Day #19 - Bic

I mentioned in my profile I like to write lists. As I was making an inventory in my head of the days events to select the one to write about, I found myself wishing I had a pen and paper to write it down with. I thought about my office and which pen I would use.

A while back I started buying my own pens to use at work. I decided I wanted colored pens to make my new work orders more interesting to work on. Some of those pens remain unused in my pen bucket - too light and pastel, plus they tend to dry out and/or write too thick. I tried some of the office pens, but they are almost always the thin tip that writes like chicken scratch. It reminds me of nails on a chalk board when I write with those pens.

I finally went to the local Walmart to search for some new and improved pens and I saw a regular old pack of bic pens for really cheap. They are blue instead of white, which is more modern feeling, but they write SOOOOO well. They glide.

Funny thing about pens...they are actually a pretty personal object. A person can tell some things about people by the pens they choose to use - at least I fancy I can tell.

There is a girl at my work that uses colored pens in a certain order to cross off her to do's everyday. She is one of the most organized and efficient people I know. I wonder if they are the chicken scratch pens or the glide pens? Then there is my cubicle partner - she always uses the chicken scratch pens. I am a pen thief and have accidentally stolen her pens on occasion so she started putting her name on them - too funny. My boss is definitely chicken scratch. My Mother-In-Law seems to only write in pencil. I think Travis uses whatever is handy, but I often see him using the bigger full bodied pens...hmmm. :)

I think I will take inventory of the pens people use just for fun tomorrow to see what I can discover. What kind of pens do you prefer?

Bottom line, it seems no matter what fancy pen is in my pen bucket, I always reach for the simple blue bic...

I Am Grateful,

HB