2019 - ink between the teeth

Dec 16, 2019

review: nagasawa kobe #54 goshikiyama ochre

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review: nagasawa kobe #54 goshikiyama ochre
Let's take a look at one of the rarer inks in my collection!

Dec 9, 2019

review: diamine tropical glow

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review: diamine tropical glow

Dec 2, 2019

review: robert oster signature great southern ocean

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review: robert oster signature great southern ocean
I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I'm back reviewing a Robert Oster Signature ink.

Nov 18, 2019

review: robert oster signature direct sun

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review: robert oster signature direct sun
Red hasn't shown up on this blog in a while!

Nov 13, 2019

journaling (almost) every day

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journaling (almost) every day
I'm not really an artist, so participating in Inktober wasn't something I was particularly pressed to do. My coworker asked me if I was going to do something along Inktober's lines with fountain pens. And I guess I kind of did.

Nov 11, 2019

review: robert oster signature 1980s colours honey bee

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review: robert oster signature 1980s colours honey bee
Let's take a look at a bee-lightful ink. Sorry.

Nov 4, 2019

review: noodler's v-mail burma road brown

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review: noodler's v-mail burma road brown
We're back! Thankfully the power outages have stopped, hopefully for the rest of the year. Let's take a look at a brand that I haven't used very much in the past couple of months.

Oct 21, 2019

review: robert oster signature khaki

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review: robert oster signature khaki
Robert Oster Khaki is such a fascinating color. Let's take a deeper look at it.

Oct 14, 2019

review: robert oster signature bronze

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review: robert oster signature bronze
Hey, another Robert Oster ink!

Oct 7, 2019

review: diamine rustic brown

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review: diamine rustic brown
Let's take a gander at another Diamine ink.

Sep 30, 2019

review: diamine twilight

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review: diamine twilight
I've talked about Diamine inks before, so let's hop right in.

Sep 23, 2019

happy second anniversary!

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happy second anniversary!
It's the second anniversary of Ink Sharks! Woohoo!

Well, there's not much to say except that this blog has been around for two trips around the sun. I still enjoy reviewing inks, pens, and other stationery items, and I don't plan on slowing down soon.

Since last year, I've changed the blog name and kept on truckin' through reviews. I ordered one big box of samples from Pen Chalet last year; between that, samples from work, and a generous gift from a penpal, what I fondly consider to be "season 1.5" of Ink Sharks has come to an end. There's a fresh box of samples on my desk, and I'm so excited to get through them.

Whether you've been here since year one or just started tuning in to this blog with Monday's review, thank you for your support. I really appreciate all of you who visit this blog and take a gander at the reviews. Right back into it next week!

Sep 16, 2019

review: monteverde mandarin orange

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review: monteverde mandarin orange
Back to your regularly scheduled reviews!

Aug 26, 2019

review: de atramentis dark reseda

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review: de atramentis dark reseda
Let's look at a De Atramentis ink!

Aug 19, 2019

review: colorverse sea of tranquility

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review: colorverse sea of tranquility
More Colorverse! I sure do have a lot of this stuff.

Aug 12, 2019

review: de atramentis petrol

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review: de atramentis petrol
Let's take a look at a fun color!

Aug 5, 2019

review: diamine 150th anniversary safari

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review: diamine 150th anniversary safari
Let's look at a Diamine ink!

Jul 29, 2019

Jul 22, 2019

review: diamine salamander

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review: diamine salamander
Let's take a gander at Diamine Salamander! Ooh that rhymed.

Jul 15, 2019

review: robert oster signature astorquiza rot

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review: robert oster signature astorquiza rot
Here's another Robert Oster ink!

Jul 8, 2019

review: nagasawa kobe profit skeleton (proske) + music nib

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review: nagasawa kobe profit skeleton (proske) + music nib
My first Sailor pen! Not technically a Sailor pen.

Jul 1, 2019

review: takeda jimuki TAG kyo no oto yamabukiiro

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review: takeda jimuki TAG kyo no oto yamabukiiro
Let's take a look at another TAG ink!

Jun 24, 2019

review: de atramentis charles dickens

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review: de atramentis charles dickens
Here's one of the rarer inks I've reviewed. The full De Atramentis line isn't carried at a lot of places.

