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An open letter to my favorite ink bottlers
17 years ago
Dear Noodler's Ink:
Your product is awesome and your truly endearing labels even more so. However, we have to talk about your 'Legal Lapis' shade of ink. Now, I'm an attorney. We always sign original documents in blue. A very typical, middle of the road, conservative, uninteresting blue. I mean, it can be a pretty blue, don't get me wrong, but it shouldn't make the reader go "woah, that's a weird color.' I of course did not make up this tradition, and they didn't exactly teach it to me in law school, but it is an undisputed fact nonetheless.
Now, Legal Lapis is this really keen shade of dark turquoise. Don't get me wrong; I like it a lot, and playing around with it am inspired me to sketch out a short pornographic furry comic about a couple of girls having sex in front of a fish tank. My mind works like this, you see. However, the color in no way suggests the shade of lapis lazuli, nor is it at all appropriate for the signing of legal documents. Just thought you might like to know.
On a similar vein, to Private Reserve Inks, could you be so kind as to tell me what drug whichever relevant employee of your company was on when she named your 'Blue Suede'? It's a very pretty shade of light aqua green, though unfortunately I've found little use for it in my art so far. It is definitely green, though.
While we are on the subject, your bottles are very art-decoish and pretty, and also easy to fill the pen with, always a plus. However, I have noticed that they are nearly impossible to use without getting ink all over one's fingers. Perhaps this is entirely a shortcoming on my part.
Sincerely, and admittedly very geekishly yours,
Jackel
Your product is awesome and your truly endearing labels even more so. However, we have to talk about your 'Legal Lapis' shade of ink. Now, I'm an attorney. We always sign original documents in blue. A very typical, middle of the road, conservative, uninteresting blue. I mean, it can be a pretty blue, don't get me wrong, but it shouldn't make the reader go "woah, that's a weird color.' I of course did not make up this tradition, and they didn't exactly teach it to me in law school, but it is an undisputed fact nonetheless.
Now, Legal Lapis is this really keen shade of dark turquoise. Don't get me wrong; I like it a lot, and playing around with it am inspired me to sketch out a short pornographic furry comic about a couple of girls having sex in front of a fish tank. My mind works like this, you see. However, the color in no way suggests the shade of lapis lazuli, nor is it at all appropriate for the signing of legal documents. Just thought you might like to know.
On a similar vein, to Private Reserve Inks, could you be so kind as to tell me what drug whichever relevant employee of your company was on when she named your 'Blue Suede'? It's a very pretty shade of light aqua green, though unfortunately I've found little use for it in my art so far. It is definitely green, though.
While we are on the subject, your bottles are very art-decoish and pretty, and also easy to fill the pen with, always a plus. However, I have noticed that they are nearly impossible to use without getting ink all over one's fingers. Perhaps this is entirely a shortcoming on my part.
Sincerely, and admittedly very geekishly yours,
Jackel
I must say, I like Noodler's imperial theme for some of their inks. Empire Red is certainly close to the red used in the old Empire maps. I shall have to investigate them further.
I didn't know that about the Empire Red...how neat! But Noodler's makes some really great products, and is definitely a company I support.
I love their whole British collection, though I would appreciate a darker blue for general use. Shouldn't be too hard to come up with a cute name for one. I tend to write with blues XD
Would you recommend the bulletproof inks or would the regular inks do? I've heard good and bad things about almost every variety they make on the Fountain Pen Network board. It's not a big sacrifice on my part since I use waterproof anyway. Ganges Blue looks nice, but it's expensive. I do like the Ottoman azure, though.
I love the Private Reserve Black Magic Blue...a very nice, deep dark blue. I haven't seen it reviewed on the Fountain Pen Network yet, and am even contemplating doing so.
I'll have to try a few of them out and see which ones work in my pen. And get a couple more pens when I can!
What ever the fish think? And the little cephalopods? o.o Please, someone, think of the squiddies!
Only, and this is fascinating, it's "any kind of ink you like as long as it's sepia". Sepia ink was originally harvested from the common cuttlefish, 'sepia occidentalis.' Octopus ink was also used for...ink. Modern inks, thankfully, harm no cephalopods, but I really really wish I could find an ink bottler that marketed an "authentic" shade of sepia.
...or a fisherperson who was willing to sell me a vial of the genuine article...