I was in a 10 YEAR writing block. I get a fountain pen? By January 6 I’d met my monthly 10k word quota of DECENT first draft copy! 😮 it’s the speed, the forcing of the brain to slow down, and be more present and thoughtful where even my beloved Pilot V5s couldn’t replicate.
I’ve been journaling for borderline six years. I picked up a fountain pen four years ago now. Two best decisions I’ve ever ever made. I wholly think that writing letters to my friends/relatives and journaling helps ground me. I’m 20, and grew up around technology. I can’t get enough of the process of filling, cleaning, and using a vintage fountain pen. I wish my generation was more into this kind of thing.
I’m peacefully drifting into relaxation, watching calming vignettes and listening to the melodic sound of your voice, quietly contemplating the questions you pose so poetically. Alas, you gotta pay the bills, right? Jolted mid-way out of my fountain pen and leather journal daydreams by a sudden, obnoxious warning I may need to combat belly fat… Another wonderful video, Mr. Jones!
Thank you for putting into words the joy and compulsive need to journal. Been doing it since I was 11. Now 62. Also use fountain pens. Love the feel and connection.
While reviewing my journals, I can often see my emotion reflected in the quality or cadence of my handwriting. Journaling on your iPad? Surely you jest! :-) That would be about as heart-warming as decaffeinated coffee. Wonderful video, HJ... Poetic, insightful, and entertaining.
Thanks very much, My Friend! I read this sipping coffee! I would prefer people write however they must, but certainly script holds many layers of meaning. Have a great weekend!
Thank you for a well spoken and conceived video. I especially liked the phrase “a fountain pen is the brush through which I paint the words upon the page”. I’m going to add that to my journal!
Aesthetics is everything. We aren't here long enough to do everything, but we can appreciate our place in time. Glad I found your channel! (as I've got my pen out writing with a cup of tea and candle nearby.)
Thanks for another great video. Not only is handwriting and journaling a joy and mental healthcare, it is also scientifically proven that handwriting (be it with a fountain pen, a ballpoint or a pencil) makes it easier to commemorate and learn things. Especially for people with ADHD (children or adults) it is very helpful. All the best from Germany ❤
When I was in college, I went through a challenging semester. I almost failed out, my roommates were not great, and I was headed down a bad path. I made a decision to improve my life and I started with my handwriting. You can see in my journal the day I made the switch. I recognize this moment as the day I got my life together, and it all started with handwriting. Brilliant video.
Finally. Somebody who gets me. People in my world do not appreciate the beneficial use of slow, careful, beautiful handwriting in a "silly book" This, has saved my inner world. A thousand Thank You's to you, Hemingway Jones. May God increase your Tribe.
Applause! I have nearly 50 years of fascination with handwritten pages, whether an expressive calligraphy or a rapid informational hand. I believe handwriting is a personal expression as unique as our spoken voice. And so therapeutic. Thank you for this video!
Writing a journal is such an important part of self care. Thank you for being such a fearless and brave example of courage. Courage that is essential to survive within the limits of the crazy world in which we live and grow and survive.
HJ, you should take your family to the Huntington Library and Gardens in Pasadena, CA sometime. Not only is it a fantastic, extremely well-thought-out experience, you will have some b-roll for years. They also have one of the country's best bonsai collections.
I'm left handed and enjoyed learning to write cursive english with an ink pen even though I would constanly smudge the ink. I remember the early grade teachers hitting my knuckles with a ruler beacuse I was not using my right hand. Whenever I did use my right hand, most everything would be written backwards. I eventually adapted to write left to right on the page without smudging the ink. I'm still left handed when drawing or writing despite the misguided attempts to change me back then. Love your videos.
Thank you for the kind comment and for watching. It means a lot to me. Sorry that learning cursive was such a struggle. The teachers in my grade school were still doing that when I was young. They were such sadistic people. I'm so sorry that happened to you.
I don't write cursive...my handwriting is print..but I connect certain letters together as I write...like (a) and (r)..or (n) (e) ...thats why learning cursive is so important..it helps develop personality in writing.
I absolutely love this clip. I recognized all the beautiful classical music as I come from a musical background. You have hit upon the soul of handwriting and what it means to express. Thank you very much.
Nice food for thought. Handwriting is a flesh and blood link from writer to reader. I learned recently that John Steinbeck wrote his novels by hand with Blackwing pencils. Obsession with fundamental tools seems to be part of the passion.
Well said! There is absolutely a catharsis in putting pen to paper that is absent in the digital. There is a lack of permanence and connection, especially when even the keyboard itself is no longer physical or tangible. As humanity and technology are on a convergent path, it becomes even more important to retain a connection to traditional mediums as a way to stay connected to yourself.
