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I rarely handwrite anything anymore. All of my schoolnotes are on my computer. I correspond with almost everyone via email.<\/p>\n

But sometimes it is a joy to actually put a pen in my hand and write. I like making notes in the margins of my books, and every once in a blue moon I handwrite a note or a letter to a friend.<\/p>\n

Most of the times when I write I reach for a ball point pen. Ball points are smooth, they dry quickly, and they don’t smear when wet (a big factor when it’s raining or when I’m writing a check). I prefer fine-tipped ballpoints for taking notes, a thick tip for my signature. My favorite ballpoint ever was a graduation gift from my Uncle Bill & Aunt Sharon: a very slim Cross pen with a gold leaf pattern embossed around the center of the barrel. It was a heavy pen, but quite feminine. The black finish was smooth, not glossy. I haven’t seen that pen in at least 12 years, but I still think about how much I liked it and how it felt in my hand–the perfect weight across my fingers….<\/p>\n

When I am annotating school materials I prefer a felt-tip pen. John turned me on to ‘Staedler triplus fineliner’pens (available in a wide variety of colors) for notetaking. My favorite colors are apple green, sky blue and dark grey. The sepia brown color is also a nice choice. I’m almost addicted to these pens. Often I can’t wait to buy a new color–rewarding myself with a trip to the UCI bookstore with just that goal in mind.<\/p>\n

When I was an undergrad I went through a phase where I used calligraphy pens for writing–even my schoolnotes. My favorite was a green flowered pen (a gift from my Japanese sister) that I filled with pale green ink cartridges. It could be messy at times, but I felt cool writing with such a pen. It gave my mundane notes an added importance.<\/p>\n

I have a writing desk at home where I keep my stationery. In it I have an old fashioned quill pen that John bought me in England. I also have a bottle of sepia-colred ink. Every once in awhile I pull them out and write something. How tedious it to dip the pen in the ink every few words! But, oh, how elegant my writing looks with that particular pen! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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