The Pens
As you know, I'm reading Ross Gay's The Book of Delights. One of his essays tells about how much he loves nicknames, so now I refer to him as The RossMan when I'm writing in my journal.
He also likes Le Pen pens. I'm a copycatter, so I went to my local art supply store which is, delightfully, a mere 2 blocks from my apartment and picked out two Le Pens, blue and green, for purchase.
As I selected my pens, I lingered to listen to two women choosing colored pencils. They would write marks with two pencils, talk at length about each mark, and then decide which pencil they wanted. Then they would pick up two more and repeat the whole process. It's so great to have time to fool around with folderol.
I'm not a massive fan of the Le Pen yet, but I think I'll buy a few more before I make a final decision. They come in a lot of great colors and they might grow on me and I also like copying The Rossman.
I bought some stickers of woodland animals as well. I ripped two of the stickers when I was opening the package this morning, the rabbit and the oak leaf. So that was a drag, but what are you going to do? Next time I buy stickers, which will probably be soon, I'll be more mindful when opening the package. That's about all I can do to remedy the situation. Live and learn.
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judy
I take them to the two hour meetings we have and doodle in many colors. But before I started doing this, I told my boss about studies showing that doodling can cause one to listen more attentively and absorb more information. I find this to be true in my case. Anyway, these pens flow along the page very nicely and are very bright colors.