Pen-flation
Not sure if I’ve mentioned this before here, but I only like to write with one type of pen. I really, really dislike pencils because of their scratchy, rough feels and broken lines when you write with them. Drives me nuts. However, the Pilot Precise V5 pens produce a smooth, clean, crisp and solid line and the weight of the pen feels great in my hands. The tip isn’t shaped like a triangle or a cone, but rather a clean, perfect straight tip. And it writes a nice fine line of .5mm. Don’t give me anything larger.
These are pretty much the only pens I write with, or at least the only pens I like to write with. I don’t like ballpoints because they make fat lines and the lines are often broken like a pencil. I don’t like gel pens because they run out too quickly making them not very cost effective, though they do write nicely.
And I go through these pens like you wouldn’t believe so it’s too bad the cost of them went up. I used to get a pack of five for $5, but I recently bought a pack of five for almost $8. What the heck…
Look at that fat clunkiness
Ah, that's more like it...
Melissa said...
I’m torn between wanting to make fun of your OCD and wanting to agree with you ;)
I do love my purple and orange gel pens that I use for copy editing (the purple one was a gift from Amy last year).
But I can write with pretty much anything, so long as it shows up well. Although, I’ll admit I rarely hand write anything anymore unless it’s editing – I prefer to type, any day!
Comment posted on 3 December 2009 at 18:01