The Most Unique Ink, and Stealing Pens from Each Other | Pencast 113

[@bluejchou4404]

113 episodes strong and Drew still has such awesome, infectious, natural, start of episodes enthusiasm. ❤❤❤

[@cole6800]

To everyone reading, have a great weekend!

[@theresa_lili]

Thank you, you as well.😊

[@stareenafraser]

Thanks, same to you

[@UmiChan358]

Thank you bro! Have a Nice weekend and enjoy it a Lot ❤

[@bluejchou4404]

You as well @cole6800!🎉

[@shirley9240]

Thanks! You as well!

[@5t4n5]

I love that Drew managed to find a neon shirt to match The Goulet Pencast neon sign. Awesome.

[@danielklopp7007]

Drew laughing at Brian trying to uncap a pen holding the body stationary and spinning the cap is priceless! BTW - I'm left handed (but very close to ambidextrous) and I hold the body in my left hand (ready to write), but spin the cap with my right hand. I never thought about it before, but maybe this is why I prefer pens without a clip (e.g. Schon Pocket 6, Kaweco Sport, Gravitas Pocket, etc.). Keep up the great work!

[@jayebird1070]

The pen capping/uncapping was hilarious. I primarily rotate the cap with my non-dominant hand but I am somewhat ambidextrous. So if I am taking notes and capping/uncapping, I don’t have to reorient my nib. And zebra stripes confuse insects when they try to land. So they get fewer bites.

[@dmjohnso]

The Pencast has become the highlight of my week. So excited the algorithm brought us together!

[@Gouletpens]

Thanks for joining us! - Drew

[@hmadrone]

Thank you, Brian and Drew, for making our families think we're stranger than they already thought we were. We're all sitting here spinning pens and caps trying to figure out if we unscrew the pen from the cap or the cap from the pen. I unscrew the pen from the cap under ordinary circumstances, but it's pretty fun to spin the cap off the pen. The cap is lighter, and you can get a lot of momentum.

[@theresa_lili]

Happy Goulet Anniversary. Blessed I have found your channel. I really have enjoyed all of your videos.

[@Gouletpens]

Thank YOU for joining us! - Drew

[@timothymay9646]

Deep Purple of course is a state of the art rock band since they first came on the scene with Shades of Deep Purple. Robert Oster has a very nice purple ink called Deep Purple and it lives up to the name.

[@bluejchou4404]

Alt Goldgrün was one of my first inks and I loved it but for some reason hadn't inked a pen with it for years. I inked my Leonardo Tredici Arlecchino with it, this pen has incredible 70's colors and the ink is just fantastic in it. I am definitely keeping this combo going for the rest of the year.

[@AspasiaB]

My list of word associations with Brian Goulet, specifically, grows every other week. 5 gallon buckets w/rocks=Brian Goulet is my new one. 😂

[@berolinastrassmann]

1:46 min of fountain pen & ink geeking is what I needed this week. With all the terrible things happening, it is comforting to focus on enjoyable stuff with these two fun, positive pen geeks.

[@ejourneys]

I literally called out, "Yay!" when Brian said he bought the sax. (I'm also an orchestral-size-accordion inheritor; my father taught it along with piano and organ. I've played it, though not well.) Wishing you all a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving, and Happy GPC-versary! I assume Turkey Hammock has been pardoned for the holiday. ;-)

[@osirisgolad]

Drew, when describing the colour of the braided Innova, you're thinking of the difference between a colour appearing darker because it's more saturated(absorbs the same colours as the original hue, just more of it) as opposed to a colour appearing darker because it has black added(absorbs additional light in the entire hue range equally, not just the original hue, because grey and black are a perfectly even mix of all the colours). Also, Sailor Manyo Sakura is another peach chromoshader, though it leans a bit more into the orange end of the colours of peaches.

[@diot]

Yep, the purple in that pen is unsaturated. The more saturated a color is, the less black/grey/white shows.

