[Pen/Pencil Review] RERUN – The Austin College Gift Pen
In honor of my niece, Suzanne, who’s coming home from Greece and getting married in about a month. This is a rerun of the pen she gave me from her College – Austin College (go Roos!) – in 2013. — This week’s pen blog is another one of the pens I got received for Christmas. […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Pilot MR Retro Pop Collection – 1.0 mm Ballpoint
We return to Pilot this week with a pen that I found at Target and fell in love with. This is the Pilot MR Retro Pop Collection ballpoint pen. This is the only piece I’ve found so far in the Retro Pop Collection, so I’m looking forward to seeing what else they bring out. According […]
[Pen/Pencil Post] Hiatus – And A Question?
It’s time to finally go remember my grandmother. Her memorial service is Saturday. So this Monday and Next Monday I will be on hiatus. Until then… I want to know what YOUR favorite pen, pencil, or marker is. Tell me what you love and why. If I haven’t reviewed it yet or it’s been a […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Pilot Petball Ball Point – 0.7mm
We return to Pilot this week with another pen from back at Christmas. This is the Petball ballpoint pen with a clear plastic body. These are part of the BeGreen series and the B2P series – which means the barrel is made of recycled plastic from water bottles. According to the literature – these pens […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Sanford Uni-Ball Micro Roller 0.2mm
This week I’m looking at a classic – the Sanford Uni-Ball Micro roller ball stick pen. I’ve had a box of these in my cabinet for YEARS – seriously, years. These pens have been around – according to an Amazon product description – for over 30 years. I think I’ve had this box stuck in […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Kokuyo Beetle Tip Dual Tip Highlighter in Pink & Yellow
It’s been a busy weekend, and today is also busy – so this is a pseudo-rerun. Part of my Christmas haul was the companion piece to a dual tip highlighter I ran in October. The Kokuyo Beetle Tip dual tip highlighter this time in Pink and Yellow. …You can use one or the other sides […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Moleskine Roller Pen Plus – Burgundy
Welcome to 2016, and the Year of Getting Stuff Done (version who-knows-which) – and starting with keeping up with the blog. And…we’re going to start with something I didn’t actually get for Christmas. It was an impulse buy in a Best Buy check out line. (Yes, that happens.) But I’ve been wanting/meaning to try these […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] State of the Blog
Today is pen blog day. And this is going to be a wee bit different. Last week I helped man a table at an event for my day job – and pillaged the other tables before I left I have a giant pile of promotional pens. So over the next few weeks, I’m going to […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Pilot Hi-Tec-C Maica in Black
I just found a pen I picked up from JetPens.com a while back that I haven’t reviewed yet. It’s another in the Pilot Hi-Tec-C line. This one the Maica line – which is a “fashion” type stick rollerball pen. The fashion part is in the logo medallion and the point size on the smoky cap. […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Pelikan Edelstein Garnet Ink Cartridges
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my awesome Conklin Duragraph Fountain Pen from Pen Chalet – which is still awesome. However, what’s not as praiseworthy was the Pelikan Edelstein Ink Cartridges. Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE the Garnet color. It’s a super deep red – kind of like a blood red that works […]