Today I did the unthinkable and actually accomplished SOME of my To-Do list goals. Not just ONE... but SOME. I know, fasten your seatbelts, this ride is gettin CARAZAY!!!
And of course, wouldn't you know it? I discover something about myself along the way and assume EVERYONE finds me as interesting as I do.
I, Em Leahy, am a pen-aholic. Hi Em.
Ladies and Gents it is NOT just pens. It's mechanical pencils, markers, crayons, sharpies, gelly rolls, and of course pens. black pens, blue pens, clicky pens, cushy pens, fancy pens, ordinary pens. Dr. Suess don't even KNOW.
This obsession of pens that I have is actually borderline ridiculous (which is a roundabout way of saying 'a problem') Every school year. EVERY. ONE. I HAVE...HAVE to buy a new package of pens, pencils, markers and crayons. The fancy stuff I buy when I feel like treating myself. When I go to restaurants, retail merchandisers, my friends houses, work, I can't help but take a pen with me if presented the opportunity. And here is what I have found:
1...Clicky pens from businesses usually kick ass. It's like they know, if your pen sucks and does not work when your potential consumer goes to use it, you know what they are going to do? Flip the pen over and say "Well looks like I won't be fulfilling my sandwich needs at Mr. Goodcents, because they can't properly provide me with a working pen." That is EXACTLY what happens.
2...BIC pens are the ONLY way to go for your everyday/scholastic use. Parents, if you are buying your child Papermates for their first day of school, consider yourself abusive. Your child is now going to look like the IDIOT that can't operate a simple tool like a PEN.
2.5... same rule applies to coloring utensils. Crayola or else. (meaning, or else your child is getting regularly bullied on the playground) RoseArt? Kill yourself.
3... Gelly rolls effin kick ass. ALWAYS.
3.5... Sharpies? also kick ass. ALWAYS. Always a guaranteed cool kid. It doesn't even really matter what size. Actually... I'll take that back, if you are rockin the huge friggin sharpies, you're a little off, cause everyone knows those are only for industrial use like major poster board action or labeling your moving boxes, don't be whippin those out just for shits and gigs.
As for mechanical pencils, well it's hard to go wrong, or maybe it isn't hard at all, but I haven't ever really run into a batch that was completely unusable. I like to jazz it up with several colors, you know depending on my mood for scantron tests.
Nothing beats a good, sturdy, dry erase marker. Dry Erase boards are up there in my list of favorite inventions.
My absolute favorite pen EVER? Herbie: My boxing frog pen that also lights up. I got it with Lauren Larsen when we were shopping for some StuBo thangs. Oh yeah, I still have him. He doesn't work so well anymore, but I will never let Herb go.
Maybe you don't believe me, maybe you think I just dabble in the pen. And although I have a lot of pen learning to do, keep in mind... I just spent 1.5 hours going through my desk drawer that is strictly dedicated to my various writing utensils to ensure they were in proper working order and to unfortunately discard the ones that have finished their life (and HAPPILY discard the ones that have failed at their destiny) and now I just spent about 10 minutes blogging about it.
I guess if you take anything away from this, remember: your pens (especially super cool ones) are not trusted around me and 2... gelly rolls are ALWAYS kickin.
Signing off (in a virtual gelly roll),
Em
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