[@joanwerthman4116]

I think another thing to remember about the Silvern is that it’s a snap cap. So it’s almost as fast to get to as the Vanishing Point which medical doctors are said to favor because it’s as fast to use as a dreaded ballpoint. Also, as much as I love the 823 it’s a bother to clean, especially where I live given the eternal humidity has me still waiting over a week for the last water drops to evaporate so I can store it.

[@TheWanderingFire]

For the proud dad who wants to buy his PhD daughter a milestone pen, I would also recommend the Vanishing Point Stripes. It has the same look, but has the advantage of being a clicky pen. A PhD will likely be attending many meetings where there will be a lot of stop/start notetaking. Whenever I try to use a fountain pen with a screwcap during a meeting, I don't want to fiddle with it and tend to leave it uncapped, resulting in a lot of hard starts. A clickable pen is unobtrusive and easy to cap between jots.

[@smallTalkwithJFREY]

Best part of Friday!

[@arleneschmuland1611]

I totally use the finger/vacuum/converter trick! You may end up with converter hickies on your fingertips though. (And I never want to see a converter hickey sticker.)

[@Gouletpens]

CONVERTER HICKEY! HAHAHAAAAAA! - Drew

[@mo_roos]

The uncapping thing is fascinating to me, because what I thought was very normal is apparently weird. I hold the body in my dominant hand in a writing grip and unscrew with my non-dominant. I am right-handed and decidedly non-ambidextrous. After doing this a couple of times I think it’s because this both keeps the pen ready to go almost immediately, but also makes the body the most stable part of the equation-so if something wobbles or drops it’s going to be the cap.

[@HGua]

This is what I do, too. Seems perfectly normal to me. :D

[@kurisquare]

I'm overthinking this a LOT after watching the pencast so I'm not entirely sure what comes naturally to me anymore, but I think I do that too--I like keeping the body stable!!

[@xslickrickx2103]

I wonder if people uncap other products by holding the cap still like a soda bottle or supper glue

[@kassandraglueck2794]

Same here! Especially if I am just doing notes quickly - I unscrew the cap with my left (non-dominant) hand, then keep a hold of it in that hand while I'm writing. The only exception - when I am putting a pen away for the day, I'll use both hands to simultaneously rotate the pen & cap in opposite directions - just a little half twist to make sure it's firmly closed.

[@tomanni]

I’m so happy to see this pop up on my feed. It’s been a long week, and this will put a smile on my face, I’m sure. You always do. Thank you. 🥰

[@Gouletpens]

Thank you! It's our pleasure! - Drew

[@EdoDoe613]

Another fun Pencast!! Thanks, Brian and Drew for the laughs and enjoyment. I had to pause to test it out - I’m a body twister too!!!! 😃

[@keyofchronology]

The finger vacuum trick is also something that I often use if ink gets behind the seal! I read about it somewhere online when I was at my wit’s end with, funnily enough, my Benu converter. I’ve also used it to great success with a Jinhao converter and Lamy converter.

[@LittleDogsHouseholdStaff]

An idea for next year, since your anniversary falls around the Black Friday deal times, maybe creating a sticker (included only in Black Friday orders) that has the number of years in the anniversary could be like a cool collector opportunity! Exclusive to only Black Friday orders each year! 🎉 My vote is a sheeny-style blue/brown turkey hammock, BUT the design could change each year?

[@differentkindofGEKE]

52:13 I was listening to this as a podcast. I could totally visualize this. So of course I had to see how I do it. Just like you guys, pen in my dominant (left) hand. The other way is so awkward. If I had to manipulate the cap, I’d never use a pen with a screw cap!

[@arianamarie6353]

I played a few instruments in high school, including Bari in jazz band. It was SUPER fun! My main instrument was flute, which I still have, and I just want to give a huge thanks to Brian for inspiring me to pick it back up again! I’ve been having so much fun with it, I decided to send it in to the shop to get it back up to spec :) A very happy thanksgiving to you both, thanks for all you do!!

