It was a struggle, but I managed to reduce the number of pens in my bag to five. I brought home a soft pen roll from Paris in June last year, and I haven’t used it till now because, come on, how could I possibly take just five pens to work? Still, my right shoulder …
I like frogs. Even real ones. Frogs on pens, though, don’t fuss when you twist them. I decided to write about the pen, but wrote something else instead, but I eventually managed to turn it around and lead it back to the pen, which I am grateful for, because not too many things in life …
One of the Japanese big three, Sailor’s reputation rests solidly on its nibs. It’s no slouch in the design department either. The Susutake and Arita series take reimagine traditional Japanese elements into pens – bamboo taken from century-old chimneys, enamelled porcelain. (On a side note – and I am always going off into side notes …
I first had two lists: top ten modern pens and top ten vintage pens. That I had acquired enough pens in 2008 to make two lists plus have others that didn’t make it to either list gave me pause. I decided to stick to one list. That was harder than I’d expected. What about the …
Once you’re a certain age, you can let yourself go. I have always wanted to be the crazy old lady in the loud batik caftan who frightens the neighborhood kids away with a walking stick and pronouncements of doom. But not yet. My mom scolds me for wearing shorts that hit above the knee. “You’re …
I only have two. I reviewed my Omas Milord Arco when it arrived. I thought I’d lost it, just two weeks ago, when it wasn’t in my bag or in any of my usual storage places. I couldn’t work. I couldn’t eat breakfast. The Mottishaw-modified pen turned out to be in my toiletries box. (No, …
Top 15 Albums, 2008. The soundtrack to an unbelievable year. 1. TV On the Radio, Dear Science 2. Bajofondo, Mar Dulce 3. Elbow, The Seldom Seen Kid 4. Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes 5. The Week That Was, The Week That Was 6. Shugo Tokumaru, Exit 7. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago 8. Shearwater, Rook …
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TV Reviews A year ago my blog’s reading level was elementary school. I wonder what happened in between?