PENS!

So in response to Jeff's 'Pen' review, I think I need to defend the BIC Cristal! Haha!

What I like about the BIC Cristal:
1. it's thin-so my writing is more controllable and I can use my unconventional grip as shown.
2. the ink ALWAYS comes out- the letters I form are 'solid' and I dont get those half filled lines where half the ink comes out.
3. they're cheap! I think it's about $2.70 for a pack of 10/15?
What I don't like:
1. The ink isn't a nice blue colour. This blue is one of the darkish ones- it's bordering on black at times. Okay maybe not that dark but its not a happy blue :)
2. It gets blotchy towards the end- it's not blotchy to the point where it smears all over your paper or you can actually see the blotches, but the tip gets a bit inky and so you end up with a few marks on your hand. Evidence you've been studying!

Pilot BPS in Fine
I love this Pilot Pen! It's absolutely the best thing I've ever bought. I usually wouldn't get the 'fine' but I accidentally bought 2 packs of 4 which costed $7.99 each which is kinda expensive.
What's cool:
1. The ink is a nice blue colour. A true blue. And it flows every time without half filled lines or blotching.
2. It's comfy to use and thin!
What's not so cool:
1. BE WARNED. If you drop the pen on the ground with the tip hitting the ground, you've wasted the whole pen. What you end up with is a lot worse than half filled lines. Goodbye pen. Goodbye $2.
2. The ink runs out fast- but I like to say it's because it always leaves solid lines. (okay i'm really hoping you understand what half filled and solid lines are)

Papermate Inkjoy:
Okay this pen is awesome in terms of fluidity and smoothness. However if you're like me and use a tight grip, your writing can easily go out of control. It glides very smoothly and the ink gets used up pretty quick at first UNTIL you reach the stage where the ink drops to the level of the love hearts in Paper and Mate (see picture) Then it just dies. You'll see half filled lines like never before and then the pen just collapses and the investment is not worth it.

Lamy. (don'tknow what model) This pen is expensive.. but it's done wonders so I feel i should tell you about it! Basically there's 3 separate functions: A ball point pen, a stylus and a pacer. The stylus I don't use at all thus it's pretty useless and the pacer is pretty good. The ball point pen is awesome because every time I get solid lines and the ink refuses to run out. Each ink refill is about $5 each i THINK but I've had the pen for 2 years and changed it once-mind you, I don't use this pen that often. It's a bit chunky so I use it for things I don't need to write fast in.

Overall the Pilot pen is the best in terms of performance, but in terms of performance and economics I think the BIC Cristal is good. I was sad that I didn't get around to buying the pilot for trials but I lived on BIC Cristal which enabled me to pump out the essays pretty fast ;)
On another note, I decided to buy a post-it pad! (NO PUN INTENDED LOL) It surprised me because they're so expensive! One 1cm high note pad was $4.70! At officeworks that is. Wow is the world adhesive supply on the verge of extinction? Cos paper isn't really...right? I also don't like how they made fluoro coloured note pads more expensive :( So I bought a brand which wasn't post-it but was fluoro so I made up for the whole cost thing (Post-its are more expensive)  YAY COMPROMISED CONDITIONS! But then I went home and tried sticking them on the wall infront of my study desk AND THEY FELL OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, during trials i used my mum's very nice watch and so now I've decided that I need a proper watch. I'd like one with a few or all of the numbers on the face and a metal clip strap thingy. I know in winter metal on skin is cold at first but when you wear leather straps in summer it can get pretty sticky/wet. Also I just think metal looks a tad better.

So yeah, getting sticky notes and a watch is something I realise I need for the real HSC! And a folder.. As the exams got closer I found my once filled and organised folder of papers/notes gradually came out and were misplaced and now my folder is lying on the floor empty... with all the paper in the world strewn about it. I'd like to see my floor again.