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Apartment 2024 » Blog Archive » A font of fountain pens — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:49:15 +0000

[...] I sat down at my desk tonight, intending to write a post about seeing “Little Miss Sunshine” tonight and how it made me laugh. I was then going to write about how I used to be known, during my freshman year of college, as the girl who would laugh hysterically during dinner in the Lyman Hall Dining Hall every night. Sitting in front of my computer, gathering my thoughts just before I started to type, I reached back to pull my hair into a ponytail. Realizing that I didn’t have a hair band near me, I pulled open the drawer, to see if there were any plan old rubberbands laying about. A fountain pen caught my eye. I pulled it out and dug for a few others. I’ve documented my obsession with writing utensils before but in my personal pen history, the refillable fountain pen requires it’s own chapter. [...]

By: Katey Schultz

Katey Schultz — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:47:00 +0000

oh so much of this sounds so familiar. my ultimate writing pen is of course the black uniball. and they remade them last year so they don’t explode on planes anymore - super bonus.

By: Heliologue

Heliologue — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:58:00 +0000

As a young boy, I had a pencil shaving collection.

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I had a friend who had those wackily-colored “Yak” pens (I think that was the name, but god, it must have been about 1991), and we pretty much just shaved them down to nubs just so I could put the colorful shavings in my collection bag.

As a junior high student, I carried around a bundle of about 10 or 15 pens and pencils in my pocket. A had a black ballpoint, a black gel, a blue ballpoint, a yellow highlighter, a .5mm mechanical pencel, a .7mm mechanical pencil, a green ballpoint, a pink gel, a purple gel, a red ballpoint, a red market, and probably some others.

Curiously enough, whenever I would find a pen or pencil on the ground, I would end up using it for well over a year. Then, when I would buy, say, a 10-pack of the same kind, I would lose them all within a month. Why I spent money on writing utensils at all is still a mystery to me.

By: MoDad

MoDad — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:23:00 +0000

Marisa’s dad here. I, too, have been a pen freak. Maybe it’s where she got it. Nah, my minor addictions were minor in comparison to my minor. I was into Rapidographs, even living with the way you had to hold the thing straight upright for it to work, but Oy, the precision. They’re mechnical drawing pens, designed to be perfect and indelible. When I was bored I would doodle the most amazing, close lined letters and patterns. Finally, I gave up when the care and feeding up such a persnickety writing implement became too much. Marisa had a bout with them, and came to the same conclusion. Soon she’ll have to come out of the closet with soft spot for lip balms.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:51:00 +0000

I can’t tell you all how it thrills me to know that so many of you share my pen psychosis. I forgot to share the story of my summer in Indonesia with you all. They have great pens in Indonesia, lots of fun gel pens, interesting roller balls, all things you can’t get here. So I went a little crazy buying pens. The sales girls kept giggling at me, the crazy American girl who bought 27 pens, but hey, you gotta go with what brings you pleasure.

Elizabeth Noble, you could always fit more pens in your nose than I could. I love you for remembering!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 04:51:00 +0000

I not only like the picture of the pen machine, I clearly remember those things. Yup, just showing my age again. I’m a pen fanatic too, but I like silly, novelty pens. Like the pens with stuff floating in them, pens with smelly ink, and cheap pens with cool designs. Right now my favorite is the breast cancer pen from Linens and Things. It lights up and came with 4 or 5 colored ink refills and two extra sets of batteries. And it was cheap.

Yes…I’ll email you about the CSA thing, but I’m tired, that may wait till tomorrow.

By: Elizabeth Noble

Elizabeth Noble — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 04:19:00 +0000

Yes, but Marisa, how many can you fit up your nose?

By: Ellen

Ellen — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:32:00 +0000

Cool pic - for me I don’t really go so hog wild on pen quality, but I need a variety of colors at all times and usually have 2 contrasting colors with me for any meeting. My current boss has a similar thing about writing in color which is way plus cool (as opposed to most people who chalk it up to me being a massive flake

By: Thea

Thea — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:29:00 +0000

I’m so surprised, some one else likes the pigma micron ones. I use .005 or .01, though, the tiny fine lines. And .5 mechanical pencils. Oh yes.

By: Dodi

Dodi — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:35:00 +0000

Got to love a good pen. I alternate between wanting blue-black and black. I’ve been providing my own work pens for years now, they buy lousy Bics with bright blue ink. Current favorite is a metal Parker ballpoint. I have one at work and two at home. They were a company “bonus” and when I realized how much I loved them I picked up a few leftovers.

I too have a hard time leaving the office supply pen aisle without something clutched in my hand. A well-stocked art supply store is even better. I love the concept of fountain pens, and learned calligraphy as a kid, but when the nib scratches the paper it can be like nails on a black board.

Must end the ramble, but I have to second Moleskine notebooks. Love them.