When a good pen comes around
You must clic it!
—Fat, after Devo
Two things. One: In New Orleans last year, a hotel we stayed in gave me a branded Bic Clic pen. I naturally yoinked it, and over a couple of days used it, and actually loved it. I thought it would make a good promotional item for the podcast, so I ordered a bunch, and if you would like a couple, drop me a line (cfcollision @ google's mail service, dontcha know) and I'll mail you some. They really are good pens.
(Impossible to look at one of these and not pop a bit of a smile. Ah, lil' Bic Clic, you're the inspiration! )
Two: Using both the freebie and one from my big batch, I have come to realize how spectacularly and unequivocally superior Bic's ballpoint pen ink is to Zebra's ink, which I have previously given at least some praise to. There really is no comparison. I sill like my Zebra okay, but the skipping and blobbing is intensely noticeable versus the Bic ink. Accept, I guess, no substitute!
(Check out the new hotness! Logo, slogan, blood-red barrel, shiny-butt clip, need I say more. Need I say more.)
(Ink fight! These are scribblings on your average el cheapo index card, but, I assure you, the results are quite typical and repeatable.)
—Fat, who will never need to buy another pen.
While I am unlikely to leave the ink-smudged pastures of FountainPenLand for a ballpoint again (I press too hard and run into wrist/hand pain), I rather enjoyed this foray into bright barrels and good ink.
ReplyDeleteHeya, Holly! Thanks for reading. :) If you need a couple cheapos to leave on your desk for students to steal during office hours (so they keep their grubby mitts off your nice fountain pens) you know where to find me. :)
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