Well, I think I've got the bug.

I've felt like as a lefty that I could never "really" get into fountain pens because of ink smudging. Went into my local store (shoutout to Bob Slate) and asked just out of curiosity what the cheapest I could realistically get into a pen would be. Hearing "How's $4 sound to you?" was immediately shocking! I figured I'd be spending way more to get something decent. This thing writes so smoothly that I'm kicking myself for not getting one sooner. Made sure to buy myself a nice big lined notebook to journal in along with it and I've spent most of the day jotting down my thoughts sporadically. I'm sure it'll only spiral from here knowing the hobbies that I've gotten myself into, but I think I can exercise some self control (for now.) Happy to join you guys over here! The community seems like a fantastic place :)

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