Jun 17, 2019

review: de atramentis salmon

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review: de atramentis salmon
I accidentally posted this one last week, unfinished! Oops—but let's take a look at this ink.

Jun 10, 2019

review: kokuyo shellbro pen case

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review: kokuyo shellbro pen case
If you didn't know, I'm a huge fan of the original Mighty Ducks jerseys, largely because of my deep and unending love for Paul Kariya. That "eggplant and jade" (it's purple and teal, let's not get too fancy with it) is the 90s in a nutshell to me. Despite not being a Mighty Ducks or an Anaheim Ducks or a Southern California-in-general fan, I still own a starter jacket in this wonderful color combo. What can I say? I commit to my bits.

So when we were introducing the Kokuyo Shellbro in purple and emerald green over at JetPens, I was instantaneously smitten. It took me a little while to get it, but when my planner supplies got too unwieldy for my Velos Tin Pen Case, I decided it was time to make the upgrade.

Jun 3, 2019

review: colorverse gravity wave

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review: colorverse gravity wave
It's another Colorverse ink!

May 27, 2019

review: sailor jentle grenade

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review: sailor jentle grenade
We're taking a peek at one of my favorite inks!

May 20, 2019

review: colorverse einstein ring

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review: colorverse einstein ring
Let's take a look at another Colorverse ink!

May 13, 2019

review: robert oster signature velvet storm

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review: robert oster signature velvet storm

May 6, 2019

review: monteverde california teal

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review: monteverde california teal
Here's a brand I'm pretty new to: Monteverde!

Apr 29, 2019

review: herbin vert de gris

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review: herbin vert de gris
Let's take a look at a pretty new ink!

Apr 22, 2019

review: colorverse dark energy

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review: colorverse dark energy

More Colorverse! I sure hope y'all aren't sick of these inks, because I still have a couple more to go.

Apr 15, 2019

review: organics studio masters of writing foggy bottom yellow sepia

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review: organics studio masters of writing foggy bottom yellow sepia
All work and no play makes me a dull boy, so a break was very necessary this last week. Let's hop right back into the reviews with one about Organics Studio!

Apr 1, 2019

review: takeda jimuki TAG kyo no oto aonibi

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review: takeda jimuki TAG kyo no oto aonibi
Let's look at another Takeda Jimuki ink!

Mar 25, 2019

review: platinum citrus black

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review: platinum citrus black
Here's a new-to-me brand and line!

Mar 18, 2019

review: colorverse ginkgo tree

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review: colorverse ginkgo tree
Since we're already on a bit of a Colorverse run, let's keep going!

Mar 11, 2019

review: bungubox 4b

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review: bungubox 4b
Let's take a look at another Bungubox ink!

Mar 4, 2019

review: organics studio masters of writing henry david thoreau walden pond blue

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review: organics studio masters of writing henry david thoreau walden pond blue
Here's an ink I was really looking forward to trying out and reviewing!

Feb 25, 2019

review: colorverse interstellar space

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review: colorverse interstellar space
Here's another ink from the Colorverse Voyager 1 set!

Feb 11, 2019

review: colorverse pale blue dot

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review: colorverse pale blue dot
More Colorverse inks! I'll be working through a few of them here and there.

Feb 4, 2019

review: robert oster signature australian opal mauve

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review: robert oster signature australian opal mauve
I took an unannounced break last weekend to relish in some San Jose festivities! And now I'm back with another review. Let's take a look at an exciting ink.

Jan 21, 2019

review: live in you shiyou shier + bobby architect nib

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review: live in you shiyou shier + bobby architect nib
Today, we're looking at a relatively new pen on the Western market: the Live In You Shiyou Shier.

Jan 14, 2019

review: robert oster signature plumb nut

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review: robert oster signature plumb nut
We're back to reviews! Here's another Robert Oster Signature ink.

Jan 7, 2019

my top five inks of 2018

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my top five inks of 2018
I had a lot of fun making my Top Five Inks of 2017 list last year, so I thought I'd do it again. I tried a ton of samples this year, and I actually ended up enjoying a lot of them. Let's take a look!