[@karlshewchuk6463]

People who cap a pen by turning the cap are the same people who hang their toilet paper underhand.

[@KatelynSweigart]

Wasn't expecting so much Gunpla, but I am here for it! Got back from the largest competition in the US last weekend. I was also yelling at the screen the entire time. "HG is the grade, how complicated and scale it is! And it's Witch from MERCURY! I want to stay up until show close building gunpla with fountain pen people!!!"

[@Gouletpens]

Maybe a gunpla meetup at San Fran 2024? - Drew

[@KatelynSweigart]

@@Gouletpens let's gooooo

[@differentkindofGEKE]

4:59 Thank you for the 80s mug reminder. I remember them but didn’t really drink coffee on the road until the mid-late 90s when I graduated from college. They were the chonky big gulp type travel mugs even for coffee. I prefer the stainless travel mugs of today! I work from home but use them at my desk as well as when I’m out and about.

[@a22lotti]

I would like to thank Drew for the shout out of the PR Infinity inks a couple of episodes back. I got a sample of Ultramarine with a recent order to try out in a pen that, even capped, always dried out after half an hour and would need a lot of scribbling to start writing again. Now, with Infinity ink, it writes quite well. Now, if you could just recommend an ink that can fix a sweet spot... :D

[@bernhem]

Hey Brian and Drew! I started getting into fountain pens earlier this year in the summer, and I found you guys through a recommendation from someone. The Pencasts have brought me joy with your blend of entertainment and fountain pen education. I frequently re-watch your podcasts and write down the Pencast episode number so I can reference where I heard certain tips or recommendations from! The most interesting topics come from your knowledge about retail, distribution, and manufacturing. These topics are very helpful in helping relatively new people, like myself, in understanding things like cost, managing expectations, and the difference of buying from a retailer vs a third-party seller. It thrills me to see an industry where products are made by passionate people FOR passionate people. As with any hobby I've had my frustrations, but ultimately I'm very content with my pen experiences and I've enjoyed this cozy corner of the internet. While I can't guarantee my interest in fountain pens will continue forever, I hope to see this hobby/industry to continue to grow meaningfully with or without me. And I'll continue to watch the Pencasts and enjoy fountain pens as long as I feel like, which could be just a few years or hopefully for the rest of my life!

[@Gouletpens]

I live for comments like this! Wow! Thank you!!!! - Drew

[@amybrazelton6825]

I burst out laughing when I heard Brian talking about 5 gal buckets loaded with rocks… that’s exactly what I’ve been doing as I put down weed barrier fabric and using 5 gal buckets to move the rock around! Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[@dawngilkison6123]

You can't have too many 5 gallon buckets!

[@Gouletpens]

That's what I hear! - Drew @@dawngilkison6123

[@wendywander7]

Absolutely want to see Brian with a sax solo!!! So exciting that he’s enriching his life that way! I really enjoy the pen-uncapping question as I’ve made a recent adaptation. I’m right handed, and I uncap by holding the cap in the palm of my left hand while unscrewing the barrel-end with my right while the pen is horizontal. When capping the pen, I hold the pen the same, but I screw the barrel-end with thumb & index finger of right and left hands alternating, thereby recapping the pen twice as fast. Thank you for a wonderful episode, and I look forward to seeing you again in December. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@marielantedeum1699]

Love you guys!! You make my Fridays at work more enjoyable. Penguin urine?! 😯🤣

[@kathyfannon7563]

At first I was sad there's not a pencast next week, but then I realized there are still of ton of old ones I can catch up on! My son played 8 Bit Big Band for us on the way to church last week, "Still Alive" had us cracking up! Happy Anniversary and Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! We're so grateful for all that you do for us! 🦃🖋💙

[@ctakahashi]

Brian: A very fun skill to have is to take pictures from the hip (really the belly). Then what you do is tell really bad jokes and snap the pic immediately. The expressions are truly to die for! Loads of fun at family events and for unique wedding pics! LOL

[@tootsfour956]

This is filled with so much material that makes me laugh😂 Fun, fun, fun? And love the rest! Blessings

[@EmperorLeyba]

I can pretty much say that the peak of Pencast Experience would be seeing Brian Goulet play the saxophone.

