NPD and NID - April 2025

The wife and I took a long weekend trip to North Carolina; to Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. She has a goal to see 50 new bookstores this year because she turns 50. So, I hadn't even planned to get a new pen or ink. But since we were in Chapel Hill, I just had to visit The NEW Crazy Alan's Emporium! Such a great little store in the corner of a strip mall. Tons of ink, huge selection of pens, and plenty of notebooks/stationery to choose from.

Turns out they were having a sale on all Pilot pens; one of my favorite fountain pens is the Vanishing Point. So I felt obligated to add one to my collection. And since it was a new pen, I wanted a new ink to go with it. And, as part of the sale, I got a free Rhodia pad. So yeah, it was totally worth it. I scored a new pen, ink, and notepad for less than just the price of the pen normally. w00t! Here's my haul of a Pilot Vanishing Point (or Capless) in blue carbonesque with a medium nib, a bottle of Endless Alchemy's Candy Sea blue ink, and a black Rhodia dotPad:

The pen is already inked and here's the swatch of the ink: