by a staff member.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 31/03/2025

Bummed Kitty Craft is only on IG (and wherever you get music) but Pam sold out GAMH!!! www.instagram.com/kittycraft_b... kittycraft.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/artist/5mmXz...

A photo of the backlit marquee sign for Great American Music Hall in SF thar says “SUN” under that it says “KITTY CRAFT, LOR2MG HYDEFMBOYS” and at the bottom “SOLD OUT”!!

An excellent view of the sold out audience inside GAMH, SF

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 04/02/2025

Just like a cat to make me a liar. He’s wet & loud. And won’t move.

A photo of a damp grey tomcat named Ashby with a white muzzle & pink nose loafed on a light grey outdoor chair cushion. He has squeezy eyes & has just been yelling at the person holding the phone camera.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 01/02/2025

Oh dear. Ashby is on the porch still (again?) this morning & is VERY WET AND GRUMPY. I stood with the door open for a bit & he just glared at me & yelled, all humped up. I’m not sure his person is/has been home. Going to try to figure out how to contact her today. (Only have her ex’s #.)

Photo of a cold, very wet, grey outdoor tabby cat mid-yell, in a compact loaf format on a grey cushion during a cold, grey, rainy day. His name is Ashby, he is my neighbour’s cat.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 01/02/2025

Trying to talk myself out of temporarily stealing the neighbour’s indoor/outdoor cat for a week while @buttplug.engineer is off to Melbourne for work. The cat (Ashby) is still on our porch chair in the cold, dark, & wet rainy weather.

A fuzzy grey tabby tomcat with squeezy eyes on a grey outdoor chair cushion. His name is Ashby, he is our neighbour’s cat and I really want to borrow him for a little while. He is very soft & VERY loud when he meows.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 23/01/2025

I took a tiny nap & thanks to said tiny nap I am in the bedroom when the light is just right to reflect rainbows all over the room off the disco trash can in here. I’m never in here for it usually. No pics of the trashcan, just the rainbows.

An awkward photo of a white slightly textured ceiling with streaks of prismatic rainbows on the left and right. There’s some ceiling lights & a small corner of an IKEA wardrobe in the bottom of the photo.

A bit of purple/blue and green rainbow prism on the white textured ceiling, where it meets the awful beige tan painted wall.

A full deep rainbow prism reflection on a grey velveteen blackout curtain with a bit reflecting on a louvered white painted reach in closet door.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 20/01/2025

Also, the Diamine Inkvent bottles have their types on them, like thr shimmer ink pictured, so reviews will quote what Diamine calls it ( @karidru.bsky.social explained the differences well)

Side of a Diamine Inkvent sample bottle from the 2024 Black Edition that shows “shimmer” being on the label.

Front of the same sample bottle of Diamine ink from the 2024 Black Edition Inkvent. The ink is Salted Caramel.

Back of the sample bottle of Diamine ink from the 2024 Black Edition Inkvent it shows the shimmer that has settled on the back of the bottle (it’s gold shimmer). The ink is Salted Caramel.

Closeup of the previous ink swatched out on a dotted notepad. It is a brown ink with gold shimmer. Swatch of Diamine ink from the 2024 Black Edition Inkvent. The ink is Salted Caramel, a shimmer ink.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 05/01/2025

I stayed in a hipster hotel room in LA many years ago that had a fish as an amenity. (See alt-text). *Still* don’t know how I feel about it. Definitely not as cuddly as a cat-menity would be.

A screenshot of an Instagram post from 2014 by subgirl that is of a goldfish in a bowl sitting on a towel.

The text reads: subgirl
Kimpton Hotel Palomar Los Angeles Beverly Hills [photo]
subgirl Uh. Meet Burt (his name for the night). Our in-room fish-menity. We don't have a coffee maker but there is an optional goldfish. This is just. I don't know how to feel about this.
7 November 2014

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 01/01/2025

Inkventpocalypse Day 25 aka Enigma Stationery & Diamine Inkvent last day. Day 25 is a short one, only 2 swatches. Love the Gas Works Park by @thewetpen.bsky.social Unsure about the Diamine. Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more photos at open IG, linked shortly.

Close up angle shot to show the sheen in Gas Works Park

Close up angle shot to show the sheen in Good Tidings.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 31/12/2024

Proof of awesomeness: (I just saw there’s a 1-900 # to call for hints hah. $0.75 a minute!)