[@creamsiclecat]

The pencast is such a wholesome island in a sea of bad news

[@raventhelight9357]

Couldn't agree more!

[@JefferyHall-ct2tr]

Hello Guys! Yet another FUN pencast! Really fascinating about how different folks remove and replace the caps on their pens! The penguin info was cool too! I hope EVERYONE at The Goulet Pen Company and their families have a GREAT Thanksgiving! By the way, 5 gallon buckets are VERY useful for carrying myriad items!

[@Gouletpens]

We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well! - Drew

[@StacySchulze-cg1he]

Drew, rock buckets are not weird. Plenty of us who garden have to collect the rocks we unearth somewhere so we can move them to a collection/use location.

[@GummyBear1972]

I use my bucket for collecting rocks because I paint things on them and hide them around town for kids and other people to find. It's a fun game with strangers. I even painted a fountain pen rock once.

[@StacySchulze-cg1he]

I’ve had painted rocks show up at my doorstep. Made me smile every time. One block from me is a corner memorial garden full of painted rocks. @@GummyBear1972

[@peteazouz6072]

Gentlemen, thank you for another great pencast, just what the doctor ordered (took my daughter + friends to a renaissance festival today.. needed something calming to listen to). Huge props to Brian for wanting to take his kids to TSO, really amazing if you can, we go every year if they play near us. If you aren't able to see TSO, maybe try taking them to see the Nutcracker - I know the Richmond symphony plays it this time of year.

[@Gouletpens]

I hope you enjoyed the faire! - Drew

[@Sarahlxxx]

Happy Goulet Pens Anniversary! 🥳🥳

[@dawngilkison6123]

Interesting to see the variations of capping/uncapping described. I think for me (right hand dominant), it depends on where and with which hand I pick up the pen. If I pick up the pen by the cap, my right hand will do the work of twisting/pulling either the body or the cap depending on which part my right hand is holding (or not holding if I happen to pick up the pen with my left hand). If I pick up the pen by the body, again my right hand does the work of twisting/pulling wherever is available to my right hand. Same for putting cap back on.

[@Quinkerbell_3604]

I have been trying lots of ink samples with different pens and I have questions. What is difference between dry writing ink versus a fast drying ink? How are wet inks versus lubricated inks different? It seems to mostly depend on the nibs but are there quantifiable differences? I plan on getting more samples, I just want to add more to the complexity of my choices. 😊

[@bluejchou4404]

Great question!🙋🏻 I do wonder what makes some inks more lubricated as they flow out of the nib.

[@chuckbaker7909]

I have had my Visconti Homo Sapiens Magma for a while now. I got mine when the nibs were made of iridium and was shortly before the changeover in the material. I count myself lucky that I got a great nib right out of the box. Most folks I know who own these pens have had no trouble with their nibs at all. It was my first grail pen and is still one of my favorite pens.

[@justmango_]

With respect to unique inks, Birmingham Pen Co.'s Emerald Fusion and Interstellar Bronze came to mind immediately!

[@Stitchxavi]

Excited for the nice two hour runtime! 🎉

[@shazzagirl9803]

Yes yes Brian please play your new sax when you're ready. That would be so great! 😊😊

[@heathergleiser]

Love that you both know about Too Many Zooz! They rock.

[@raventhelight9357]

I would love to know how many other people listen to Leo p too. I was surprised they both knew who he was and his band

Happy Anniversary, Goulet Pen Company!!! 🎉❤

[@Gouletpens]

Thank you! - Drew

[@jolienkrispijn]

Happy Goulet anniversary! And happy thanksgiving!

