Day 746 - Day 016
Lifetime Dream # 137 of my list of 155: I will keep a collection of 500 G-2 pen refills, displaying them in a nice wood casing, to show how dedicated I am toward perfectionism in my writing and a representation to how much writing I have accomplished in my life.
I have been accused of being OCD about a few things in my life and I will admit that this is a dead-on description. I am “particular” (that’s the word people with OCD use) about a few things as this photo blog will showcase: guitar picks, guitar strings, and yes- even the pens that I use. I know it might sound like a silly dream to have, but for the amount of writing that I do- I am pretty picky about the “tools of my trade” as one might say.
Here’s a good example of the amount of writing that I do. This picture only shows 2/3 of my first journal… 2,000 pages:
www.flickr.com/photos/67522976@N00/4652182215/in/set-7215...
I used to work for a family-owned wholesale distribution company and so I had the opportunity to meet with several different vendors and try their products. Bic, Pilot, Zebra, Pentel, Papermate… we dealt with them all. It seemed like every pen I sampled either skipped or was inconsistent with the ink flow, and that always seemed to find a way to annoy me; but I’ve never had that problem with G-2 Pens from Pilot. I love their new bold pen that is a 1.0mm. For journaling I’ll only use the 0.7mm. I guess even within the OCD there’s OCD!
I am over half way to my goal of 500 pens being used. I need to build a better casing for these pen refills and seal the barrels (you can see in the glass where the remaining ink leaked out of some). It may be OCD, but it’s effective. When I look at how many I’ve gone through I get a sense of pride, and a renewed sense of direction to write even more!
Day 746 - Day 016
Lifetime Dream # 137 of my list of 155: I will keep a collection of 500 G-2 pen refills, displaying them in a nice wood casing, to show how dedicated I am toward perfectionism in my writing and a representation to how much writing I have accomplished in my life.
I have been accused of being OCD about a few things in my life and I will admit that this is a dead-on description. I am “particular” (that’s the word people with OCD use) about a few things as this photo blog will showcase: guitar picks, guitar strings, and yes- even the pens that I use. I know it might sound like a silly dream to have, but for the amount of writing that I do- I am pretty picky about the “tools of my trade” as one might say.
Here’s a good example of the amount of writing that I do. This picture only shows 2/3 of my first journal… 2,000 pages:
www.flickr.com/photos/67522976@N00/4652182215/in/set-7215...
I used to work for a family-owned wholesale distribution company and so I had the opportunity to meet with several different vendors and try their products. Bic, Pilot, Zebra, Pentel, Papermate… we dealt with them all. It seemed like every pen I sampled either skipped or was inconsistent with the ink flow, and that always seemed to find a way to annoy me; but I’ve never had that problem with G-2 Pens from Pilot. I love their new bold pen that is a 1.0mm. For journaling I’ll only use the 0.7mm. I guess even within the OCD there’s OCD!
I am over half way to my goal of 500 pens being used. I need to build a better casing for these pen refills and seal the barrels (you can see in the glass where the remaining ink leaked out of some). It may be OCD, but it’s effective. When I look at how many I’ve gone through I get a sense of pride, and a renewed sense of direction to write even more!