A cd jewel case on a dark desk top. The case is a PC Game from 1996 called “the Neverhood” with a confused looking claymation guy in red on a green clay hill. The subtitle to the game is “Embark on a clay adventure that breaks the mold”. It is a very 90’s game, put out by Dreamworks Interactive.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 29/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 24 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus 2 Tony’s tiny chocos). Day 24 is the last day for Colorvent & chocos. Warm colours & two shimmers, very sparkly! Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more photos at open IG, linked shortly.

Close up angle shot to show the shimmer in Salted Caramel.

Close up angle shot to show the shimmer in Christmas Star.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Christmas Star is a color inspired by the Star of Bethle-hem, or the bright, shining star seen during the Christmas season."

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 27/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 23 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 23 is a bunch of bluey greeny oceany sparkly earthy colours. Nothing extra weird, but some pretty ones. Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more photos at open IG, linked shortly.

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the shimmer in Pine Needle and an attempt to show the shading of Blue Emerald

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Dante's Cosmology is a color inspired by the view of the universe described in Dante Alighieri's poem. "La Divina Commedia"

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 23/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 22 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (& a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 22 = 2 shimmers - a weird greybrown & an oceany one. 1st one I’ve owned - a purple grey. I’ve typed Portuguese so many times now. Details & lots more info in Alt Text link to open IG soon

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the shimmer in Nutmeg and an attempt to show the stubborn shimmer of Portuguese Meteor.

Another shot trying to show the shimmer in Portuguese Meteor.

I swear there's aqua blue shimmer in there, and you can actually see it IRL, it's just very very subtle.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “The Portuguese Meteor is a color inspired by a meteor that streaked across the Portuguese sky in 2024.”

I cannot stop reading it as "portu-gueeze" like Les Nessman saying "Chai Chai Rodu-gueeze" on WKRP in Cincinnati omg I am old.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 22/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 21 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 21 is the opposite of Day 20. All 3 are saturated. A shimmery green, a musty sheener & a gorgeous red-orange. Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more photos at open IG, linked shortly.

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the shimmer in Faceless Lady and an attempt to show the base colour of Cosmic Glow, the shading of Giant Sunspot.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Giant SunSpot is a color inspired by the giant sunspots that appear on the surface of the sun.”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 22/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 20 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 20 is three moody pastels. A warm terracotta, a shady purple & a grey-pink-blue (not another grey!) Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more photos at open IG, linked shortly.

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the shading in all the inks.

A top down shot of the nearly clear water from these three swatches. Very little dye/pigment load in these inks today.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “A White Hole is the opposite of a black hole, and the color is inspired by the theoretical celestial object that emits matter and energy.”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 21/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 19 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 19 is a fussy but pretty aqua blue, the dreaded hairspray Irn Bru & a lovely plum w/aqua glitter that coords! Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more at open IG, linked shortly.

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the shading of Poseidon & the matching shimmer in Milky Way.

A close up of the shimmer in Colorverse Milky Way that shows how it is the same aqua tone as the Laban Poseidon titles for the places this is posted.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Milky Way captures the beauty and mystery of the Milky Way in the night sky.”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 19/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 18 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 18 is a beautiful dusty purple from The Wet Pen, a sassy teal-red sheener & yet another grey. Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more photos at open IG, linked shortly.

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the sheen on Vibe & the shading of the other two inks.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Morning Glow is a color inspired by the moment when the morning dawns and the sky is bathed in a beautiful light..”

Another angle of the three swatches to show the sheen on Vibe & the shading of the other two inks.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 18/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 17 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 17 is a pen show LE sky blue from a small maker; another holiday red, with bling & a holiday tree green. Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more photos at open IG, linked shortly.

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the sparkle in Winter Berry & the shading in the other two colours.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “NGC 2264 was inspired by a photo of the
galaxy taken last winter. It reminds me of a Christmas tree.”

Closer view of the shimmer in Winter Berry.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 17/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 16 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 16 is another Teranishi ink in an unusual colour, another grey & a VERY FLAT neutral black. Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more photos at open IG, linked shortly.

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the shading of Emotional Olive & Tundra, and the flatness of Eclipse Silence.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Eclipse Silence is a color that captures the darkness and silence of the moment when the moon completely covers the sun, temporarily. blocking out the sun's light.”

