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Interests: calligraphy 🖋️ fountain pens (especially flex nibs), art, digital asset management, solo backpacking, metaphysics and philosophy, joining social media sites and then forgetting about them linktr.ee/johntrendler
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fixed it

New pen, tried a few in store - really like the extra fine nib

I haven't been doom-scrolling the news lately & I have to say it's quite nice

Claudia Sheinbaum, the President of Mexico, has announced a lawsuit against Google, if they continue to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across its entire body of water. The lawsuit argues that Trump's order to rename the region is only limited to the section under US control.

firemusk.org

I renewed my library card the other day 📚

Normalize not hustling

❤️ happy ❤️ Valentine's ❤️ day❤️

Wow. It's REALLY rainy in So Cal. I stepped in 3 or 4 urban rivers on my walk home & got soggy socks 🫤

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o-V... fascinating look into silly animals in marginalia. TIL the word drolleries

@briantylercohen.bsky.social exposing the corruption of former Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruit's staff spending over $1,500 on fountain pens - but all I can think is that $1,500 on fountain pens isn't really that much, is it? 😂 #fountainpens

www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-o... put it back like you found it

About to watch the #puppybowl (no spoilers!)

Why yes, I did just buy Unicorn Party washi tape

Perfect is the enemy of good. Ink is a mix of Pelikan brilliant red and Montblanc mystery black.

#fountainpens 😂

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...

Pilot metal Falcon with Montblanc mystery black #fountainpen ❤️

techcrunch.com/2025/02/01/h...

fairly certain I'm going to purchase a Pilot Metal Falcon fountain pen soon, soft fine. 🖋️ Speak now or forever hold your peace

www.npr.org/2025/01/25/n... can you read cursive? ✒️

www.theguardian.com/education/20... : "how will the scholars of the future be able to read and interpret the handwritten documents of the past?" Answer: Palaeography

www.npr.org/2025/01/23/g... 🙌 go Thailand!

omg wtf doge.gov 🤢

slate.com/life/2025/01... #ink

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... 😭

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

Currently fascinated by the book The Art of the Interesting #books