Hello HJ. Another brilliant video. Your words inspire and are thought provoking. Another world in my life that changed was when CAD systems came into existence. I was schooled to draw by t-square and triangles in the mid 1970's. I loved putting graphite to paper. It was it's own art form that I loved. A truly archaic means to an end. Lost with the advent of time. I wonder what the Leonardo 's and the Michaelangelo's would think? Technology has given us many advancements that takes away our soul. Enjoyed the video. Keep them coming.
Wonderful video once again. I think there is something to be said about the slowing down and mechanical aspect of writing with pen and notebook over tapping on a keyboard.
I was inspired to make a long comment (as often 🐸) but I decided against doing it, as it really wasn't about font vs handwriting, nor about the expressiveness of handwriting. So it didn't feel in context. Maybe there will be another time to fully express my perspective. But I can give you a short, condensed version: To me it's about the immediacy, versatility and convenience of pen and paper. I think with pen and paper.
Virginia Woolf once said (or maybe wrote!) that nothing is real until you write about it. I started keeping a diary when I was 15 and recently started writing in my 127th blank book. I once mentioned my writing to a very young co-worker who without missing a beat said, "How narcissistic". I say, "How wrong can you get?" Keeping a journal or diary (and I believe the two can be different) is one of the healthiest, best things a person can do. That writing helps to clarify one's thoughts; helps to reduce stress and to deal with difficult and even traumatic situations and events; it helps the writer to know themself better and to develop skill with words and language. I once read a comment from a Catholic priest that such writing is a kind of sacrament and I think that's quite accurate.
This is an excellent comment. I am so sorry to hear how quick that person was with their negative comment to you. So sorry. Great stuff. Stop by again soon.
こんにちは ♪ ・I have many pen pals.🤔Correspondence has been popular in Japan for a long time. There are also companies that allow you to refer your friends. Do you all correspond?
That is wonderful to hear. That may explain why stationery from Japan is so numerous and so wonderful. We have a Pen Pal Group for our Illuminati and Cognoscenti Channel Members, so Yes, I enjoy this quite a bit.
Lovely video as usual, do you have any tips on how to write in a straight line on blanc paper? You seem to be able to do that really well while my writing always looks crooked ;( and I love that first leatherbound journal! I love the way you speak about writing and it reflects some of my own thoughts on the subject, it's nice to see someone else as passionate about it.
Thank you very much for your kind comment! Well, I get good sometimes at just writing straight if I start from the top and just follow close. However, you can put lined paper behind it; as long as the paper is translucent. That is the easiest way. I am glad you like that journal. I am such a fan of Bottega Obscura. That man is an artist! Thank you very much!
Gave this video a like…..I compliment you on a thoughtful narrative composition and video imagery, even a musical score to compliment the created UA-cam video. Script, majuscule, minuscule , doodles or art. The creation of something that outlives the instant the wet ink bonds in relationship with the paper and together they sojourn together conveying your wisdom, ideas and identity into the future though created in the near past. Keep on creating HJ/Tim.
could not agree with you more Kurt. Good Job HJ a very poignant Video and the solid truth of the written page. For centuries the written word conveyed messages that we were left to interpret the writers mood and truth. In todays technology we tend to write without expressiveness. Writing in my Journal I find allows me to feel the emotion on a certain day and time that I felt during that period of time that I want to document. Typing although fun is not as personable as writing and harder to convey emotion. Thanks to you I live to journal and use my fountain pens to feel better and have that sense of nostalgia. Thank You HJ.
@HemingwayJones awesome! I might try their stub nib, then. I want something that really brings my writing to life. I don't have the best penmanship. So I figured this was a great way to get back into writing.
A wonderfully done video, to say the least. The joy of writing and journaling explained beautiful. Even with computers widely available to type/write a book, it's interesting how there's a few modern authors who still write their drafts with pen and paper, like Neil Gaiman who uses a fountain pen. Thanks for putting together this fantastic video. Edit: Do you know where I could find a notebook like the one you are writing in at 2:15?
Thank you very much for the kind words! Stay tuned to the Channel; there is a video coming up on Famous Authors and their Fountain Pens! There will be some familiar names in there. That Journal is from Bottega Obscura on Etsy. He is an artist and a Dear Friend. Lovely Guy.
I’ve come to recognize that my sporadic journaling (which started with vacation journaling) is less for myself, but for those I will leave behind one day. I wish that my folks and parents/grandparents and beyond had done so more than just on the backs of photos. I do Bible study notes for myself, but journaling is for my kids and beyond.
