tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post5592802503589573645..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Theroux on the Power of the PenLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-87372453202070817182012-06-08T08:59:38.316-04:002012-06-08T08:59:38.316-04:00Honestly? I still have a yen for those old no. 2 p...Honestly? I still have a yen for those old no. 2 pencils I used in grade school. I can think of a hundred reasons why they're inferior to every other writing implement, but they bring me back to a childhood where composition was fresh and new and fun.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-74317166616977825612012-06-06T16:58:54.450-04:002012-06-06T16:58:54.450-04:00The problem with pens is that they have a feature-...The problem with pens is that they have a feature-creep every bit as large as computer programs. <br /><br />I use a green-mottled Platinum #3776 fountain pen when at home (best graduation present I ever got) and Pilot Rollerball V5's when I feel theres a chance of the pen being lost. Unfortunately, this has spoiled me, and it is almost painful to write with a true ball-point pen--the thing slides all over the place without resistance.<br /><br />On the other hand, I also got a cheap line of calligraphy fountain pens. Writing an outline in an elaborate faux-gothic script does provide a certain zen-like focus, but may be taking the "slow-down-and-write" thing a bridge too far.Chestertonian Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550643992523840950noreply@blogger.com