[@Gouletpens]

Happy Thanksgiving! - Drew

[@celiapritchard1292]

DDisney flashback: Small World was actually introduced at the 1963-64 World's Fair in New York - really cool memories. Also Trip to the Moon with the seats that tilt and imitate takeoff - now called Trip to Mars (Disneyland). Thanks for bringing them to my mind.

[@daciajohnson32]

Brian - welding is hard to make it look good, even when you do it every day! Kudos to you for learning how to weld aluminum - that is about the hardest metal to weld and make it look good!! Drew - so jealous you have a PS5 - thinking about that for our family, but still using our PS4.

[@CharlesLaughlin]

Love how Drew patiently smiles at the camera as Brian has to look up that he's wrong about Dennis Hopper playing Hook! Dennis Hopper would have been far too sinister for kids!

[@JTW-dr9sj]

It's interesting how Drew mentioned the sailor ink as an unique color. I randomly decided to try mixing inks a few weeks ago and "oink" is the first color I tried by mixing pilot yu-yake and hana-ikada, the result is actually pretty close to the sailor, I guess i was craving an ink I haven't seen before. Interesting!

[@susancarr3673]

Re Visconti HS Nibs - Mine came to me perfect, unfortunately MY VERY OWN negligence bumped it out of alignment. Sent it to Coles of London service - after years of use out of warranty - they straightened and fixed it and it is perfect again. In this case, they only charged me shipping - likely the exception not the rule. Very supportive of Visconti HS!

[@theresabell5750]

What ink would Severus Snape lose his mind over if a student at Hogwarts wrote an essay with it? Additionally, what would be his favorite ink that isn't a black or blue?

[@dorothybaker2481]

What would Snape's reaction be if a student wrote there essay in Writers Blood? Additionally which pen would each professor use?

[@frankmarek9921]

Hemingway Jones just bought a retro 51. Retro fountain pen matches drew shirt,frank in Oswego,ill

[@frankmarek9921]

He got from Goulet pens

[@RobRutherford]

I think of a Deep Purple as being more like Smoke on the Water.

[@nkhasselriis]

Pencast stats: Average length of video: 1 hour, 55 minutes, 52 seconds Total length of playlist: 9 days, 2 hours, 13 minutes, 49 seconds

[@dlouwizardflipchy9671]

Hi! Sorry about just watching this episode now. I had been busy for the last 6 months & just now catching up. I would like to say that I uncap my fountain pens with one hand & it’s my right hand. I also will screw or pop the cap back on with my right hand alone. I had been watching my grandparents in the late 60’s do this & I think it’s awesome.

[@dlouwizardflipchy9671]

So I twist the cap on & off the pen with one hand which is my right hand which I write with. ❤

[@jujingelion]

Great pencast as always! Thank you so much!❤ I'm unscrewing the cap, but thinking about it, almost all fountain pens in my youth were the ones you don't screw. It was more a fancy thing on expensive pens. So we all just quickly took the cap with our non-dominant hand so it is "out of the picture" and you can write right away. Because of that I always have to carefully watch my family as they try to uncap every fountain pen without unscrewing. It's always a heartattack when they try to open some of my fountain pens.😅

[@oldladywithacamera]

Have a great holiday season!!

[@mikideez623]

Glad I'm not the only one who turns as pink as the Pencast sign when I laugh. ^.^ Also, haven't y'all had the Hopper/Hoffman as Hook debate before? Somehow I knew Drew was going to say Waterworld before he did, and I haven't seen that movie before.

[@evaaliceanensen1277]

Flat top baby! 😂 Almost dropped my fountain pen laughing!