I LOVE the Kinetic watches! I had one that was funky and space age from around 1999. It sadly feel apart. I still have the bits somewhere. I think that true vintage begins right now in the 80s and before. The 90s is on the cusp. However, I call my 90s watches vintage, so it means whatever we need it to mean! Awesome piece, My Friend!
Your reflections on the greater expressiveness of handwriting over texting/font choice speak as well to why I write to my offspring and to my bishops. I know you keep notebooks of inks. Do you maintain more than one personal journal at once? Thanks as always.
I keep one personal journal, but then I have my various notebooks and project books that I have rarely shared on the Channel. I may yet! Thanks very much for watching.
@@HemingwayJones Sermon notes. Don't just toss your Handwriting Journal, or for that matter, anything else you have written that might offer unexpected glimpses into who you are.
Thanks. I heard that signatures written with a fountain pen are harder to forge. Since you are a banker, I'm wondering if you have done a video on that subject. I'll look to see if you have.
lovely vid as always ... these days im busy looking for pelikan m1000 3B nib ,,i want the 3B nib but felt so frustrated for not finding it so far ,, i dont know where to find it
@@HemingwayJones unfortunately pelikan has discontinued 2B and 3B nibs claiming that they found the global demand for it is so low as reported by their agents
I’m d be happy that they were writing and I would expect it to have all the positive effects as writing. I would caution that sometimes formats change and you cannot access old computer files. I have old photos I cannot see. I would ask them to consider this. I would also encourage them to try writing; to enjoy the process in itself. Mostly though, I applaud them.
Writing down thoughts on paper by hand is a cultural achievement of our species, that I think is the most important. How poor and flat and gray this planet would be, if the last of us naked apes lays down it's pen forever! Even if the younger generation doesn't see sense in our habit of writing by hand, we MUST keep it alive. At a certain point, they will remember and then? Who of us will still be there to teach them?
i burned my journals. i talked to god too much in them. i came out looking like a fanatic, which, in a way, i probably still am. i'm definitely a heretic. i'm not into multiple wives, hurting kids, or forming a cult, just not a believer in the doctrines of Paul. but that is anathema to my fellow christians. you are so right, i never realized how small we get when we journal, great incite!
I cannot write cursive english at all, its all in print. When I write in Russian, its all mostly cursive since that is how most of us write. English cursive looks very complex in comparison, but I'm gonna figure it out soon
An argument rages beneath the surface of academia about the role and value of technology in the classroom, in doing schoolwork, in writing papers. The maximalists argue that AI is the new literacy, that we not only shouldn't try to interfere with our students using AI to complete assignments and write papers, we should encourage it. They argue that not only is cursive handwriting unimportant, but handwriting in general is increasingly unnecessary; voice-to-text technology obviates the need for anyone to move a pen or stylus by hand. Arithmetic is unnecessary; calculators are ubiquitous and universally available. Insisting that students learn grammar, learn to write, to calculate, to craft a paper without assistance from AI is classist or comes from a position of privilege. Only ideas are important; the mechanics of expressing them can be left to technology. I disagree. Writing by hand is good for the mind and helps us retain information. Taking notes by hand forces us to make rapid judgments about what to include and what to exclude. It gives the words we hear a spatial reality that makes them easier to recall. Dealing with the structure of a paper, not just the ideas, gives structure to those same ideas. It imposes the need to exercise judgment. I'm not a minimalist. I like the internet (in class this morning, someone asked about the population of the Russian empire in 1900; I invited him to pull out his phone and look it up since life is too short to go around memorizing national populations in decades past), I like being able to text a request to my wife at the supermarket, I like to remind myself of things with snapshots. I'm good at math, but please don't ask me to invert a 10x10 matrix in my head; I'll do it on my iPad. Technology is a great tool, but it can become a crutch and then a master. If it can lift the burden of the _mechanics_ off our shoulders, it can also eventually lift from us the burden of thinking. Then what are we good for?
I agree completely! Thanks for the interesting and well reasoned comment. Personally, I feel like Prospero at the center of the maelstrom with technology. Directing it. But I still astride the quiet stream of my mind while I write with me pen. Thanks!
If fonts are truly dispassionate, and there is no expression of humanity beyond the meaning of the words, then that wall of work behind you is meaningless. Words absolutely express humanity with how they are chosen, how they are used, and how they are dismantled. A person who cannot write is not kept from the beauty of written expression. The story told only through type is not missing humanity. A hand-written line can offer a tactile connection with a person far removed in space or time, but it is only a tool like all others, and how one uses that tool gauges their passion.