A top down shot of the grey rinse water from Eclipse Silence.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 16/12/2024

Needed to make a post to prove to @inkdependence.bsky.social that I framed & hung his goldfish painting (glad you signed it!) on my wall in my studio. It’s all a work in progress (need to fix the speaker cables) but here it is!

An iPhone photo of several framed prints, postcards & a Kitty Craft poster behind a monitor, all on a light lavender wall. The reflection on the glass is unfortunate & unavoidable, sorry. The important one is the far right framed naïve goldfish watercolour artwork by Mike Matteson.

(Things aren’t as crooked as they appear in this photo, plus it’s very rainy, so light is weird)

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 16/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 15 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 15 is a stupidly named but gorgeous green, another sheening rusty colour & a sea blue. Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more photos at open IG, linked shortly.

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the intense sheens & shimmer in Green with Curiosity & the sheen of Sleigh Ride, & the shading in Brinicles.

A side shot of the dark green rinse water with an eerie green-yellow glow that is from the sheen in Sleigh Ride.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Brinicles is a color inspired by the cold,
mysterious ice picks or salt pillars that form beneath sea ice.”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 15/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 14 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 14 is two super sheeners & a sparkly minty something. Repeat choco. Details & lots more info in Alt Text, more photos at open IG, linked shortly.

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the intense sheens of Purple Yam and Pulsar Pulse & attempt to show the shimmer in Mint Twist.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Pulsar Pulse is a color inspired by the powerful magnetic field and radio waves of a rapidly rotating neutron star, a pulsar.”

A caucasian hand holding the small Diamine Inkvent ink bottle over the Diamine Inkvent packaging to show the chameleon shimmer in the bottle. It’s greeny, blue.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 15/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 13 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 13 is a deep denim, a very watery lilac & the deep bluey purple that elicited the “ooh”. Deets in alt text. (& IG for more pics & text, will link in reply when posted)

A side shot of the swatches to show the complete lack of sheen, despite the dense colours & the shading of Lullaby.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Neptune Occultation is a color inspired by the phenomenon of Neptune being occulted by other celestial bodies.”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 13/12/2024

Unexpected bonus to community in our direct area: our neighbours took their kids to Disneyland & while they were gone, we picked up their packages. They just got back & brought us cute keychains as a surprise Thank You. I’ll never go to Disney myself, but appreciate the NBC rice krispy treat!

Photo of a Nightmare Before Xmas keychain, a red Star Wars Lightsaber keychain (it lights up!) and a Nightmare Before Xmas “Crisped Rice Cereal Treat” with white frosting & a transfer of Sally from NBC on it, all sitting on top of a small plastic carry bag that says “Disney Parks” and has whatever that castle thing is on it. (I love NBC but have zero interest/experience in Disney parks.)

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 13/12/2024

Re: the lack of Tony's Chocos today: The photos show what was behind the window (transcribed in the ALT text, my phone camera hates text randomly) & the link the QR code takes you to is this: us.tonyschocolonely.com/blogs/seriou...

An empty opened Tony's Chocolonely (tiny) chocos window that was empty and has the following around a photo of a chocolate with legs:
"NO TINY HERE!" "but hey.. don't eat the messenger!" there's an arrow pointing to the left, which is the main cover/back of the front opening of the full calendar. "wanna know why this window is empty? Look at number 12 on the other page" (see alt text/next image for the number 12)

a white box with a green number 12 and a blue QR code at the top, with "Tony's Open Chain" in the middle of the QR Code. The code links to: https://us.tonyschocolonely.com/blogs/serious-stuff/tonys-unfair-countdown-calendar and under that is a paragraph in black that says:
"Not much to find in there, huh? Bummer! The chocolate industry is equally divided, so our calendar is too. Scan the QR code and we'll explain why there is no tiny tony in here.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 13/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 12 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent. Day 12 is two sporklemachines - one that is very seasonal, & an intriguing mustard that makes me hungry. No choco today, will explain with photos, links in threaded post. Deets in alt text. (& IG for more)

Angle shot of the three swatches to attempt to show the intense sparkles of Pennonia Hungary 2024 Magyar Arany & a failed attempt to show the other colours of shimmer in the Diamine Snow Globe (chameleon).

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Sunbeam captures the warmth and vibrancy of the moment when the sun's light hits the earth.” but really is mustard yellow. It makes me want a pretzel.

