Where hath I been

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Long time no see, I’ve been rather busy since I last updated. Finished my first year of university and now I’m (currently, until summer break ends) back at my lab job.

Some things I’ve done:
-Got a fountain pen.
I did this because I was thinking of more green alternatives to pens as the constant greenwashing of pen refills being ‘so ecofriendly!’ really pissed me off as no, it’s not, not at all. You’re still throwing away plastic constantly instead of just buying another pen. So I decided to get a fountain pen as it is essentially the most(unless anyone has anything else) environmentally friendly option when it comes to traditional writing when you pair it with only using ink refills rather than cartridge refills and buying the pen itself second hand. I bought a preppy platinum wa (Maki E?) 2nd edition if anyones interested

I think the extra £5 it was to get this (preppys are only like £5 anyway) secondhand was worth it because it's nicer to look at lol. I've had it for a bit now and the writing is superb, much better than writing with ballpoints even if I'm not in the sweet spot. Ink is fluid as well and comes out easy. I'd definitely recommend a fountain pen to anyone who writes traditionally whether for school or creatively. 
I always assumed fountain pens would be expensive, but I found a few sites (I'll link them on my actual website when I get around to messing with it aside from gallery additions later on) that recommended much cheaper alternatives such as the platinum preppy. I've always wanted a fountain pen (due to green reasons and also just writing in general) but shied away due to aforementioned concerns about pricing and also a general annoyance at the type of people who are into fountain pens as a hobby (very consumer driven, who needs 50 fountain pens that you don't use?). My friend and also those websites swayed me though.

For the price I'm honestly very amazed at the quality, and I'm even more surprised that the brand hasn't been cucked by the anti consumerism typical of nowadays that'd prevent the use of non proprietary ink refills (e.g. just syringing some ink into the cartridge). Maybe I'm too cynical.
Note: Whilst looking at pictures of the Wa edition of preppys I found that they're doing a 3rd edition releasing in August which also look cute. The millet one is my favourite (not of the 3rd set, but the neko one is my favourite of the 3rd edition. I write so confusingly lol), but if I get another pen (which I will for lab classes in university) I'd just get a standard preppy instead of the limited edition ones because I'm currently going extremely frugal and budgetpilled due to new apartment.

-Painted my nails like almost a week ago

I’m still a noob. The brown is from Zoya and the biscuity colour is from Tellemoi. I really like Zoya’s nail polishes, this one went on easy and I prefer the brush for them as it’s thinner, allowing more control. The Tellemoi polish was also nice, easy to apply and I don’t feel as sensitive (I know this is bad) using it compared to the Zoya brand. They lasted ~6 days before the polish on my left index finger chipped slightly, but that's expected because I use that hand (and specific finger) a lot at work for fiddly tasks, as well as constant hand washing also because work and my general self. I also need to get a cuticle pusher lol.
Side note, I've always found it strange how I'm right handed but I actually mainly use my left hand in my day to day, I'm not ambidextrous though because I can't write or draw for shit using my left hand.
The colours remind me of this really good coffee chocolate and caramel crunch cake I had, whenever I look down I get hungry.
-I’m moving out
Very excited about this. More details when I actually go lol! I’m really going to miss Earl but I think a change of scenery and pace, as well as having my own space is really what I’ve been needing lately. I’ll be absolutely poor, but I’ll be happy, and I think that’s the beauty of life: happiness.

There’s not much to talk about right now, when I move house I’ll have a lot more free time methinks due to a number of reasons. My current plans for this blog are a few literary think pieces, and I need to get back into the swing of reviewing/actually critiquing. Art wise I need to do more studies to be honest… Anatomy and fluid posing obviously but also clothing. I also need to start writing again more, but as I’ll have more time I’ll be able to budget that in there.
I also plan on posting more publicly about what I'm learning (learning in public anyone?) because I have to lock in hardmode for this year (and the year after my sandwich year), so any help with that (either just asking questions or if you're knowledgeable about the topic advising me) would be greatly appreciated.