[@Grazious524]

As a huge Gundam fan, particularly of the Gunpla side of things, I felt I should share some info! The grade denotes the size and complexity of the kit. There are four primary grades I see the most - HG (High Grade), MG (Master Grade), RG (Real Grade), and PG (Perfect Grade). HG is 1/144 scale and generally easy to build, but also less detailed than the others. MG is 1/100 scale, significantly more pieces, more functional mechanics, more detail, etc. RG is basically the same vibe as MG, but at 1/144 scale - harder to build because of the size. Then PG is massive at 1/60 scale, with the most mechanics and pieces and complexity. Generally those even have LED kits and such that can be added to them. I recommend looking up the PG Banshee for reference, it is wild. Regarding the name, "Aerial" is the name of that particular Mobile Suit - it is from the Witch from Mercury series, and is the Mobile Suit used by the main character. If interested, there is also a 1/100 scale Aerial that may be fun to build! I have it sitting in my collection of unfinished kits, looking forward to building it someday! Gunpla is fantastic, and it honestly made me smile a lot to see both of you getting a chance to try it out. (As a side note, I've been watching since the Goulet Q&A days, a huge fan of everything y'all do

[@born2bebon]

Drew, Im so surprised that one of your first references to Dennis Hopper wasn’t King Koopa in Super Mario Bros ! 😄

[@redmoonvenus7327]

19:20 for a silver pen (made of sterling silver) I'd recommand making a pen sleeve out of jeweler polishing cloth.

[@kassandraglueck2794]

Not an orchestra, but the broadway tour of STOMP is going to be in Roanoke in Feb - a good show for people who aren't (yet) into watching live performances. Including kids!

[@LucyLu_meztli]

The intros are sooooo good 😅😂🤣🤣

[@SPJones-z3x]

Routinely a Podcast listener, not a watcher, while I go on my daily walks. But today - IMMEDIATELY after finishing my walk and just having listened to "how do you unscrew your pen?" - I had to pick up my nearest pen and uncap it. I'm a righty...held the cap in my left, body in my right, and unscrewed the body while holding the cap stationary. I mean, is there another way? Nope, not if you're completely -ambidextrous (is that a word?!) like me (and, apparently, Brian). Thanks for making me laugh at myself for my need to test the theory as soon as possible! Pen-nerdiness for the day is complete...✒✅

[@nourin_siddique]

A goulet concert with brian and rachel !!! On the occasion of end of year, I really need to listen now :33 it has been so long since I saw rachel in a video xDD Also spreadsheet and gift list is so cool at such an amazing age. Tinkering with software and stuff is fun, you learn so many cool things that is how I stumbled upon dropdown. Like my faculty saw the dropdown menu in google sheet I shared with them and they were like WHAT?? that exists XD

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

I'm SO glad you addressed the issue of how you uncapped a pen. I see the reviewers on KZbin who demonstrate how many turns it takes to uncap a pen. I never understood that since I unscrew the barrel of the pen. I always thought that there was something unconventional about me. Oh, and occasionally I've disassembled a pen; that was a slip cap pen; by unscrewing it. Have you done that too? Dennis Hopper was in Easy Rider, but mabe ya'll are too young to know about that one. The best ride in Magic Kingdom is the Winnie the Pooh ride. It's like an LSD trip.

[@tbayless8324]

"Don't Mess With YELLOWJACKETS in Texas either. They are so vicious, and you really can't see them or run from them. They are attracted to the sugar. These stories of Yellow Jackets could go on forever. I cannot tell you how many times I have been stung, since I could walk. LOL!!!☹

[@MrG0CE]

I USUALLY UNSCREW THE CAP WITH THE BODY FIXED. IT ALL BEGUN WHEN BEFORE I GOT MY VACUUM FILLER I SAW ONE POST WHERE THE BACK KNOW RESINE WORE OUT DUE TO THE METAL SCREWING PART OF THE BODY. SO I PANICKED AND WHEN I GOT THE PEN I PUT SILICONE GREASE IN THE BACK KNOB AND NOW I SCREW THE BACK KNOB AND THE CAP AS WELL VERY DELICATELY WITHOUT OVERTIGHTENING. IS FOR THIS REASON I UNSCREW AND SCREW THE CAP, TO HAVE "MORE" CONTROL OVER IT AND DON'T RUIN MY PEN. BUT NOW BOTH OF U MENTION IT, WELL YEAH I HAVEN'T FELT THAT COMFORTABLE DOING IT THIS WAY. NEXT TIME I'LL TRY USING THE BODY BECAUSE IT SHOULDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

[@Lingosel]

I twist the cap when I'm uncapping a screw cap with just one hand. Otherwise, I twist whichever part is in my dominant hand, mostly it's the pen body, but sometimes it's the cap. I can write with both hands tho, so that might be partially why.

