The heart of this week’s currently inked is a collection of pens sporting novel nib assignments. Nib swapping has been the activity of the week at my desk.

I broke down my recent accumulation of Jinhao 82s into their parts. I mixed pieces and matched parts to craft two fully personalized Jinhao 82s. The process of building my own pens was immensely gratifying. As a healthy hobby should be.

Three weeks of interviewing for a new job kept my currently inked pens a demure, professional color palette. It’s time to whip out some novel color and a new wild nib grind now that I’m newly contracted and into my first week of summer break.

I’m carrying a serious look into the coming week. Three pens in black and white and chrome. One’s suit pants, suit jacket and shoes. A white and black Visconti. One’s dress shirt. The Cypress’ muted earth tones serve as one’s classic leather watch band. And a tangerine Sailor for a pop of memorable color. Or, as my old roommate used to say: always wear one piece of clothing that doesn’t match.