coffeedaiv | Laughing in Valhalla

I like fountain pens. I tell people that i use them because my handwriting is measurably better with them than it is with other devices (and, if you have seen my handwriting, you will understand the need for every possible iota of improvement). Today, I received a really pretty purple Dude model pen from the company Ohto, a blue and yellow pen from Lemy, and a collection of assorted colors of (relatively) cheap Preppy pens from Platinum. Nothing too extravagant, just some nice pens to supplement my daily journal / note taking / grocery list needs. I also ordered cartridges for the pens, and then i installed them and test wrote "Sphinx of black onyx, judge my vow!"

After Marci died, i attended her memorial gathering. And, among other things, some of her things were given away to all of us who were able to be there. I accepted a d20, and an nice, but not too nice, fountain pen. And when i got it home, i tried to write with it. But it didn't work. I opened it up, checked, determined it had a full ink cartridge. All good, but it still didn't work. I revisited it occasionally, but i never got it to work.

Today? I opened it up, took the ink cartridge out, ... TURNED IT AROUND SO IT WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED... and tried it again.
Worked perfectly.

I think Marci must be laughing at me. I certainly hope so. I am, and there is little in this world i enjoy more than laughing with a friend.