I think you missed some of what I was saying. If I type a letter and you type a letter; there is nothing to discern them at the level of their signs. If I type this in Times New Roman 11 pt. and you respond in Times New Roman 11 pt.; there is nothing to differentiate you from me, question to response. If either of us wrote our replies, there would be an undercurrent of meaning an aesthetic distinction between each. Some part of who we were would be expressed in how we form our letters. This is not to wholly negate the printed word, but merely to point out its inability to convey any further level of meaning beyond the signs. Thanks so much for watching and for your excellent, well-reasoned comment.
A typed line can be bolded, italicized, underlined, made bigger or smaller, display a variety of colours, be fashioned into shapes, and so on and so forth. It is how we use tools that gives meaning. It is the words we choose, how we spell them, and how we present them. One is not limited to one font, one point size, one paper, the same embellishments, etc. Of course, it requires time and attention. One minute on a line of text doesn’t have the same resonance as a line of written thoughts, but that is a matter of how one uses their tools, not the limitation of them.
@@HemingwayJones I thought you were in a library I'm a public space. How very beautiful. I loved the content of this podcast. You are a wordsmith. And the music was so beautiful. I met a man today that told me in Burlington Iowa, USA, there is a historic library that contains German historical documents dating back to the 16th centuary. I thought I was going to swoon-
Thanks very much! You are entirely too kind and I appreciate it. I am so glad you are enjoying the Channel. That library sounds amazing! Libraries are some of my favorite places to visit.
I was in a 10 YEAR writing block. I get a fountain pen? By January 6 I’d met my monthly 10k word quota of DECENT first draft copy! 😮 it’s the speed, the forcing of the brain to slow down, and be more present and thoughtful where even my beloved Pilot V5s couldn’t replicate.
That is absolutely wonderful to hear! I am so happy you got through it and produced something amazing.
I’ve been journaling for borderline six years. I picked up a fountain pen four years ago now. Two best decisions I’ve ever ever made. I wholly think that writing letters to my friends/relatives and journaling helps ground me. I’m 20, and grew up around technology. I can’t get enough of the process of filling, cleaning, and using a vintage fountain pen. I wish my generation was more into this kind of thing.
This is a wonderful comment. You’re doing everything right! It Write! Bad pun. Anyway. Thanks for watching!
I’m peacefully drifting into relaxation, watching calming vignettes and listening to the melodic sound of your voice, quietly contemplating the questions you pose so poetically.
Alas, you gotta pay the bills, right? Jolted mid-way out of my fountain pen and leather journal daydreams by a sudden, obnoxious warning I may need to combat belly fat…
Another wonderful video, Mr. Jones!
Thank you very much! I am so glad you enjoyed this video!
Thank you for putting into words the joy and compulsive need to journal. Been doing it since I was 11. Now 62. Also use fountain pens. Love the feel and connection.
Wonderful! I admire your history of writing. Congratulations! Wishing you all the best.
While reviewing my journals, I can often see my emotion reflected in the quality or cadence of my handwriting. Journaling on your iPad? Surely you jest! :-) That would be about as heart-warming as decaffeinated coffee. Wonderful video, HJ... Poetic, insightful, and entertaining.
Thanks very much, My Friend! I read this sipping coffee! I would prefer people write however they must, but certainly script holds many layers of meaning. Have a great weekend!
Thank you for a well spoken and conceived video. I especially liked the phrase “a fountain pen is the brush through which I paint the words upon the page”. I’m going to add that to my journal!
Wow, thanks very much. I am so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Aesthetics is everything.
We aren't here long enough to do everything, but we can appreciate our place in time.
Glad I found your channel! (as I've got my pen out writing with a cup of tea and candle nearby.)
That sounds like a wonderful setting. Thanks so much for watching.
Thanks for another great video. Not only is handwriting and journaling a joy and mental healthcare, it is also scientifically proven that handwriting (be it with a fountain pen, a ballpoint or a pencil) makes it easier to commemorate and learn things. Especially for people with ADHD (children or adults) it is very helpful. All the best from Germany ❤
Thank you very much! I agree completely!
When I was in college, I went through a challenging semester. I almost failed out, my roommates were not great, and I was headed down a bad path. I made a decision to improve my life and I started with my handwriting. You can see in my journal the day I made the switch. I recognize this moment as the day I got my life together, and it all started with handwriting. Brilliant video.
That is an awesome story! Thank you.
Finally. Somebody who gets me. People in my world do not appreciate the beneficial use of slow, careful, beautiful handwriting in a "silly book" This, has saved my inner world. A thousand Thank You's to you, Hemingway Jones. May God increase your Tribe.
Thank you so much for this comment. You are very welcome here. All the best!
Alas, UA-cam will probably never introduce handwritten comment section.
There is that inherent irony to all of this! I am very much aware of this! Thanks so much! You are so right.