[@agachwosta3101]

New sticker idea: a penguin sporting a sleeveless hoodie 😊

[@acidzen]

Like most, I uncap by twisting the body with dominant hand. But there is one more option I do when the non-dominant hand is busy (holding an ink bottle e.g.)... I hold the body between the top of the palm and pinky and ring finger, and unscrewing the cap with thumb and index finger then letting the cap fall on the table.

[@TJulieta]

Both! I unscrew the cap with my non-dominant hand holding the pen horizontally then post to the pen that's already in my writing hand. When I screw the cap back on, I screw in the body while holding the cap below the level of the pen or hold horizontally and counter-screw both parts at the same time. Most of my screw cap experience is with the Sailor Compass, so it takes a lot to get that cap secured. THIS WAS FUN! 😄 P.S. I'm a lefty who's not completely left dominant. I have been known to write like a 5th grader with my right hand and there are several things in my life that I can only do with my right side.

[@sahrandipity]

I have an exception to the right handed uncapping process! I uncap all my pens with my right hand except my Kaweco! Something about the "kaweco collection" printed on the cap ending up upside down makes me NEED to uncap that one by unscrewing the body with my left hand instead, even though it then requires me to move the pen to my other hand. But I can't do it the other way without getting uncomfortable! So weird! PS I love the haunted mansion ride too, Drew!

[@dhamijay]

Allergist here. The story about yellow jackets in drinks is pretty common, especially soda cans. I sometimes hand out cover slips for soda cans to my patients who are allergic to venoms. Even straws are not safe. There are reports of yellow jackets being found in the stomach and stinging in the inside of the gut, causing reactions.

[@ym10up]

Holy cow!

[@raventhelight9357]

Well I am going to have nightmares now.

[@dawngilkison6123]

Stinging after being swallowed-is there no end to the evils of yellow jackets?

[@pbone1111]

I thought the Loki series was great as well. I really loved the visuals of the 70s-80s style architecture and furniture. I bought a Pilot E95S because of the series!

[@Gouletpens]

Yes! The TVA set was awesome! - Drew

[@StacySchulze-cg1he]

I’ve been trying to observe myself regarding the pen uncapping conundrum. The thing I was sure of at first-holding the pen with nib a bit higher than the horizontal plane is generally true. But then, I use both hands or unscrew/pull with my non-writing hand. I’m not consistent. As others have mentioned, I also have one hand methods. I’m just enough ambidextrous that I’ll use a tool with whatever hand grabs first or what angle makes sense. This can get a bit confusing, such as recently when I subbed into the percussion section (my secondary instrument since high school). I kept thinking “What is wrong with me? I can play the bass drum better than this. Is there something off with this drum?” About an hour into rehearsal, I suddenly think, “Wait, I’m not left handed!” Switching positions brought back my skill, and I still picture The Princess Bride fight scene every time I tell the tale.

[@graciousideals1509]

Brian, you and I are opposites and it was amusing seeing you uncap the pen with your hand lol I'm right-handed. I uncap pens using my left, while capping with my right. I grip the cap using my thumb and 3 fingers, twisting them it until it gently runs through my fingers and repeat! Uncapping the pen with the body feels too forceful, and I grip the pen as if I'm about to write. That way, I have the pen all good to go! Great cast. It's nice listening to this while I clean or do something on the side.

