There are many people who will tell you not to be so impulsive. Many times, they will be right. Especially when it comes to impulse shopping, impulse eating, and impulse snarking. (Raven, in Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, has Poor Impulse Control tattooed on his forehead. In his case it has more to do with anger …
Month: April 2012
None of these went home with me, but I did get a chance to play with them during a recent visit to Aesthetic Bay. The original Sailor Professional Gear Saibi Togi (a swordpoint nib) came with gold trim. There’s now one with shiny white metal trim and a rhodium-finish 21k nib. There is a new …
Not much to say here, except: wow. Orange. One side burning, the other side chrome. The design makes me think of high-tech coffeemakers and Betabrand’s disco skirt. This is not my usual pen. It’s not vintage. It’s not Japanese. The nib isn’t flexible. I therefore conclude it must be The Power of Orange. A summer …
It is possible, using one’s powers of observation, to deduce the characteristics and motivations of the individual members of the peculiar tribe known as Pen People from their tools. Known to congregate around platters of pasta in centrally-located malls, Pen People are quite ingenious at devising ways to carry their pens and accessories. Subject 1 …