Ice Age (Finally) Came

[bloodbending]

can’t believe tiktok is actually getting banned, twitter is infested with bots and brainworm-infested musk bots, facebook is king of QAnon, instagram caught the plague from facebook and is dying a slow death in real time… and as the dust settles… only Miss Tumblr is left standing… failing upwards once again

[curliestofcrowns]

where's that speed skating gif

[scarygodmother]

[iceagecame]

[rispostesenzadomanda]

Vi ricordo che

[iceagecame]

Un saluto speciale a zio Phil @uds

[invaderxan]

“Samantha thinks that the walk-in is soundproof.”

[muffled screaming]

“And we just… haven’t told her that it’s not.”

[sopphic27]

This is

Peak comedy

Perfect comedic timing

No one can top this I think

[jervae]

I’m Samantha

[mamoru]

moleskine = bad

[lettering-is-my-music]

IT’S SO BAD AND I HATE IT

[mamoru]

moleskine makes people hate pens and is probably a huge part of why so many people give up on good pens.

to folks who might not know, moleskine is extremely famous AND infamous. they are hardcover notebooks with elastic enclosures. they are expensive, and sold everywhere from pharmacies to bookstores, and does collaborations with a variety of brands including james bond and pokemon. moleskine has tried to establish itself as a luxury notebook, which it technically is.

as long as you do not write in it.

moleskine paper is wholeheartedly shit. it is complete fucking garbage. you might wonder, what makes good paper? well the first thing is how well it can be written on. good paper can handle ink well. good ink handling means clear, solid lines without any feathering (fuzzy spreading), not bleeding through the page, and not ghosting. basically, you want paper that can do crisp lines with a variety of different inks and be used on both sides.

moleskine does not do that. anything more than a ballpoint or pencil will look fuzzy and gross and bleed right through the fucking page. the paper is shit. and that makes people think their pen is shit. and ballpoint pens can be seen on the other side of the page.

common knowledge is that fountain pens, rollerball pens, gel pens, felt pens, and more work better on good paper. good meaning good with ink. but when many people think good paper without knowing any better, they will reach for a moleskine notebook. because moleskine is expensive and advertises itself as good and is widely available. so people try out actually good writing implements on this shit paper, see how bad it works, and then blame the pen.

fountain pens, gel pens, and rollerball require much less pressure than ballpoint pens. they are ergonomic. easier on joints, easier for chronic pain. and moleskine makes people give up on them. nobody wants shitty bleeding feathered lines.

in the united states, our ideas of good paper and good stationery in general are extremely warped. so much of this is because paper here fucking sucks. a lot of paper performs like moleskine. there is shit paper at all price ranges. but you can pick up caliber brand paper (the ones that say made in vietnam) from cvs and have infinitely better performance for pennies. even though it looks low quality, caliber paper (vietnam) can even handle calligraphy ink clearly. bad paper makes people hate good pens and bad pens make people hate writing.

another thing really important to mention, a lot of people think thick paper is always better. this is extremely wrong. in terms of being able to handle a wide variety of inks clearly and cleanly, some of the best paper in the world is tissue thin (tomoe river).

do not buy moleskine. even if the stand is right there. they have some of the worst paper you can get at that price point. expensive paper is not always good paper, good pens need good paper, moleskine paper makes good pens seem awful, and moleskine is something you should only give to someone you loathe.

[mypunkpansexualtwin]

[jimtheviking]

THIS.

God Moleskine is such a frustrating product, and as an aspiring stationer, I hate that it’s so popular in North America. They’re beautifully constructed, yes, but god the 70gsm paper that they use is SUCH GARBAGE when it comes to inks wetter than a ballpoint pen. They do offer heavier paper - 100-200gsm weight - but only in extremely expensive, large, or difficult to find products.

Leuchtturm 1917 produces great sketching books and, if you get their 120gsm notebooks, they hold up to inks fantastically. Their standard notebooks come in 80gsm paper, and that does hold up to fountain pen ink much better than Moleskine, but while you do get much less feathering and bleeding, there is still some bleedthrough with wetter pens.

