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[Pen/Pencil Review] Bullet Train Ballpoint Novelty Pen
A couple of weeks ago, my day job office hosted a high-speed rail meeting, which reminded me of the pens I bought for my dad and myself at Daiso for Christmas stockings. These are bullet train pens with LED lights in the car. His was red. Mine is green – for obvious reasons. Because they are from Daiso, they were super inexpensive which I love in a novelty pen. These are adorable, somewhat functional, and just cute. This pen has been sitting on my desk since that meeting because…why not. But maybe it’ll stay home now.
This sucker is long. It’s not quite 7.25″ inches long with the cap on and just under 7.0″ with the cap off. The cap does not post. There’s nothing really to post to. It’s wider than one would normally be comfortable with – but, come on, we’re not getting this pen to write novels with. The train barrel is white with green window panes. When you look at the ends from the top, it kind of has faces. The LED lights have an on/off switch and do cycle through all the colors in the grip but it’s mostly green through the windows.
The point tapers to a round clear plastic grip that makes it not horribly uncomfortable in a rectangular train shape. The ink is a fine point black ball point ink with a stainless-steel point. The ink flows well and has a smooth action. It writes really well for something that should be more awkward than it is.
The Numbers.
1. How does it work? – 0.5 – It’s better than I expected. The flow of ink is nice. It’s not super comfortable but come on…it’s not supposed to be.
2. Look and feel – 0.5 – It’s not bad for a novelty pen. It’s long and has a weird shape with a ridge, but not as a huge detriment to the writing experience.
3. Material – 1 It’s a fun novelty pen. It’s plastic but has a decent point and workable flashing lights. I
4. Overall Design – 1 – It’s an awesome high-speed rail pen has fun lights. It is what it is.
5. Price Point – 1 This was at DAISO right around Christmas and somewhere between $1.50 and $3.00 because…DAISO.
4 out of 5 bronze pencils.
[Write the Story] A Story That Takes Place in One Room
Prompt: A Story That Takes Place in One Room Words: petting zoo, handsome, unbound, annoy, weekend, invest, immortal, piglet, cocktail, camp Story “So, what do we do now, Pooh?” “I am not your Piglet in this story, Ray.” Chloe plopped down on the hay bail. “Being locked in a petting zoo was not the weekend […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Dong-a U-Knock Retractable – Black Ink 0.5mm
I love having friends in Korea and access to the internet. That way I have access to things like the Dong-A line (which the 12-year-old boy in me always finds HILARIOUS). This week’s pen is the Dong-A U*Knock retractable pen made in Korea. Dong-A is a Korean line. This is a gel ink pen in […]
[Write the Story] Magic in Everyday Occurrences
Prompt: Magic in Everyday Occurrences Words: Krav Maga, touch screen, litter, vendor, doorbell, finish, hungry, aversion, signature, sweatband Story “Drew’s going to be home from Krav Maga soon.†Jennifer swiped through the tablet. “Then we’ll have to get busy. Drew’ll be hungry,†Max said handing her a cloth to clean the touch screen. “If you […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Zebra Sarasa Multi – 4 Color + Pencil 0.5mm
On my Christmas trip to Kinokuniya, today’s multi-function pen caught my eye. This is the Zebra Sarasa Multi 4 color gel ink Multi-Pen with Pencil – all 0.5mm. I got the black barrel. This is rapidly becoming a favorite and a “go to†instrument. I keep my Uni Jetstream in my purse – but this […]
[Write the Story] An Alligator on the Loose
Prompt: An Alligator on the Loose Words: New York City, Chewbacca, typical, beard, walkabout, interrupt, clang, belly, cockatoo, stroll Story “Don’t be stupid, Earl, you’re going to get caught.” “Come on, Wanda, you never let me have any fun.” Wanda dropped the pot lid with a clang. “It’s bad enough you want to do a […]
[Write the Story] Parents Solve a Problem Together
Prompt: Parents Solve a Problem Together Words: rhinoceros, umbrella, announcement, petal, feather, fruit, placemat, sketch, wobble, boil Story “Well, if we sketch out the game plan then maybe we can fix this.” Jeff slid a placemat under the fruit plate to silence the china wobble. “We still have to address the rhinoceros in the room,” […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Blog that Didn’t Happen
I really meant to do the blog. I really did. Family took priority and Day Job is busy. Everything is fine – or at least moving that direction – but just took some time away from everything else. This is most of the new additions from Christmas. It’s what you’re going to see coming in […]
[Write the Story] A Story Told Through Emails
Prompt: A Story Told Through Emails Words: philanthropist, symmetrical, terminate, noodle, emoticon, reference, sunglasses, moonlight, borrow, newsletter Story Doyle opened her laptop and clicked the icon for her mail. She bounced on her sofa as a string of email poured across her screen. Her story round robin had taken flight. It had all started with […]