Religious Venting

[summer_jackel]

So I go to my truck so I can go obtain a burrito for lunch, only to find some little pamphlet about God or Bible verses or some such stuck under my windshield wipers. Maybe it's because I'm already in something of a mood, but this pissed me really very off, thanks...not only does it waste trees and lack any of the scholarly, literary or philosophical examination that might make me actually interested in looking at something religious, finding it on my car just feels invasive. I mean, if they actually try and find me at home to discuss this, I can at least tell them not to waste their material by leaving it with me.

Tell you what, guys; keep your unpleasant, vengeful god and the way you continually misinterpret the teachings of a guy you claim is its son the hell away from me and I won't assume you're ALL a bunch of misogynistic, homophobic asses aping the religion of several thousand years ago on another continent, with no sense of the actual history of you own religion, ok? (no offense to actual asses, Asiatic, Somali, domestic or otherwise, intended).

On the other hand, burrito. Om nom nom.

Comments

[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

I mainly use Noodler's Black and Luxury Blue--which isn't as good as it sounds. It's a faded blue and it creeps like you wouldn't believe. Plains of Abraham would be nice, but I worry about it clogging in my very pricey Sheaffer Valor. I've used Diamine Sapphire Blue, and I'm happy with the colour, but it's not permanent, and I want something permanent. I do a fair bit of writing and I want a durable hard copy of what I write in case Atlas shrugs and my computer craps out without a current backup.

I agree, Legal Lapis looks like a colour you'd print on American dollar bills. Lapis should look like the blue in King Tut's funeral mask, not grey!

And pengeek away--I like it :P

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

Noodler's black isn't black enough for me, but Heart of Darkness is really nice and is now my primary ink. (That it references a favorite work of literature doesn't hurt). Pvt. Reserve Black Magic Blue is very yummy, rich and satisfying, and also has that nice formality to it, but I dunno about its permanence. I'd be happy to send you a little phial if you want to test it out, though.

I really wouldn't put the Abraham in your nicest pen; it is a temperamental ink and really does settle quickly. It's probably one of those inks where you shouldn't let it sit in the pen for very long, or use a dip pen, which is how I handle it.

Do you know about http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/? They have a really awesome ink review section. Feed your pen geekery, man.

[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

I think I have a bottle. I didn't use it much because it smeared and I didn't have a blotter yet. I'll have to get it out some time.

I have a glass dip pen that I'm still trying to master. I was going to use it for Christmas cards (message in green, signed in red) but I think my cards this year are too glossy for fountain pens :(

I'm a member of FPN, yes. Haven't visited much lately. I love the ink reviews section, but it's become a victim of its success--most of the ink scans have either been taken down or always have their bandwidth exceeded. Ah, well--I'm sure the perfect blue will turn up sooner or later!

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

I'm still not convinced that I've found my perrrrfect sepia...