Now, if you want the finest fountain pen paper I’ve found in a notebook format, you want Maruman’s Mnemosyne 183. It’s also an 80gsm paper, but it’s treated and laid in such a way that there’s no feathering or bleeding, even with a very wet fountain pen.

That said though, honestly the best notebook I have, in terms of accessibility, expense, and quality of paper, is a Brandz United notebook that I got for my birthday a few years back. It’s not anything special, in terms of paper weight - I can’t find anything concrete, but it feels like 80gsm to me - but it barely feathers and you need to really saturate the page for it to bleed through.

Also, if you’re looking for loose paper, I highly recommend Tomoe River’s paper - so fine and thin you can practically see through it, but it holds ink like a sponge, doesn’t bleed, has no feathering, and is smooth as glass. For correspondence, though, I am a fan of G. Lalo’s Pur Vélin, which is a 125gsm 50% cotton and 50% wood pulp paper. It’s absolutely beautiful and has just enough grain to it that there’s a super pleasant tactile feedback when you’re writing.

[swedishwarriorwoman]

And if you want to go a lil’ bit fancy with gorgeous designs (and I mean GORGEOUS designs), look up Castelli. 

My current fave. No feathering, no bleeding, works perfect with ballpoint pens and with fountain pens, and the paper is super smooth. I’ve literally written novels in these fuckers. Also: cheaper than moleskine. 

[petermorwood]

@jimtheviking​ already mentioned Leuchtturm; I’m adding Black n’ Red, Clairefontaine and Rhodia.

All have better paper than Moleskine, which has been milking its early reputation for years while product quality went downhill. Now they’re just another Lifestyle Accessory for people who shop by brand-name.

[labrador-beefcake]

I know I have a lot of artists who see my stuff

[athenadark]

I was about to add Clairefontaine but I’ll add

ClaireFontaine’s paper is great no matter which books you get [or loose] but the age bag and Europa notebooks are my absolute fave, I buy them in batches to handwrite in with a fountain pen, and their sketching books, hardcover 90gsm is AMAZING if you draw with inks, especially crow and spoon pens, no bleeding, feathering and no catching with the sharp points

[6qubed]

this feels like one of those subjects I Will Not Get, because the fanciest pen I own is the fisher space pen in my EDC

[twofingerswhiskey]

I have a notebook from Dollarama for $1.25 five or six years ago that handles my fountain pen’s ink better than a luxury grade notebook my mother found once and gave to me. Paper quality is SO important.

[iceagecame]

Risorgo per un attimo post-prandiale per dire che la Castelli in effetti con pennini extra-fini fa abbastanza feathering, ma non è niente male. Io consiglio la gamma MD Paper in blocco: carta stupenda made in Japan, formati pratici, stile minimalista ed elegante. Si presentano come dei libri da rilegare e questo potrebbe essere per molti un difetto. Non sono economiche, ma rispetto alla Clairefontaine sono roba da discount (costano come più o meno come le Moleskine) ma si trovano quasi solo online, abbastanza facilmente però.

[iceagecame]

The Smile - The Same

Somebody's falling down Somebody's telling lies Simple ass motherfuckers Make one mistake after another

[iceagecame]

[iceagecame]

PLINPLON

Se qualcuna/o avesse modo di rassicurarmi su @lanymphedaphne-deactivated20221 gliene sarei molto grato. Scrivetemi pure in privato qui o al vecchio account @iceageiscoming

Solo per sapere che, nonostante tutto, è ok. Mi basta anche una foto in B/N con l’edizione di oggi di Repubblica in mano, eh.

[iceagecame]

Non è ancora chiaro se ha deciso di sbaraccare qua per farsi una nuova identità su Twitter con cui diffondere teorie del complotto stile QAnon ora che è arrivato Musk o se ha mollato tutto per aprire un chiringuito su una spiaggia messicana o per ritirarsi a vivere di pastorizia sulla Maiella. Magari è partita per i Caraibi per spendere una vincita multimilionaria e saremmo tutti contenti per lei (e di molto invidiosi). In ogni caso ho ricevuto rassicurazioni dalla diretta interessata e sono molto più tranquillo.