A caucasian hand with really chipped holo nail polish holding the ink in the sample vial from Enigma showing the red ink inside with the gold shimmer at the bottom, the scratch off sheet, plastic coin & bottom of the stand are in the background.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 13/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 11 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus 2 Tony’s tiny chocos!). Day 11 is a day late, but includes a blurple, a sheeny orange-red & a lunar grey-blue. The chocos & notepad need another post. Deets in alt text. (& IG for more)

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the sheen on Grotto and the shading of the DaVinci Glow.

A side shot of the pinkish rinse water with an eerie green-yellow glow that is from the sheen in Grotto.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Davinci Glow is inspired by the phenomenon where light reflected from the Earth, also known as 'Earthshine', illuminates the outline of the moon.”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 12/12/2024

After all the arm waving over Teranishi Guitar inks the past two Enigma inkvents, I ordered a bunch (a set of 6 +1) from St. Louis Art Supply. It being a holiday-time order they offered free gift wrap, which I indulged in. I did not expect *every box of ink* to be individually wrapped! (& a cat)

A box with reddish brown kraft shipping paper around seven individually-gift-wrapped boxes in the same paper tied with string. There are two more oblong wrapped items also tied with string to the left in the box. There is a St. Louis Art Supply ruler bookmark & sticker tucked into the oblong gifts.

A cutie little kitty pencil cartoon drawing with a heart in a speech bubble on my packing list from St. Louis Art Supply.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 11/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 10 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 10 is blues & greens. An unusual ink from Enigma that is both blue AND green, a sparkly blue & a watery green. Deets in alt text. (& IG for more)

Angle shot of the three swatches to attempt to show the two colours of in Deception Pass and the intense shimmer of Chilly Nights

A side shot of the rinse water with the sparkly silver glitter from the Diamine Inkvent ink Chilly Nights

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in a caucasian hand to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Aquarius Whispers reflects the element of water that characterizes Aquarius, evoking the gentle ripples and tranquil movement of water.”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 10/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 9 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 9 is a bright-ass pink (love), a sparkly grey-green & a potentially sheeny red. Same choco as Day 6. Deets in alt text. (& IG - will link after posting - for more)

Angle shot of the three swatches to attempt to show the two colours of shimmer in Wishing Tree and the sheen on Red Horizon.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in the well to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Red Horizon is a color inspired by the Martian desolate landscape, red earth, and horizon.”

A caucasian hand holding the ink in the sample vial from Enigma showing the ink inside, the scratch off sheet, plastic coin & bottom of the stand are in the background.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 09/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 8 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvents (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 8 is two blues & a ?? purpley-grey-pink-green multishader. Had fun with the Diamine doodle. Deets in alt text. (& IG for more, link in replies once I post it)

Angle shot of the three swatches to attempt to show the complexity of the multishading in Marley.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open with the bottle in my hand to show the following text on the inside of the door: “Blue Moon is a color inspired by the phenomenon of a "blue moon," which is the second full moon in a month.”

A closeup of a caucasian hand holding the ink in the sample vial from Enigma showing the ink inside, the scratch off sheet, plastic coin & bottom of the stand are in the background and in focus while the hand and ink sample are blurry.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 07/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 7 (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 7 is two immediate YES inks for me (a sheeny purple & a shimmery grey) plus the one head-scratcher, but it’s neat. Makes me think of @wellappointeddesk.bsky.social Deets in alt text. (& IG for more)

A dotted notepad held open with a small plastic clip with a Squirrel on it. The main notepad has three swatched inks, (will be described in detail momentarily) with those ink bottles to the right of the notepad, along with the tools that were used to make the swatches (L-R Tachikawa wooden nib holder with pink silicone grip holding a tubular steel Kakimori nib; a clear with silver sparkles proprietary Sailor Hocoro Dipton nib holder with a yellow Fude nib; a grey standard Sailor Hocoro with the blue fine nib).

To the left is a wrapped (tiny) Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate in a green wrapper “milk hazelnut”.

Everything is sitting on the Enigma Stationery Inkvent scratch off sheet that tells what the daily ink sample is. Day 7 is scratched off and says “Pennonia Borahae”.
The ink swatches, top to bottom are Enigma Stationery Inkvent 2024 set B Day 7 Borahae, a deep purple sheening ink.

Middle ink swatch is Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black Edition, Lemon & Lime (chameleon) which is nearly illegible, but a very juicy lime green with difficult-to-see blue shimmer & possibly some pink sparkles in there too.

