Today I was caught stealing from the stationery cupboard be my line manager. I get away with such things, mostly I suppose because it would be very hard to stop me, given that all the tools for doing so are in my paws.
He didn't say much.
What I was looking for was lucky pens.
There's something totemic about pens don't you feel? They have to make the right mark, they have to fit in your hand just so...
All my current pens have been involved in some type of failure somewhere; they are not fit for the exams. They would drag me to defeat.
I must have new pens, pens not mired in failure.
Ballpoints? No good, the drag factor is too high. Fountains, beautiful but too fiddly to cope with exam condition stress. You probably make the same decision that I do—a pilot. But there weren't any pilots to be nicked.
There were however some stabilios. These have a fibre-tip [rather than a steel ball] and feel a wee bit flimsy. Still they make a lovely mark. I stole a round dozen
They seem to encourage a small-writing, rather than the expansive scrawling that I ususally espouse.
I'll buy a couple of pilots but I'll defo give the stabilos a shot.
Then I'll do the sample exam paper to see which pen has the force.
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Nellie, I use the Pentel Gel Pens, ultra fine at 0.35mm. Beatiful to write with. Try them out, although I doubt you'll find any in the school stationery cupboard! SalmaNew comment
Shalma
Fine pens indeed, but I often find that they can't make a broad mark.
I want a pen that allows me to make a 'thick' mark when one is required.
I could go on forever about this, so I'll stop.
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nellie