ink between the teeth

Dec 16, 2019

review: nagasawa kobe #54 goshikiyama ochre

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Let's take a look at one of the rarer inks in my collection!

Dec 9, 2019

Dec 2, 2019

review: robert oster signature great southern ocean

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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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Red hasn't shown up on this blog in a while!

Nov 13, 2019

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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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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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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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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Hey, another Robert Oster ink!

Oct 7, 2019

review: diamine rustic brown

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Let's take a gander at another Diamine ink.

Sep 30, 2019

review: diamine twilight

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

Sep 23, 2019

happy second anniversary!

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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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Back to your regularly scheduled reviews!

Aug 26, 2019

review: de atramentis dark reseda

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Let's look at a De Atramentis ink!

Aug 19, 2019

review: colorverse sea of tranquility

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More Colorverse! I sure do have a lot of this stuff.

Aug 12, 2019

review: de atramentis petrol

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Let's take a look at a fun color!

Aug 5, 2019

review: diamine 150th anniversary safari

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Let's look at a Diamine ink!

Jul 29, 2019

review: pilot iroshizuku tsutsuji

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Jul 22, 2019

review: diamine salamander

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Let's take a gander at Diamine Salamander! Ooh that rhymed.

Jul 15, 2019

review: robert oster signature astorquiza rot

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Here's another Robert Oster ink!

Jul 8, 2019

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

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My first Sailor pen! Not technically a Sailor pen.

Jul 1, 2019

review: takeda jimuki TAG kyo no oto yamabukiiro

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Let's take a look at another TAG ink!

Jun 24, 2019

review: de atramentis charles dickens

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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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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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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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It's another Colorverse ink!

May 27, 2019

review: sailor jentle grenade

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We're taking a peek at one of my favorite inks!

May 20, 2019

review: colorverse einstein ring

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Let's take a look at another Colorverse ink!

May 13, 2019

review: robert oster signature velvet storm

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More Robert Oster!

May 6, 2019

review: monteverde california teal

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Here's a brand I'm pretty new to: Monteverde!

Apr 29, 2019

review: herbin vert de gris

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Let's take a look at a pretty new ink!

Apr 22, 2019

review: colorverse dark energy

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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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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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Let's look at another Takeda Jimuki ink!

Mar 25, 2019

review: platinum citrus black

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Here's a new-to-me brand and line!

Mar 18, 2019

review: colorverse ginkgo tree

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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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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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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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Here's another ink from the Colorverse Voyager 1 set!

Feb 18, 2019

review: diamine 150th anniversary blood orange

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Feb 11, 2019

review: colorverse pale blue dot

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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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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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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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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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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!