Art and Earth Science by Grass
Pip: Most geologists visit Batangas and immediately start thinking about the volcano. fabulousgrass visited Batangas and ended up thinking about egg whites.Mara: That's actually a perfect entry point. This episode follows a photowalk through Taal Heritage Town — colonial architecture, a record-breaking basilica, and the surprisingly durable science of old construction. Let's start with the… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Quick Photowalk Along the 18th Century Taal Heritage Town
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist When you hear about Taal, one thing that probably pops into your mind is the famous active volcano sitting within a lake in Batangas. At least, that's the first thing I would think of—being a geologist and all. Put the words Taal and Batangas together and my brain immediately goes into volcano… Continue reading Quick Photowalk Along the 18th Century Taal Heritage Town
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is where stationery gets the same rigorous attention most people reserve for, say, laboratory equipment — which, given the site, tracks completely.Mara: fabulousgrass brings that same careful eye to today's episode, where we're looking at a gel pen built for life outside the desk — ink that stays on the surface,… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Uni-ball One F Review: The Perfect Gel Pen for On-the-Go Writers
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist The Uni-ball One is a gel pen designed around one particularly distinctive feature: its ink. Uni developed a pigment-based formulation with relatively large pigment particles that tend to remain closer to the surface of the paper rather than being absorbed deeply into the fibers. The result is unusually dark, crisp black ink and… Continue reading Uni-ball One F Review: The Perfect Gel Pen for On-the-Go Writers
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is where you go when you need someone to tell you, with complete sincerity, that an eight-dollar pen should probably be illegal.Mara: fabulousgrass has been putting two Jinhao fountain pens through their paces, and the results are worth your attention. Today we're looking at what these budget giants actually deliver —… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Jinhao Fountain Pen Reviews
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist Just when I thought Jinhao had squeezed every possible variation out of the X159, along comes the Jinhao X169. Released only in June 2026, the X169 is one of Jinhao’s newest oversized fountain pens—and at first glance, it looks very familiar. If you already know the X159, you might… Continue reading Jinhao X169: The New Pen in Town People Are Now Raving About and For Very Good Reasons
Finding a fountain pen that balances affordability, aesthetics, and smooth writing performance is always a win. At just $5 USD, the Jinhao 82 (2026 Limited Edition) in Translucent Pink manages to deliver on all three fronts far better than expected.Here is my breakdown of how this pen holds up in daily use. Design & AestheticThe… Continue reading A Pleasant Surprise: Reviewing the Jinhao 82 (2026 Limited Edition)
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist — where the rocks talk, the data flows, and someone is quietly doing both at once.Mara: Today we're following fabulousgrass into the territory where mentorship meets mineralogy — what it means to carry a tradition forward when the person who started it is gone, and why a polarizing microscope still feels… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Passing the Microscope Forward
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist For the past three years, I've had the privilege of helping fresh geology graduates prepare for their licensure examinations. It's an invitation I never take lightly. It's an honor, yes—but it's also one born from a bittersweet reason. Four years ago, I lost my very first mentor in mineralogy,… Continue reading Passing the Microscope Forward
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is out here strapping a tiny camera to her neck and calling it fieldwork — and honestly, that tracks.Mara: This episode comes from fabulousgrass, and we're covering one thing in depth: how a pocket-sized action camera became the right tool for documenting a life full of hikes, music, painting, and coral… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Insta360 GO Ultra: My Outdoor Filming Companion
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