Bottom Ink is Colorverse Colorvent 2024 Rover (glistening) which is a warm stoney grey with a LOT of silver shimmer, even in the finer lines.

At the bottom of the page is the social media info, titles in Pennonia Borahae & the usernames in the Colorverse Rover:
Instagram: @subgirl; Open IG / Inkyblog: @subgirl_inkygeek; BlueSky: @inkygeek

Angle shot of the three swatches to attempt to show the sheen on the Borahae, the elusive shimmer in the Lemon & Lime and the heavy silver shimmer in the Rover.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open to show the bottle in place and the following text on the inside of the door: “Rover is a color inspired by unmanned rovers designed to explore the surface of planets.” Though tbf all the rovers I’ve seen are copper or gold coloured due to their solar panels, but I’ll let this one slide, it’s a great colour!

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 07/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 6 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 6 is a LOT of colour: a complex multi-shader from Sailor, a juicy berry w/ green sheen & a deep blurple that is taxing my space blob doodleskills. Deets in alt text.

Angle shot of the three swatches to show the multi-shading of the Sailor ink, the heavy sheen on the Diamine ink and the unusual sheen on the Colorverse ink.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open to show the bottle in place and the following text on the inside of the door: “Kilonova is a color inspired by the intense explosion that occurs when two neutron stars merge.”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 06/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 5 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 5 is a blue, a sparkly purple and another burgundy, but this time not scented, thank goodness. Deets in alt text.

Close up of the swatches to show the shimmer in Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black ed Day 5 Icy Lilac (shimmer)

The ink swatches, top to bottom are Enigma Stationery Inkvent 2024 set B Day 5 Troublemaker inks Blue Guitar, a shading true blue colour, that doesn’t lean warm or cool.

Middle ink swatch is Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black Edition, Icy Lilac (shimmer) which is a pastel purpley grey ink with heavy silver shimmer.

Bottom Ink is Colorverse Colorvent 2024 Rosette Nebula, a cool pinky berry burgundy red. This ink is denser with colour, though has some shading in spots.

At the bottom of the page is the social media info, titles in Troublemaker Blue Guitar & the usernames in the Colorverse Rosette Nebula:
Instagram: @subgirl; Open IG / Inkyblog: @subgirl_inkygeek; BlueSky: @inkygeek

Comparison of the Diamine ink from Day 4 - Forest Gateau & today’s (Day 5) Rosette Nebula from Colorverse.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open to show the bottle in place and the following text on the inside of the door: Rosette Nebula was inspired by the beauty of the Rosette Nebula, a rose in space.”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 06/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 4 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse inkvent (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Day 4 is two watery insipid Colorverse inks (warm pink, warm taupe) 1 of which has weird shading & then the dreaded stinky lipgloss-but-pretty-colour from Diamine. Deets in alt text.

A dotted notepad held open with a small plastic clip with a Squirrel on it. The main notepad has three swatched inks, one of which is on a separate swatch card (will be described in detail momentarily) with those ink bottles to the right of the notepad, along with the tools that were used to make the swatches (L-R a no-name pink painted wooden nib holder with a pointed Leonardt 30 pen nib; Tachikawa wooden nib holder with pink silicone grip holding a tubular steel Kakimori nib; a clear with silver sparkles proprietary Sailor Hocoro Dipton nib holder with a yellow Fude nib; a grey standard Sailor Hocoro with the blue fine nib).

To the left is a wrapped (tiny) Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate in a lime green wrapper “dark almond sea salt”.

Everything is sitting on the Enigma Stationery Inkvent scratch off sheet that tells what the daily ink sample is. Day 4 is scratched off and says “Colorverse Project 030 ⍺ Sgr”.

The ink swatches, top to bottom are Enigma Stationery Inkvent 2024 set B Day 4 “Colorverse Project No. 030 ⍺SGR (sagittarius) a very desaturated strange taupey pink ink with blue-grey parts in the swatch.
Middle ink swatch is Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black Edition, Forest Gateau (scented). It’s on a separate swatch card because scented inks are the devil. This ink is pretty enough, aside from the lipgloss scent that made me cough. It’s a purpley burgundy ink with no shading, but is much darker in the written sample (done with the pointed nib) and it took ages to dry.
Bottom Ink is a watery, shading warm grey-brown Colorverse Colorvent 2024 called Sailing Stones. This ink is not as dark in writing like the one for Day 3 was. It was even lighter and more desaturated.
At the bottom of the page is the social media info, titles in Colorverse ⍺SGR & the usernames in the Colorverse Sailing Stones (neither are particularly legible):
Instagram: @subgirl; Open IG / Inkyblog: @subgirl_inkygeek; BlueSky: @inkygeek

Close up at an angle of the Colorverse Project No. 030 ⍺SGR (sagittarius) ink that is a weird pink with streaks of grey in it.