Grazie a tutti quanti, siete commozionanti. Sapevo che si può sempre contare sui non-morti che abitano ancora questa landa desolata post-apocalittica (NO KON, NON INIZIARE A SPARARE!! È SOLO UNA METAFORA!!!1!!)

Eh, lo so: mainagioia.

Vi voglio bene raga 🫶

Ci si vede cowboy e cowgirl spaziali 👋

[iceagecame]

PLINPLON

Se qualcuna/o avesse modo di rassicurarmi su @lanymphedaphne-deactivated20221 gliene sarei molto grato. Scrivetemi pure in privato qui o al vecchio account @iceageiscoming

Solo per sapere che, nonostante tutto, è ok. Mi basta anche una foto in B/N con l’edizione di oggi di Repubblica in mano, eh.

[iceagecame]

Lutto.

[iceagecame]

[iceagecame]

RADIOHEAD | 4 Minute Warning

This is just a nightmare Soon I’m going to wake up Someone’s gonna bring me ’round

Running from the bombers Hiding in the forest Running through the fields

Laying flat on the ground Just like everybody Steping over heads

Running from the underground This is your warning 4 minute warning

I don’t wanna hear it I don’t wanna know I just wanna run and hide

This is just a nightmare But soon I’m gonna wake up Someone’s gonna bring me ’round

This is a warning 4 minute warning

[iceagecame]

RADIOHEAD | I Will

I will Lay me down In a bunker Underground

I won’t let this happen to my children Meet the real world coming out of your shell With white elephants Sitting ducks I will Rise up

Little babies’ eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes Little babies’ eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes Little babies’ eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes Little babies’ eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes

[iceageiscoming]

RADIOHEAD | Idioteque

Who’s in a bunker? Who’s in a bunker? Women and children first And the children first, and the children I’ll laugh until my head comes off I’ll swallow ‘til I burst Until I burst, until IWho’s in a bunker? Who’s in a bunker? I have seen too much I haven’t seen enough, you haven’t seen it I’ll laugh until my head comes off Women and children first And children first, and childrenHere I’m alive Everything all of the time Here I’m alive Everything all of the timeIce Age coming, Ice Age coming Let me hear both sides Let me hear both sides, let me hear both Ice Age coming, Ice Age coming Throw it in the fire Throw it in the fire, throw it on theWe’re not scaremongering This is really happening, happening We’re not scaremongering This is really happening, happening Mobiles skwerking, mobiles chirping Take the money and run Take our money and run, take our moneyHere I’m alive Everything all of the time Here I’m alive Everything all of the time Here I’m alive Everything all of the time Here I’m alive Everything all of the time

[iceageiscoming]

RADIOHEAD | The Amazing Sounds of Orgy

I want to see you smile again Like diamonds in the dust The amazing sound of the killing hordes The day the banks collapse on usCease this endless chattering Like everything is fine When sorry is not good enough Sit in the back while no-one drivesSo glad, so glad you’re mine So glad, so glad you’re mine So glad, so glad you’re mine So glad, so glad you’re mine

[iceageiscoming]

RADIOHEAD | Cuttooth

I will lead a wallpaper life Or run away to the foreign legion I will lead a wallpaper life Or run away to the foreign legionAnd as the tanks roll into town As the tanks roll into town A little bit of knowledge will destroy you A little bit of knowledge will destroy youAs the tanks roll into town As the tanks roll into town A little bit of knowledge will destroy you A little bit of knowledge will destroy youI don’t know why I feel so tongue-tied I don’t know why I feel so skinned aliveRun until your lungs are sore Until you cannot feel it any more Run until your lungs are sore Until you find an open doorI build you up to pull you down Tie you to your feet, and watch you drown A little bit of knowledge will destroy you A little bit of knowledge will destroy you I build you up to pull you down Tie you to the stake and watch you burn in hellI don’t know why I feel so tongue-tied I don’t know why I feel so skinned aliveI’ll find another skin to wear I’ll find another skin to wear

[eleonorasimoncini]