My pens. Mine.
Note to my coworkers: enough with the “let me borrow your pen.” These aren’t the crappy disposables you buy over at the supply store. They are mine. Seriously.
I bring them from home and they’re mine. I use them at work, but work didn’t pay for them: I did. 0.7 mm Uni-Ball Signo 207s. Mine. Best non-fountain pens I’ve ever used. Mine.
And stop chewing on them. I can’t use them after you’ve snacked on them–you might as well keep them if you’re going to do that.
This is not selfishness. In fact, it’s entirely biblical:
• John the Baptist: “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.” Not a word about pens.
• Paul: “Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion.” Clearly the words of someone who was too frequently guilted into sharing his pens.
• John the Apostle: “I have much to write you, but I do not want to do so with pen and ink.” Probably because someone had been chewing on his pen.
My pens. Mine.
Chewing on pencils and pens — yuck! It’s a disgusting habit.
Comment by John — 23 April 2007 @ 09:47 PM
You sound like a co-worker of mine, who also has a fascination with the very pen you describe. One day, I accidentally walked away with a pen (Accident! I promise!), leaving my water bottle at his desk.
My water bottle was returned to me EMPTY and with a note threatening more-than-my-life should I ever walk away with his pens again.
The next day, he came to work with a CHAIN and LOCK which he wound about his desk and connected to his oh-so-special UniBall Pens. The commercial grade CHAIN, however, made the pen too heavy to write with.
Ya think?
I’m not sure what the big deal is. Clearly, the .05mm in BLUE is the better instrument.
And I didn’t make this up.
Not even a little.
Comment by kendra — 03 May 2007 @ 06:48 AM
You sound like a co-worker of mine, who also has a fascination with the very pen you describe. One day, I accidentally walked away with a pen (Accident! I promise!), leaving my water bottle at his desk.
My water bottle was returned to me EMPTY and with a note threatening more-than-my-life should I ever walk away with his pens again.
The next day, he came to work with a CHAIN and LOCK which he wound about his desk and connected to his oh-so-special UniBall Pens. The commercial grade CHAIN, however, made the pen too heavy to write with.
Ya think?
I’m not sure what the big deal is. Clearly, the .05mm in BLUE is the better instrument.
And I didn’t make this up.
Not even a little.
Comment by kendra — 03 May 2007 @ 06:48 AM