It already exists. It's called a p.o. box
Applause! I have nearly 50 years of fascination with handwritten pages, whether an expressive calligraphy or a rapid informational hand. I believe handwriting is a personal expression as unique as our spoken voice. And so therapeutic. Thank you for this video!
Thank you very much for watching!
I could not agree more, superb thoughts on why we journal
Thankyou
Thank you, Chris!
Whole heartedly agree, writing by hand is something that typing into a computer will never match.
Serenity can be fleeting. I think it comes from within, from the desires of the soul.
Lisa
Thanks for the great comment.
HJ I think you say it all so well for all of us , thanks!
Thank you so much!
Here for Hemingway's moc toes.
Another benefit of the handwritten note is leaving one's partner love notes. A lost but necessary art.
Thank you! I am a boot guy! I did a whole video on writing a love letter last Valentines. ua-cam.com/video/XtaVY9tmUxQ/v-deo.htmlsi=xxaVpGnx7qj6SCI2
Writing a journal is such an important part of self care. Thank you for being such a fearless and brave example of courage. Courage that is essential to survive within the limits of the crazy world in which we live and grow and survive.
Thank you very much! You are very kind.
HJ, you should take your family to the Huntington Library and Gardens in Pasadena, CA sometime. Not only is it a fantastic, extremely well-thought-out experience, you will have some b-roll for years. They also have one of the country's best bonsai collections.
I would love to! Thanks! Should we ever get out there. Thanks so much for the awesome suggestion!
I'm left handed and enjoyed learning to write cursive english with an ink pen even though I would constanly smudge the ink. I remember the early grade teachers hitting my knuckles with a ruler beacuse I was not using my right hand. Whenever I did use my right hand, most everything would be written backwards. I eventually adapted to write left to right on the page without smudging the ink. I'm still left handed when drawing or writing despite the misguided attempts to change me back then. Love your videos.
Thank you for the kind comment and for watching. It means a lot to me. Sorry that learning cursive was such a struggle. The teachers in my grade school were still doing that when I was young. They were such sadistic people. I'm so sorry that happened to you.
Must've been former nuns.
I don't write cursive...my handwriting is print..but I connect certain letters together as I write...like (a) and (r)..or (n) (e) ...thats why learning cursive is so important..it helps develop personality in writing.
I've see some awesome print cursive! I bet yours is as interesting as you are.
I think so...its small and interesting..and its mine :)
Such a passionate statement. And very beautiful.
Thank you very much!
I absolutely love this clip. I recognized all the beautiful classical music as I come from a musical background. You have hit upon the soul of handwriting and what it means to express. Thank you very much.
Thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed it.
Nice food for thought. Handwriting is a flesh and blood link from writer to reader.
I learned recently that John Steinbeck wrote his novels by hand with Blackwing pencils.
Obsession with fundamental tools seems to be part of the passion.
Truly! And do we have a video coming up on Writers and their Fountain Pens???? You bet we do!
I adore your corduroy suit!
Thank you!
This video was the perfect poetic calming but excited appeal to creative juices. Have a fine weekend.
Thank you! You too. That is exactly what I was aiming for.
Wow.. That was legitimately well thought out. I’ll probably return to watch it again to attempt to absorb the parts I missed this time.
Your videos have inspired me to journal, I have always had good cursive writing but never used a fountain pen. I’m looking forward to the journey!
Thanks so much! That is wonderful to hear! Welcome to the world of journaling and fountain pens.
Well said! There is absolutely a catharsis in putting pen to paper that is absent in the digital. There is a lack of permanence and connection, especially when even the keyboard itself is no longer physical or tangible. As humanity and technology are on a convergent path, it becomes even more important to retain a connection to traditional mediums as a way to stay connected to yourself.
Very well said. Thank you for watching and for the thoughtful comment.
Hello HJ. Another brilliant video. Your words inspire and are thought provoking. Another world in my life that changed was when CAD systems came into existence. I was schooled to draw by t-square and triangles in the mid 1970's. I loved putting graphite to paper. It was it's own art form that I loved. A truly archaic means to an end. Lost with the advent of time. I wonder what the Leonardo 's and the Michaelangelo's would think? Technology has given us many advancements that takes away our soul. Enjoyed the video. Keep them coming.
Thank you very much! I appreciate your kind support.
Inspiring video! Writing by hand should not become a lost art. Thank you for your creativity.
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful video once again. I think there is something to be said about the slowing down and mechanical aspect of writing with pen and notebook over tapping on a keyboard.
Thank you so much for watching and for the great comment.
