I love pens. I especially like pens with ornamental or novelty heads at the end. I have a few that are squishy so in those moments, when the pen is willing but the paper is blank, I can get inspired squishing the alligator’s head so that his cheeks and eyes bulge alarmingly. It doesn’t really inspire any great thoughts, just creates a bit of distraction. I also have a pen that, if you bash it against the palm of your hand, its green bulb flashes on and off—another distraction for a few seconds. My favourite had a goblin head but it fell off one day when I was writing like fury. The replacement pen with the squishy monkey-head with pink rubberized hair wasn’t quite the same. And the weight of the head made the pen top-heavy so that writing was a chore. My bug-on-a-leaf pen is cool but it feels awkward when I write so I tuck it in my pen-cup, along with all the others. I have three pen-cups, all stuffed with pens of fine, medium and thick tips, black markers, highliters of various colours, permanent pens for writing on tapes and DVDs—the list goes on.
I find pens are important. You can never have too many because when you need a pen in a hurry, there they are—ready when you are. And have you notice when someone lends you a pen, it mysteriously ends up in your pocket or purse? Or, vice-versa.
Recently I bought a package of regular pens–these were the Bic’s ultra-round sticks with an easy glide. I like these pens because they start immediately—no scratching on a pad to get the ink started. I’ve left several lying around but they seem to mysteriously disappear, so someone else must be enjoying them too.
Of course, with my collection of pens, I have to have my pads of many colours. Notepads not only have a choice of lined or unlined pages but now comes in different motifs, colours and cute slogans or messages. I like “Sex is Better than Coffee But Chocolate is the Best” or “Don’t Tell the Boss, Send Him a Memo” or my favourite phone message pad, “Monkey Business Only.” My sticky notepad has a message too.
The other day, I had this crazy inspiration and just had to jot it down before I forgot it. I wrote it on my lime-green sticky pad and tucked it in my purse. Later at the bank while searching in my purse for my bank card, my sticky pad fell on the teller’s counter. Prominently across the top, in big black letters was “This is a Stick-up” and in much smaller letters, directly beneath, “Stick Me on Anything!” Thank goodness the teller had a sense of humour and didn’t panic.
Okay—enough kabbitzing–back to work!
That was an enjoyable read. Pens are always being lost at my house. I have a guard a couple with my life in order to be sure I have one when it is needed. That’s interesting about the smooth-round Bics. The regular Bics always need to be started with scatching on a scrap of unneeded paper.
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I really like the Bic’s ultra-round sticks–even though it doesn’t have any bobble-heads, these pens always writes immediately! Hope you find some too, Glynis!
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You’re a great pen pal! I loved your post, especially the end, which made me laugh boisterously. I also liked knowing I’m not the only one picking up stray pens. Glad you took the time to pen your thoughts.
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Thanks Eva,
See we’re kindred spirits–and I don’t exactly pick-up stray pens–they sort of velcro themselves to my purse or pocket. . . . Ciao, J 🙂
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Reblogged this on Jane Wilson.
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Thank you, Jane! Hope your hip is better so you can enjoy your Christmas and get to dance the New Year in!
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I love pens too, Judee. You have some really fun pens in your collection. What a fun read! : )
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Thank you, Rebb–if I’m really good, “Santa” might add a few more in my stocking. . . 🙂
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I like to begin my day with a smile. Thanks for doing that for me on the first day of 2015. Happy new year!
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Thank you–am glad you found my post and smiled! Happy 2015 to you, too!
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