…and not just any pen, but a fountain pen.
Got a GQ guy on your Secret Santa list this year? Well, according to the bible of style, one of the five essential things that no man should be without is a quality fountain pen.
General Interest
Novelty Pens Make Great Stocking Stuffers
You know we love us some novelty pens here at the Pen Vibe Blog.
With Christmas and other gifting holidays coming up, we figured this would be the perfect time to share some new finds.
There are novelty pens for kids, for adults and for both. Check ’em out.
Pen Station Museum in Tokyo
A piece on the Japan Times site about pen-and-ink artist Hiroyuki Doi had an interesting little tidbit that caught our attention the other day. It was a mention of a Pilot Pen museum in Tokyo where he was having a showing.
Have you ever heard of this place? It’s called the Pen Station Museum & Cafe near the Kyobashi metro stop. It’s located on the bottom two floors of Pilot Pen’s corporate offices, according to Tokyo pen collector Russ Stutler.
Pilot MR Gets (Slightly) Wild With New Animal Collection
The Pilot MR is one of my favorite retractable ballpoint pens, not so much for the writing – which is above-average smooth for a ballpoint – as for the design of the pen itself.
It has a sleek, finished barrel, fits well in the hand and extends and retracts with one simple twist. Sexy and smooth, like any good pen should be, the MR is sort of the writing instrument equivalent of the little black dress.
CPA Forum Emergency Pen Intervention Required!
OK, pen peeps, this is a call to action.
Turns out we aren’t the only ones who obsess over choosing a writing instrument. There are some accountants. They’re in trouble. And they need our help.
It all started on a forum for people taking the CPA exam. DaveM was experiencing hand cramps and asked for recommendations on the “best pen for note re-writing.”