The door of the Colorverse Colorvent being held open to show the bottle in place and the following text on the inside of the door: “Sailing Stones is a color inspired by the phenonme- non [sic] of sailing stones, rocks that seem to move on their own.”

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 04/12/2024

Inkventpocalypse Day 3 aka Enigma Stationery, Diamine, & Colorverse Inkvents Day 3 (plus a Tony’s tiny choco). Two greens - one REALLY COOL green that starts out teal, one crayola grass green w/silver shimmer & a surprisingly legible desaturated grey. Deets in alt text.

A dotted notepad with three swatched inks (will be described in detail momentarily)

The ink swatches, top to bottom are Enigma Stationery Inkvent 2024 set B Day 3 “Guitar Gentle Green” (the full title is “Teranishi Guitar Taisho Roman Hikara Gentle Green” which is a REALLY WEIRD green ink. It starts off as a dark teal blue when wet, then dries to a deep foresty green that shades with red sheening around the edges.

Middle ink swatch is Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black Edition, Noble Fir (star bright) which is a yellow-ish leaning almost true green with dense, heavy silver shimmer. It has some shading, but the silver shimmer takes over the swatches and writing. Very festive!

Bottom Ink is a very very watery, shading neutral to cool grey Colorverse Colorvent 2024 called Moonlit Veil. There is no shimmer and it is an odd odd ink. The swatch seemed to be almost fully unsaturated, like a slightly tinged water, but the writing isn’t as pale as one would expect with a desaturated ink like this. The box door blurb from Colorverse said “Moonlit Veil is a color inspired by the moment when the moonlight softly illuminates a dark night.” Which means a lot of nothing, thanks.

At the bottom of the page is the social media info, titles in the Teranishi Guitar Taisho Gentle Green & the usernames in the (surprisingly legible) Colorverse Moonlit Veil inks:
Instagram: @subgirl; Open IG / Inkyblog: @subgirl_inkygeek; BlueSky: @inkygeek

A dotted notepad held open w/a small plastic clip. The main notepad has 3 swatched inks (will be described in detail momentarily) w/ those ink bottles to the right of the notepad, along with the tools that were used (L-R a Tachikawa wooden nib holder w/ pink silicone grip holding a tubular steel Kakimori nib; a clear w/silver sparkles proprietary Sailor Hocoro Dipton nib holder w/a yellow Fude nib; a grey standard Sailor Hocoro w/blue fine nib). To the L is a wrapped (tiny) Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate in a white wrapper “white”. Everything is sitting on the Enigma Stationery Inkvent scratch off sheet that tells what the daily ink sample is. Day 3 is scratched off and says “Guitar Gentle Green”.
The ink swatches, top to bottom are Enigma Stationery Inkvent 2024 set B Day 3 “Guitar Gentle Green” (full title is “Teranishi Guitar Taisho Roman Hikara Gentle Green” which is a REALLY NEAT green ink. It starts off as a dark teal blue, then dries to a deep shading foresty green that w/red sheening around the edges.
Middle swatch is Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black Ed, Noble Fir (star bright) which is an almost true green with dense, heavy silver shimmer. It has some shading, but the silver shimmer takes over the swatches and writing. Very festive!
Bottom is a very watery, shading neutral-cool grey Colorverse Colorvent 2024 called Moonlit Veil. There is no shimmer and it is an odd ink. The swatch seemed to be almost fully desaturated, like slightly tinged water, but the writing isn’t as pale as one would expect with a desaturated ink like this. The box door blurb from Colorverse said “Moonlit Veil is a color inspired by the moment when the moonlight softly illuminates a dark night.” Which means a lot of nothing, thanks.
At the bottom of the page is the social media info, titles in the Teranishi Guitar Taisho Gentle Green & the usernames in the (surprisingly legible) Colorverse Moonlit Veil inks:
Instagram: @subgirl; Open IG / Inkyblog: @subgirl_inkygeek; BlueSky: @inkygeek

A photo of the in-progress swatching, showing how the Enigma Stationery Inkvent Day 3 colour, "Teranishi Guitar Gentle Green" is blue in the sample vial, dries to a green but is a teal to forest green blue when wet. There is a visible sample vial that shows the walls of the vial as being blue, in the foreground. In the background/top of the frame, is the rinse water from making the swatch. The water is also blue, but the ink is drying a pine-y foresty green. It's so cool!

