Today was a good day.

My driving lessons went okay. Not great, but I've improved a lot since my previous lessons. I progressed to driving uphill and downhill. During my drive, I saw a lot of gorgeous trees, flowers, and an old abandoned building with the most beautiful ivy-covered wall.

Then I went to the mall and engaged in some much needed retail therapy. I did a lot of walking. I am tired but it's the good kind of tired.

I'm also very happy that the Persian restaurant I've been meaning to try forever but never got round to trying until today served fantastic food. I left that restaurant stuffed.

Chicken tanoori and basmati rice. It's sweet and a little spicy. 10/10 would order again.

Date cake. Very decadent. I would order this again but for sharing with a friend. I'd ask they serve it as is, no need for the sweet whipped cream and sprinkles. The cake would go great with black coffee.

My Skechers clerkship shoes ❤️.  They're stained and on the gnarly side now, but they're still the most comfortable walking shoes I have.

Today was a good day. 😊

Fountain Pen Collection Update!

From left to right:
Hongdian 920 Rose Gold <EF> inked with LAMY Purple
LAMY Al-Star Purple <F> inked with LAMY Green
TWSBI Eco-T Mint <1.1> inked with Diamine Sargasso Sea
TWSBI Eco White <F> inked with Pilot Namiki Black
Platinum Preppy <0.3> inked with Platinum Pink
Platinum Preppy <0.3> inked with Platinum Blue
Penton Pen <F> inked with Diamine Syrah
Pilot Kakuno Clear Demonstrator <EF> inked with Pilot Namiki Red
Pilot Kakuno Clear Demonstrator <F> inked with Kaweco Caramel Brown

Thucydides feat. My Ink-Stained Fingers

This quirky notepad was in a box collecting dust. I thought it would be perfect for quotes and idioms. so here's the very first entry by Thucydides, a Greek historian and general. I first heard this quote on the Season 51 finale of University Challenge. (UC is an excellent team quiz show. I highly recommend this.)

My penmanship is tiny and I've gotten used to writing with 0.3-0.4 nib size gel pens. Even a 0.5 felt large to me. Writing larger letters and using pens with larger nib sizes has been a Major Adjustment.

Pen and ink used:

TWSBI Eco-T Mint (1.1) with Diamine Sargasso Sea