[@zinekatzines]

Hi Drew, maybe check out the Octopus Fluids Pastell Living Coral for a similar vibe to the 173 - it has an amazing neon yellow glow that really took me by surprise! ✨

[@reethin2976]

I’ve just realised I uncap and cap both ways? I mainly use a Kaweco sport so it might be different for other pens maybe. But I unscrew the main body when opening the pen with my right hand but screw on the top with my left when I’m closing it.

[@beckyisj]

Thanks for taking my question! And omg the Schon pen looks sooooooo good

[@LucyLu_meztli]

42:37 Scared me there for a second 😅

[@FrancoisTHX]

30:51 That's not what I've heard from nibmeisters who work on the new in-house nib... I just last month battled with my retailer to get a working EF nib on an Homosapiens (and got a defective clip too) ; absolutely impossible out of the 5 or 6 EFs they had in stock. I got bit while trying to purchase one of the Palladium ones at the time, and now just got bit again by this unscrupulous company. Maybe Visconti needs another decade or so in order to simply realise they should properly check their nibs at the factory. I'll just get another Scribo; and maybe you should do too if you want an Italian pen from a company showing respect towards their customers and partners.

[@jolienkrispijn]

Yuk Brian! Penguin urine 😂 you always crack me up with your TMI talks 😂😂😂

[@rebeccarehm8434]

I unscrew my Kaweco Sport with my writing hand and then post into the cap. So no transferring. But just with my Sport, since it's so small and I hold the cap a little when writing.

[@xslickrickx2103]

The unscrewing thing blew my mind, I only use snap caps (I did just order an eco that hasn’t arrived yet) but I always hold the cap in my non dominant hand when uncapping.

[@LucyLu_meztli]

Hey there, not sure if you mentioned the change to DHL for international shipping in a Pencast or just over email. I was excited to get some stuff with the Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals and realized Mexico is no longer listed 😢

[@theotherlinh]

On pen capping/uncapping: also a body untwister. I always insert the pen into the cap as well (mostly) but what I turn seems to depend on the pen. If it has a clip, I twist the body. But I noticed when I tried with a clipless cap, I'm twisting the cap instead. Strange, indeed. I, too, am behind on MCU. I saw Iron Man and the first Captain America. And have probably seen a lot of clips on YT. That's it, lol. 5 gal buckets are so useful. But it's only like $4-5 still at HD :) But they've gotten thinner... (I use them for car washing/supplies).

[@prophetessoftroy]

If I think about it, I hold the pen by the cap in my non-dominant hand and unscrew the barrel with my dominant hand. I think this is largely because I tend to hold on to the cap while I'm writing, whether the pen is postable or not. But I've also found that it depends on how I pick the pen up to begin with--if the cap is in my dominant hand, I'll unscrew it that way and just switch to write. It's more awkward, but it gets done. Also I wanted to note: Drew, your note about the Silvern being a little heavy for a pocket was a good one, but I feel obligated to mention that women's blouses rarely have a breast pocket (even blazers do not generally come with the inner breast pocket), so we're not usually carrying our pens that way to begin with. ETA: My husband strongly and emphatically agrees with Drew that Living With the Land is the best ride at Disney World.

[@Fruitjellyy]

Great podcast as always!!

[@Gouletpens]

Thanks for joining us! - Drew

[@lancefukushima2237]

Toy story mania and radiator spring racers are two of the best rides. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[@Ybalrid]

the pilot v-pen / varsity is suprisingly sturdy

[@nominevacans8173]

I unscrew the Kaweco Sport on the barrel. BUT I hold the cap with my writing hand. Because of course I post the thing. And this way, when I slide in the barrel into the cap, my writing hand slips forward on the cap into the position I hold it, in one motion.

[@bluejchou4404]

Yellow Jackets swimming in your mouth!!!??? Wow! What a story. No, NIGHTMARE! Man. That story takes the cake. Whatever that means... Where DO we get that saying from??? Rabbit hole appears, will I jump down or get back to my tasks? 😅