I have all the pens I need and can use right now, but like anyone who is into a particular type of item (shoes, cars, watches (hi J.!), clothes, insert personal lust item here), I love looking at pens, reading about them, seeing what's new on the market, and generally drooling over them.
Just as folks who are into fashion peruse Vogue, GQ, InStyle and Lucky, pen folks peruse Stylophiles, Pen World, and Pentrace. I also include the catalogs of Levenger and Fahrney's which all fall under the general heading of "pen porn."
But given the current economic malaise and the need to save for our future life endeavors and Ava's future scholastic efforts, I have instituted a personal moratorium on pen purchases. Which makes the periodic appearance of the aforementioned catalogs all the more special. They have appeared. So if you need me, I'll be holed up for a bit at my desk "having a moment" with the latest edition and leaving noseprints and pen longing in my wake.
At one point, I was all into Levenger, and all their pretty notebooks, and yes, pens. However, my go-to pen are the cheap-o Papermates, blue ink, medium point. I just think they write so smoothly, don't smear, and allow me to write really small if necessary.
ReplyDeleteAs for my own collectible, well, I did spend Saturday afternoon rearranging my yarn.
Hi BryAnn - we've swapped: You were pens now yarn, I was yarns, now pens. :-) I started a dress for the "baby to be" when I was pregnant. The cast on row plus a handful more sit all lonely and abandoned in my knitting purse. Maybe I can finish it in a larger size for when she's like 3. :-)
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