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.

Physica

Is it just me or does the terms 'DC current' always pop up?
I thought DC itself meant Direct Current. So by saying DC current, you're saying 'direct current current'.

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HELLO MY BLOGGIE MC BLOGSTER!!!!!!
Yeah, so I might be posting for a few times these holidays to let everyone know about my thoughts and things I'm just curious about in general. I'm feeling methodical so lets just have a numerical list here:

1. After watching about every single episode of Masterchef, I do wonder why one must make such a large quantity of food only to plate up the minutest amount. Is this, perhaps the reason why top restaurant quality food is so expensive? For example, in a pressure test, the contestants had to plate up George's 'Capsicum Terrine' and basically they used about 15 whole red capsicums, chopped them nicely and fit them into an arms length (from your elbow to your hand) log tray when a 7x2x5 cm slice.I know that chefs must actually save the rest and use it for another time, but seriously, is it that hard to cut a few more slices up and make a nice, real dish that satisfies one's appetite? Also, if you give me a massive plate with 3 pieces of ravioli and some kind of oil dressing that you pass off as 'consumme' or 'broth' I'm gonna be annoyed. I come the restaurant to eat not admire your crockery. Perhaps it is an incentive to order more from the menu. Ironically, I dont get why waiters take the menu away from you once you've ordered. For me, I actually enjoy looking at the pictures of desserts and it makes me wonder whether I should have some...

2. I bought Maybelline Baby Lips (lip balm) for $3 in Antioxidant Berry. And I was loving it. Until I lost it for a week. Then I bought another one because my lips were drying out. I tell you, lip balm is like an addiction. It's not a placebo effect! Well anyway I bought another one for $4. The next morning, I found my long lost one, at the back of mum's car.

3. Let me give you a little bit of advice-take it from the sushi queen ie ME ;) Do not ever mistake avocado for wasabi....

4. My total 'pants' count is now 3. If you didnt know, I never wear pants. And then winter came. Because Stockings and leggings dont suffice. I have a floral pair of jeans that I wore on mufti, a light blue tube jean (that I got for $39.95!!) and black leggings which I still count as pants cos theyre warm.

5. I had this fricking weird dream the other day that I swear lasted for hours. My bath tub was my fish tank LOL. And one of my fish jumped out and landed in the basin. (btw I have gold fish). And it was flapping around as all fish do when theyre out of water but I was too scared to grab hold of it and put it back in the bath tub. So I ran the tap on to make sure it stayed wet, for two days HAHAAHHA.That was my attempt at keeping it alive. By the time I came back, it had died :( And its eye split in half :S

6. I hate it when you text a person, asking them something relatively important and they dont answer  your question. Big Pet Peeve grrr.

Goodluck for trial study and umat prep! Wishing everyone all the best :) xx

Payphone

Summary of my weekend:
 I bought this song on itunes. Enough said! :)
Also, I realise I gave my mother's day gift on the wrong day. Just a week early...
Anyway, it IS the effort and thought that counts and in my opinion, the handbag I bought for her was pretty classy.
I must say, I'm quite excited for the UNSW law night and 3on3 basketball !
I made a new study room. I found 3 'exam desks' at home- theyre exactly like the ones in the school hall...fold up and everything. My new room is called the 'zen room', consisting of 4 white walls, 1 window, 1 desk, 1 chair, a wardrobe and exactly 1 bin to chuck all of my excess scribble in. You ask, why call it the zen room? Simply, when I am in this room, I am in zen mode 8D