Posts tagged ‘pens’
Jetstream
March 2nd, 2011 at 12:15 pm by Dr. Drang
I mentioned the Uniball Jetstream pen in passing in this post on the Pentel EnerGel and this post on the execrable Sharpie Liquid Pencil. After over a month of using the Jetstream in the office, at home, and on the road, I’ve decided its the pen I’m sticking with, supplanting my longtime everyday pen, the…
EnerGel
February 9th, 2011 at 11:53 pm by Dr. Drang
OK, this is not a pen blog, but after reading Amy’s comment on my Liquid Pencil post, I decided to pick up a three-pack of Pentel EnerGel pens.1 Pentel promotes these as “quick drying” and “great for lefties,” an attempt to capitalize on a weakness of other gel pens, particularly the Pilot G2: the tendency…
A thin line between love and hate
February 2nd, 2011 at 7:40 pm by Dr. Drang
On my way home from work Tuesday, I stopped at Staples to stock up before the big snowstorm. (You stock up on bread and milk, I stock up on paper.) And as I was leaving the store I made an impulse purchase: a pair of Sharpie Liquid Pencils. It seemed like a good idea at…
A new pocket pen
February 6th, 2010 at 1:02 pm by Dr. Drang
This morning I dropped our van off for a brake job and was killing time at a nearby Staples while my wife came to pick me up. While I was there, I found these house brand mini gel pens (item #636172) and picked up a box of twelve for about $5. When closed, the pen…