I was inspired to make a long comment (as often 🐸) but I decided against doing it, as it really wasn't about font vs handwriting, nor about the expressiveness of handwriting. So it didn't feel in context. Maybe there will be another time to fully express my perspective. But I can give you a short, condensed version: To me it's about the immediacy, versatility and convenience of pen and paper. I think with pen and paper.
I love it! There is something contemplative, almost ritualistic about the exercise.
Virginia Woolf once said (or maybe wrote!) that nothing is real until you write about it.
I started keeping a diary when I was 15 and recently started writing in my 127th blank book. I once mentioned my writing to a very young co-worker who without missing a beat said, "How narcissistic". I say, "How wrong can you get?" Keeping a journal or diary (and I believe the two can be different) is one of the healthiest, best things a person can do. That writing helps to clarify one's thoughts; helps to reduce stress and to deal with difficult and even traumatic situations and events; it helps the writer to know themself better and to develop skill with words and language. I once read a comment from a Catholic priest that such writing is a kind of sacrament and I think that's quite accurate.
This is an excellent comment. I am so sorry to hear how quick that person was with their negative comment to you. So sorry. Great stuff. Stop by again soon.
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Thank you so much! I appreciate it greatly!
Many thanks! I have the similar experiences.
Glad to hear it!
🙌👌Always pen and paper for a superior level of creativity and thinking.
Thank You!
こんにちは ♪ ・I have many pen pals.🤔Correspondence has been popular in Japan for a long time.
There are also companies that allow you to refer your friends.
Do you all correspond?
That is wonderful to hear. That may explain why stationery from Japan is so numerous and so wonderful. We have a Pen Pal Group for our Illuminati and Cognoscenti Channel Members, so Yes, I enjoy this quite a bit.
Thank you for a great video and sharing it with us!
My Pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Another interesting video, well put together!
Thank you!
Lovely video as usual, do you have any tips on how to write in a straight line on blanc paper? You seem to be able to do that really well while my writing always looks crooked ;( and I love that first leatherbound journal! I love the way you speak about writing and it reflects some of my own thoughts on the subject, it's nice to see someone else as passionate about it.
Thank you very much for your kind comment! Well, I get good sometimes at just writing straight if I start from the top and just follow close. However, you can put lined paper behind it; as long as the paper is translucent. That is the easiest way.
I am glad you like that journal. I am such a fan of Bottega Obscura. That man is an artist!
Thank you very much!
Gave this video a like…..I compliment you on a thoughtful narrative composition and video imagery, even a musical score to compliment the created UA-cam video. Script, majuscule, minuscule , doodles or art. The creation of something that outlives the instant the wet ink bonds in relationship with the paper and together they sojourn together conveying your wisdom, ideas and identity into the future though created in the near past. Keep on creating HJ/Tim.
Thanks very much, My Friend! I am always happy to see you in my comment section.
could not agree with you more Kurt. Good Job HJ a very poignant Video and the solid truth of the written page. For centuries the written word conveyed messages that we were left to interpret the writers mood and truth. In todays technology we tend to write without expressiveness. Writing in my Journal I find allows me to feel the emotion on a certain day and time that I felt during that period of time that I want to document. Typing although fun is not as personable as writing and harder to convey emotion. Thanks to you I live to journal and use my fountain pens to feel better and have that sense of nostalgia. Thank You HJ.
Thank you so much, My Friend. I am very glad you are here.
Awesome video! Just bought a Twisbi Eco because of you. Any suggestions on replacement nibs? Preferably flex for signatures 😊
Thank you so much! I cannot think of a flex for a TWSBI. I usually use their Stub. It’s brilliant.
@HemingwayJones awesome! I might try their stub nib, then. I want something that really brings my writing to life. I don't have the best penmanship. So I figured this was a great way to get back into writing.
A wonderfully done video, to say the least. The joy of writing and journaling explained beautiful. Even with computers widely available to type/write a book, it's interesting how there's a few modern authors who still write their drafts with pen and paper, like Neil Gaiman who uses a fountain pen. Thanks for putting together this fantastic video.
Edit: Do you know where I could find a notebook like the one you are writing in at 2:15?
Thank you very much for the kind words! Stay tuned to the Channel; there is a video coming up on Famous Authors and their Fountain Pens! There will be some familiar names in there. That Journal is from Bottega Obscura on Etsy. He is an artist and a Dear Friend. Lovely Guy.
@@HemingwayJones Look forward to that video! I will check out his store, thank you.
I’ve come to recognize that my sporadic journaling (which started with vacation journaling) is less for myself, but for those I will leave behind one day. I wish that my folks and parents/grandparents and beyond had done so more than just on the backs of photos. I do Bible study notes for myself, but journaling is for my kids and beyond.
