The pen I’m using today is my Kaweco Art Sport (Blueblack limited edition). It’s the only pen for which I’m using cartridges and it’s currently inked with Kaweco Midnight Blue. I love how it looks without the clip, so I never use it. (The body is dark blue, but not as dark as it appears on the picture. It’s difficult to get a good lighting…)#FountainPen #CurrentlyInked
23 September 2023 @ 8:02 am
#ReadingUpdate #LanguageLearning🚪 I have been busy this week so I haven’t read much, but my biggest achievement is without a doubt reaching 70% on 請把門鎖好 by 既晴 (Jì Qíng).
📦 I just started the second Korean short story for this week, 비어있는 상자 by 이승훈 (Lee Seunghun), so finishing it will be my main goal this weekend.
🚃 I’m still in the middle of 寝台特急殺人事件 by Kyotaro Nishimura (西村京太郎). I haven’t had much time to read it this week, but it is one of the most engrossing novels I have read lately.
23 September 2023 @ 2:02 am
#3GoodThings
🛋️ Put a small shelf near the table I’m using most of the time (it’s just the table from the living room) to put the plants on it, and I can also store my keyboard and notebooks/pens etc to make room on the table that gets always so crowded with my stationery and books.
👩🏻💻 Found a way (by asking my husband) to resize featured images on my blog.
🛏️ Couldn’t sleep last night and spent hours reading the Taiwanese book I want to finish this year. Made really good progress!
22 September 2023 @ 1:10 pm
Oh my gosh! The illustrations are just so cute! So adorable! You know what… You could be a manga artist and publish your own comics and I’ll definitely buy. Lol. By the way, the older generation doesn’t understand the things we treat as hobbies. To them, everything you do must have a purpose (like to get a job in Japan) or they won’t understand why you go through all the trouble for the sake of fun. Like you, I’m studying Japanese language because I like the language and to take the JLPT is for my self-fulfilment satisfaction. The test is like a measurement of how much I am able to achieve after an amount of months or years of study.
Thank you so much!
Yes, a lot of people just don’t understand that learning a language can be a hobby in itself. And taking a test does not correspond to their idea of “fun” or “hobby”. Taking the JLPT might not be the funniest part of learning Japanese, but it is extremely motivating and exciting too!
Seriously your illustrations are so beautiful throughout the blog. How do you do them? pardon me for asking , I am a complete novice. Are you using a pressure pad?any software in particular?
Thank you very much! 😊 I am using the Surface Pro 4 by Microsoft. The surface pen has a good pressure sensibility and I can draw directly on the screen in tablet mode. As for the software, I am using clip studio paint.