A close up side view of the Inkvent swatches to show the heavy silver shimmer of Diamine Noble Fir (star bright) and the red sheening of the Enigma Stationery Day 3 Teranishi Guitar Gentle Green. The grey sample of the Colorverse is at the right of the image and has no sheening or shimmer, though it has a bit of shading.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 02/12/2024

Inkvent day 2 from Enigma Stationery, Diamine Inkvent & Colorverse. These fountain pen inks were kinda meh, but only because they were all standard inks. The Bungubox Lycoris Red is a pink-leaning red, thinner than Colorverse's Supergiant from Day 1.

An open dotted notepad with three swatched inks (will be described in detail momentarily) with those ink bottles to the right of the notepad, along with the tools that were used to make the swatches. To the left is a wrapped tiny Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate in a navy wrapper “dark milk chocolate pretzel toffee”. Everything is sitting on the Enigma Stationery Inkvent scratch off sheet that tells what the daily ink sample is. Day 2 is scratched off and says “Bungubox Lycoris Red”.

The ink swatches, top to bottom are Enigma Stationery Inkvent 2024 set B Day 2 “Bungubox Lycoris Red” which is a pink/orange leaning red, it is a thin consistency, no shading, that shows the dots of the paper beneath.
Middle ink swatch is Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black Edition, Wilted Rose (standard), a dirty melted chocolate pink brown colour that is also very thin and watery. It is less saturated than the Lycoris Red, however, and has minimal shading. It makes me think of 1980’s taupey mauve browns.
Bottom Ink is a flat watery indigo blue from Colorverse Colorvent 2024 called Edge of Night. There is no shimmer and it is an odd blue. It looks like it might have some pink around the edges, but is more of a navy/indigo, but is also watery seeming.

At the bottom of the page is the social media info, titles in the Bungubox Lycoris Red & the usernames in the Edge of Night inks:
Instagram: @subgirl; Open IG / Inkyblog: @subgirl_inkygeek; BlueSky: @inkygeek

A closeup of a caucasian finger holding open the Colorverse Colorvent Day 2 flap that shows the description of the ink on the flap "Edge of Night is a color inspired by the dusky moment when night ends and dawn begins." The bottle of ink is nestled in it's pocket under the flap.

An open dotted notepad with three swatched inks (will be described in detail momentarily) cropped and photographed flat on to show the shading.

The ink swatches, top to bottom are Enigma Stationery Inkvent 2024 set B Day 2 “Bungubox Lycoris Red” which is a pink/orange leaning red, it is a thin consistency, no shading, that shows the dots of the paper beneath.
Middle ink swatch is Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black Edition, Wilted Rose (standard), a dirty melted chocolate pink brown colour that is also very thin and watery. It is less saturated than the Lycoris Red, however, and has minimal shading. It makes me think of 1980’s taupey mauve browns.
Bottom Ink is a flat watery indigo blue from Colorverse Colorvent 2024 called Edge of Night. There is no shimmer and it is an odd blue. It looks like it might have some pink around the edges, but is more of a navy/indigo, but is also watery seeming.

At the bottom of the page is the social media info, titles in the Bungubox Lycoris Red & the usernames in the Edge of Night inks:
Instagram: @subgirl; Open IG / Inkyblog: @subgirl_inkygeek; BlueSky: @inkygeek

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 01/12/2024

Okay, so here's unedited Inkvent Day 1, will be evolving, but I wanted to get something up. I have Enigmavent Set B which started w/ Vinta Palaisipan (tagalog for puzzle or enigma) 2023, Diamine Baltic Breeze (not bad) & Colorverse Supergiant (no shimmer). Alt text covers img.