Leaving a legacy of journaling is a wonderful thing. Thank you so much for watching.
@@HemingwayJones you’re young now, but I know in the distant future your descendants will love yours.
@@sunnycharacter I wish I were younger! You are very kind! Thanks!
@@HemingwayJones 😎
YEEEESSS!! EXACTLY
Beautiful 🤩
Thank you! Cheers!
How old do you feel a watch has to be, to be considered vintage?
I have a 20 year old Seiko kinetic diver with yellow face in my collection. Love it!
I LOVE the Kinetic watches! I had one that was funky and space age from around 1999. It sadly feel apart. I still have the bits somewhere.
I think that true vintage begins right now in the 80s and before. The 90s is on the cusp. However, I call my 90s watches vintage, so it means whatever we need it to mean!
Awesome piece, My Friend!
so good and so relatable 🥹🙏
Thank you!
Another great video thank you!
Thank you!!
Your reflections on the greater expressiveness of handwriting over texting/font choice speak as well to why I write to my offspring and to my bishops. I know you keep notebooks of inks. Do you maintain more than one personal journal at once? Thanks as always.
I keep one personal journal, but then I have my various notebooks and project books that I have rarely shared on the Channel. I may yet! Thanks very much for watching.
@@HemingwayJones Now that I think of it, I do about the same!
Sometimes I don’t even realize. I also have my Handwriting Journal.
@@HemingwayJones Sermon notes. Don't just toss your Handwriting Journal, or for that matter, anything else you have written that might offer unexpected glimpses into who you are.
I rarely toss anything. Especially, if it is interesting and I created it. Thanks!
Thanks. I heard that signatures written with a fountain pen are harder to forge. Since you are a banker, I'm wondering if you have done a video on that subject. I'll look to see if you have.
I’ve spoken about it but I cannot remember exactly when.
@@HemingwayJones Thanks. I'll see if I can find it.
lovely vid as always ... these days im busy looking for pelikan m1000 3B nib ,,i want the 3B nib but felt so frustrated for not finding it so far ,, i dont know where to find it
That is a whole lot of pen. Well done. Perhaps try to get in touch with Pelikan directly, if you’ve tried all else. Good luck!
@@HemingwayJones unfortunately pelikan has discontinued 2B and 3B nibs claiming that they found the global demand for it is so low as reported by their agents
What would be your response to people journalling/taking notes in the ‘Notes’ app on theie iPad with an Apple Pencil?
I’m d be happy that they were writing and I would expect it to have all the positive effects as writing.
I would caution that sometimes formats change and you cannot access old computer files. I have old photos I cannot see. I would ask them to consider this.
I would also encourage them to try writing; to enjoy the process in itself.
Mostly though, I applaud them.
@@HemingwayJones respectable answer 👍. Thank you
Writing down thoughts on paper by hand is a cultural achievement of our species, that I think is the most important.
How poor and flat and gray this planet would be, if the last of us naked apes lays down it's pen forever!
Even if the younger generation doesn't see sense in our habit of writing by hand, we MUST keep it alive. At a certain point, they will remember and then? Who of us will still be there to teach them?
Hear, hear! Thanks for watching.
The last 2 mandatory ‘upgrades’ to the phone added a notebook? And a ‘journal’? They will be deleted soon.
I laughed when I saw it appear on my Home Screen…nope.
Is that what that I was? I saw that too and deleted it immediately! @dailycharmaddict Maybe I should retitle my video to take aim at Apple!
i burned my journals. i talked to god too much in them. i came out looking like a fanatic, which, in a way, i probably still am. i'm definitely a heretic. i'm not into multiple wives, hurting kids, or forming a cult, just not a believer in the doctrines of Paul. but that is anathema to my fellow christians. you are so right, i never realized how small we get when we journal, great incite!
Thank you for watching and for the comment. I appreciate it.
You've eloquently described my thoughts about journalling with fountain pens.
Thank you, Laura!
I’m using technology to remind myself why it’s important to step away.
Yes indeed, the irony is inherent! I think it’s all about a healthy balance.
I cannot write cursive english at all, its all in print. When I write in Russian, its all mostly cursive since that is how most of us write. English cursive looks very complex in comparison, but I'm gonna figure it out soon
Awesome, My Friend. I am sure you can do it.
私も日記を書いてました。駄目な指摘は勉強して次に生かしてそのあとは怒鳴られて自然に入り神社や寺で静かに呼吸をして相手に打つけられた言葉はそこで吐く。時に水を頭からかけては自然と溶け込んで、そんな生活を繰り返して、人は理解できない。自分が何故人にしてきた施しに私の経験が活かせるか,皆さんは恵まれてます静など私の居る場所は騒音だらけアメリカの方はうるさいと寝れないでしょう
Thank you very much for your perspective and for the wonderful comment. Thank you for watching! I wish you all the best.
