Link Love: Double Duckin’

I remember when the rubber duck first went for a cruise around Hong Kong harbor ten years ago. I was tickled to see that in honor of the ten year anniversary of the first time the giant, yellow bathtub buddy set sail, they are launching TWO ducks in Hong Kong Harbor this weekend. It makes me wish I was in HK to see this in person but I will delight in knowing they have set sail in honor of my birthday. “Rubber ducky, you’re the one!” — or is that two? (link for the full article is in Other Interesting Things)

Pens:

• New 3776 Nib (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
• Three Chinese Extra-Fine Fountain Pens (via An Inkophile’s Blog)
• “Can I keep this?” (via From the Pen Cup)
• Dead gel refills (via Bleistift)
• Decade (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
• My new fountain pen purchasing philosophy (via Rediscover Analog)
• Review Revisited: The Pilot Custom 74 Fountain Pen (via The Gentleman Stationer)

Ink:

• Ink of the Week – Iroshizuku Syo-ro (via Fountain Pen Love)
• Nahvalur Explorer Mango Sorbet Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Penultimate Dave Favourite Red Inks Comparison #1 (via Penultimate Dave)
• Baystate Blue from Noodler’s (via INKED HAPPINESS)
• New Kyo-no-oto Inks (via Mountain of Ink)
• Third Anniversary (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Vinta Sea Kelp (Leyte 1944) (via Inkcredible Colours)
• PenBBS Season 27 Part 4 (via Mountain of Ink)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Paper Review: The Write Notepads Landscape Notebook As a Drafting Workhorse (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Journaling is a non-comparative hobby (via mnmlscholar)
• Nakabayashi Yu-sari A5 Grid Notebook Review (via The Pen Addict)
• TRC USA Limited TRAVEL & SKETCH SPIRAL RING NOTEBOOK (via TRAVELER’S COMPANY USA)
• I Bought a Notebook Today (via Notebook Stories)
• The Best Drawing Inks (via JetPens Blog)
• Leaving Notebooks Unfinished (via Dime Novel Raven)

Art & Creativity:

• My Current Palette (via Writing at Large)
• “And caught a little silver trout..” (via Abigail Halpin)
• THE OLLIE COMICS EBOOK SALE (via wibble wibble)
• Illustrator Shares Her Top 3 Drawing Tips and 2 to Avoid (via My Modern Met)

Other Interesting Things:

• It Takes Two to Tango: Florentijn Hofman’s ‘Double Ducks’ Set Sail in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour (via Colossal)
• A Wes Anderson Asteroid City exhibition is heading to London (via It’s Nice That)
• Best Work Backpack Champion | Carry Awards X (via Carryology)
• TRC USA Pop Up at Heath Ceramics (via TRAVELER’S COMPANY USA)

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