Modern Simple Living

Writing & Gear Review First Impressions of the Lamy Safari Fountain Pen Spring Green, Fine Nib Table of Contents ① Hesitation Around German Nibs ② Initial Writing Experience ③ Build Quality & Ergonomics ④ Plans for Comparison ⑤ Early Verdict ⑥ Ink Usage Stats Opening I recently picked up a Lamy Safari fountain pen in Spring Green with a Fine Point nib, marking my first new fountain pen purchase since 2018. The Lamy Safari has long been one of those pens I was endlessly curious about, yet hesitant to buy. For years, I debated whether it would suit my writing preferences, especially given what I had always heard about German nib sizing. This is also my personal reward for completing the initial Machine Learning studies. Section I Hesitation Around German Nibs — Was Wrong One of the main reasons I delayed buying a Lamy was the common b...

Website & Analytics Launch of Dedicated Domain ModernSimpleLiving.com Domain purchase, setup, and surprising traffic insights Table of Contents ① Finding a Domain Name ② Custom Domain Setup ③ Domain Costs ④ Google Search Console ⑤ Learning New Things ⑥ Traffic Insights Introduction Decided it was time to move my blog to a dedicated domain and officially purchased ModernSimpleLiving.com. While there are plenty of online tutorials that walk through the technical steps of purchasing and setting up a domain, the hardest part was actually finding a suitable name that hadn't already been registered. Section I Setup Custom Domain in Blogger The setup process itself was straightforward. Although it can take 24–48 hours for everything to fully propagate, my domain was up and running in about 90 minutes. → Reference Guide — Tuto...