Another get video,Last wk id bought a 2015 impala used my sailor 1911 the people in the room gave me a funny look,frank in Oswego,ill
Thanks very much! Congrats on the purchase and fine pen choice.
Welcome my new car is pretty gd, the manager gave me a funny look wen the fountain 🖋️ came out
Do you ever read the journals of others that you have no connection to? Just to experience all you think others should get from yours?
I haven’t yet, but I am looking for some vintage ones for the Channel.
So just caught UA-cam unsubscribing me...
Was annoyed when I realized this.
Nooooo! Not as annoyed as I am! I am so thankful to have you here. Welcome back!
An argument rages beneath the surface of academia about the role and value of technology in the classroom, in doing schoolwork, in writing papers. The maximalists argue that AI is the new literacy, that we not only shouldn't try to interfere with our students using AI to complete assignments and write papers, we should encourage it. They argue that not only is cursive handwriting unimportant, but handwriting in general is increasingly unnecessary; voice-to-text technology obviates the need for anyone to move a pen or stylus by hand. Arithmetic is unnecessary; calculators are ubiquitous and universally available. Insisting that students learn grammar, learn to write, to calculate, to craft a paper without assistance from AI is classist or comes from a position of privilege. Only ideas are important; the mechanics of expressing them can be left to technology.
I disagree. Writing by hand is good for the mind and helps us retain information. Taking notes by hand forces us to make rapid judgments about what to include and what to exclude. It gives the words we hear a spatial reality that makes them easier to recall. Dealing with the structure of a paper, not just the ideas, gives structure to those same ideas. It imposes the need to exercise judgment. I'm not a minimalist. I like the internet (in class this morning, someone asked about the population of the Russian empire in 1900; I invited him to pull out his phone and look it up since life is too short to go around memorizing national populations in decades past), I like being able to text a request to my wife at the supermarket, I like to remind myself of things with snapshots. I'm good at math, but please don't ask me to invert a 10x10 matrix in my head; I'll do it on my iPad. Technology is a great tool, but it can become a crutch and then a master. If it can lift the burden of the _mechanics_ off our shoulders, it can also eventually lift from us the burden of thinking. Then what are we good for?
I agree completely! Thanks for the interesting and well reasoned comment.
Personally, I feel like Prospero at the center of the maelstrom with technology. Directing it. But I still astride the quiet stream of my mind while I write with me pen. Thanks!
If fonts are truly dispassionate, and there is no expression of humanity beyond the meaning of the words, then that wall of work behind you is meaningless. Words absolutely express humanity with how they are chosen, how they are used, and how they are dismantled. A person who cannot write is not kept from the beauty of written expression. The story told only through type is not missing humanity. A hand-written line can offer a tactile connection with a person far removed in space or time, but it is only a tool like all others, and how one uses that tool gauges their passion.
I think you missed some of what I was saying. If I type a letter and you type a letter; there is nothing to discern them at the level of their signs. If I type this in Times New Roman 11 pt. and you respond in Times New Roman 11 pt.; there is nothing to differentiate you from me, question to response. If either of us wrote our replies, there would be an undercurrent of meaning an aesthetic distinction between each. Some part of who we were would be expressed in how we form our letters. This is not to wholly negate the printed word, but merely to point out its inability to convey any further level of meaning beyond the signs. Thanks so much for watching and for your excellent, well-reasoned comment.
A typed line can be bolded, italicized, underlined, made bigger or smaller, display a variety of colours, be fashioned into shapes, and so on and so forth. It is how we use tools that gives meaning. It is the words we choose, how we spell them, and how we present them. One is not limited to one font, one point size, one paper, the same embellishments, etc. Of course, it requires time and attention. One minute on a line of text doesn’t have the same resonance as a line of written thoughts, but that is a matter of how one uses their tools, not the limitation of them.
*page not line of written thoughts
Agreed completely. There are a lot of tools available and I use them all. But handwriting is unique to each individual person. That is the difference.
SERIOUSLY . . . Hemmingway, are those your books???
Either mine or my wife’s.
@@HemingwayJones I thought you were in a library I'm a public space. How very beautiful.
I loved the content of this podcast. You are a wordsmith. And the music was so beautiful.
I met a man today that told me in Burlington Iowa, USA, there is a historic library that contains German historical documents dating back to the 16th centuary. I thought I was going to swoon-
Thanks very much! You are entirely too kind and I appreciate it. I am so glad you are enjoying the Channel. That library sounds amazing! Libraries are some of my favorite places to visit.