A bit of calligraphic advice...

[mapsedge]

If you ever run out of pens and need something to write with, start a business, officially registering it with your state of residence.

Really.

Within just a few business days you'll have at least half a dozen new writing implements of varying degrees of quality, all with your new business's name on them. Every six months thereafter, you'll get a new one or two, as the promotional gizmos companies try to entice you to buy their product and, as mechanism of said enticement, send you free samples.

And, let me tell you, some of these pens are nice. Just now, I'm looking at a shiny chrome thing-y with a cushioned grip and gold trim. It's heavy, substantial, writes smoothly. Price for 50: $ 1.79 each. Pretty cheap when you consider that those "gel" pens at Wal*Mart'll set you back $ 6.00.

The point? None. I just like my new pen.

Comments

[iarraidh.livejournal.com]

The point? None. I just like my new pen.

Revel in it.
There are times where the simplist pleasure is the best.
It's honest, plays no games, has no agendas...just a nice pen.
Ah

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

I take my pleasures where I can get them, as they're pretty rare nowadays.

It's akin to sticking my nose in a bag of fresh coffee beans just before grinding. Coffeemaking, or more precisely The Ritual of Coffeemaking, makes my office mornings a little nicer, since my coffeemaker sits on my desk convenient to my left hand. The smells and sounds are quite immediate.

[starwyse.livejournal.com]

Rituals are wonderful. That's why we do them each and everyday. I have rainy day rituals that I am engaging in this AM bafor the first of four clients gets here. And the connection to myself that I get from the ritual will sustain me through a long busy day.

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