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[geminigirl]

I'm a pen freak. I admit it. I'm perpetually on a quest for the perfect pen. I like fine or microfine points, black ink, nice, smooth lines. If I could afford really good pens, I'd probably treat myself to one at some point, but well, they're out of my price range at the moment. A pen, the right weight, not too heavy, which beautiful lines flow from.

So tell me what your favorite pen or writing tool is. Tell me about it, why you love it, how it writes, how things flow from it. I'm half comparison shopping for pens, and half curious about how you, who all do quite a bit of writing here on the computer write when you're away from the keyboard.

And if I get good suggestions, perhaps I'll treat myself to a good pen to write thank you notes with, since this post was inspired by trying to find a decent pen to write a thank you note to Cayne's parents.

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[mittelbar.livejournal.com]

I guess for nice writing I prefer a fountain pen with dark-colored (but not black) ink. I love roller balls, but I have yet to find one that's perfect. They always explode on me.

I've been on a ballpoint kick for a while, though, because. Um. Because I like the way the ink smells on the paper. Also because Scripto makes a neat little "Pogo" pen that fits perfectly in my purse or on my car keys (it's a little fatty that clicks open by pulling on the barrel, elongating the pen by a centimeter). Thus far these have proven pretty sturdy and reliable. AND I NEVER LOSE THE CAP!

You might look at Target's office supplies -- they often have stylish looking/feeling pens for cheapish, and sometimes the writing from them is even good.