An open dotted notepad with three swatched inks (will be described in detail momentarily) with those ink bottles to the right of the notepad. To the left is a wrapped tiny Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate in an orange wrapper that is Sea Salt Caramel. Everything is sitting on the Enigma Stationery Inkvent scratch off sheet that tells what the daily ink sample is. Day 1 is scratched off and says “Vinta Palaisipan (Enigma) 2023”.

The ink swatches, top to bottom are Enigma Stationery Inkvent 2024 set B Day 1 Vinta Palaisipan (Enigma) 2023, a light teal/aqua sea blue with matching blue shimmer. The shimmer is not dense, but does show up in certain angles.
Middle ink swatch is Diamine Inkvent 2024 Black Edition, Baltic Breeze, a light lavender/blurple with copper shimmer. The shimmer in this ink is very heavy and shows up in most angles.
Bottom Ink is a flat red from Colorverse Colorvent 2024 called Supergiant. There is no shimmer and it is a warm, not pink red that is very seasonal.

At the bottom of the page is the social media info, titles in the Palaisipan teal & the usernames in the Supergiant inks:
Instagram: @subgirl; Open IG / Inkyblog: @subgirl_inkygeek; BlueSky: @inkygeek

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 01/12/2024

Okay, I got the new Enigmavent / Enigma Stationery Advent set up & the layout of my tools ready for tomorrow. More info in alt text (a LOT more) & I can explain more if there are questions. Are we ready for Inkventpocalypse 2024?! Waiting to tag things properly so blocks/mutes won’t hide this.

Ink swatching setup on a dark desk for the Inkventpocalypse 2024.
Top is an Apple keyboard in the background.
L-R items laid out:
The Notepad for the swatches (NEBULA x COLORVERSE Kingdom Series Notepad; this will be inkvent year 3 for this notepad.) with example layouts of last year’s swatches on it. It’s held open with either a brass Traveller’s Company clip or a small plastic eric small things clip with a squirrel on it.
To the right, top to bottom are a col-o-ring ink testing book (I use these when there are scented inks that must be quarantined); a little pink vinyl nahe pouch that fits my swatching nibs; 2 plastic baggies with brass folded nibs from Toronto Pen Company. (One 3-in-1 nib & one sabre nib)
Next column is folded clothlike papertowels under a water glass (empty). Below that are 3 loose dip nibs - L-R are a Leonardt 30 pointed pen for the scented inks, a light blue snap in nib for the Sailor Dipton holders that is a M nib with a plastic feed & a 1.0MM green snap in nib with a plastic feed.
Last in the ink swatching lineup is three dip pen handles with nibs in them. Two Sailor Dipton handles (one grey, one sparkly clear). The grey one has a fude (bent) nib with feed & the clear one has an F nib. They’re interchangeable & easily rinsable.

The last holder & nib is the backbone of the operation: it’s a wooden handle with pink squishy grip, a Tachikawa holder with a grey rubber insert. This is holding a tubular steel nib with fluting by Kamimori.

The stack of doom. I mean inkvent 2024

Or Inkventpocalypse 2024.

There is a side view of a stack of festive ink sample boxes (Colorverse Colorvent on the bottom, Diamine Inkvent Black on top) with a scratch off sheet & the Enigma Stationery Inkvent 2024 (Set B) in the OG 2022 silver nib holder & this year’s samples in it. Behind the stack is a Tony’s Chocolonely Countdown Calendar which is absurdly huge.

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subgirl @inkygeek.com · 25/11/2024

I got a reallllly pre, pre-order (like, so preorder I had 100% forgotten about it months ago) from Cute Things From Japan (Ayako aiii) finally & I’m just exclaiming over all the cute things (it is in the name!) How am I supposed to unwrap and eat THIS ADORABLE CHOCO?? IT IS TOO FUCKIN’ CUTE.

A plastic square wrapped around a small tablet of chocolate that has the cutest label ever. The packaging is done by eric small things of Japan, a stamp cut artist. The design is of a perforated stamp with a blue background, tiny snowflakes, two stacked books reading “diary” and “sketch book” atop which a small santa-hat wearing squirrel is holding a small package. There is a small black shooting star and the words in red & green “Happy holidays!” At the top of the stamp.

There is also a tiny round brown sticker on the packaging that is of a very chubby reindeer with a slightly smiling but neutral expression. It’s ears & antlers are tiny. It is also too cute.

How the fuu does eric manage to jam so many things in one 2cm square chocolate wrapper label? It is TOO CUTE. I cannot eat this.

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