I am freakish, fanatic, and fixated on pens, and sad as it may seem, my life is all about the quest for the perfect pen. Have I found it? No, I have not, and I truly doubt if I ever will. But the joy and excitement of the quest leaves me always on the edge of my chair with hope that this trip to Staples, this trek to the upscale city giftshop, this new pen website will hold the answer to my search.
Never in my travels have I come across anything close to the kind of information I seek in searching for the perfect instrument. Sales copy is one thing, and can certainly set me salivating in hopes. But it is just that — sales copy, and the words likely have little relevance to the reality therein.
So — that’s where I come in. I have created this blog to deal with a need I never saw addressed in my digital travels. Surely, I found many a pen web site, but I never found a site that answered the questions I had about a pen, or gave me the information I needed to make a purchase decision on the cyber-spot. And so, here is my humble attempt to pass on my impressions and experiences with a wide variety of writing instruments, high-end, low-end, and in between.
In addition to my comments, I welcome not only your responses to my reviews, but also your own reviews about instruments dear to your heart or scourge of your spleen.
When I was ten-years-old, my grandmother gave me a beautiful blue and silver fountain pen, with a bottle of turquoise ink. I held that pen in the highest esteem until it was about thirty-five years old, and decided to retire. “Too many words. Give me a break!” That’s the message it left me on the corner of my notebook.
My current pen-pal is an electric-blue Parker fountain pen. It has a lot of energy, and I think we make a nice couple.
Comment by Margo Bates — January 21, 2010 @ 4:44 pm |
What wonderful memories you must have of your silver fountain pen. I am determined to try another fountain pen; up until now, I end up looking like an ink factory. What am I doing wrong?
I’ve also always like Parker pens, but have only had ballpoints.
Margo, thanks for your comment and if you’ve got some fountainpen tips for me, please pass them on.
Comment by profmad72 — January 21, 2010 @ 9:45 pm |