Uploaded - 8\27\09-5

8\27\09- New Additions

Aside from your standard office supply stores, one of my favorite places to find rare pens is at university bookstores. So here's a recent haul of pens I got at my old school. Hopefully soon to be my current school because I want to go back. I am going to visit more schools to see what I run out with. I found something special at a medical school bookstore when I was taking someone to a hospital for a visit. I'll show you that later but here's what I got this time.

Oh and I'm experimenting with a new background, tell me what you think. Too busy?

Test blog.

Had to restore my phone yet again and doing a test run of my Shozu. Still works I guess. This is my newest pencil cup. Came with a makeup brush set from MAC Hello Kitty collection.

New Additions 8/19/09 - Michaels

I stopped by Michaels for some vase filler beads and I walked out with these too. An eight pack of Zig Millenium .5 mm marker pens. They're Zigs and I want to use them for grading if they don't bleed. At least that's how I justified the purchase in my head.

Review: TUL Stick Ballpoint Pen

I love TUL pens. I really do and I go out of my way a loong way to find them because I won't buy online. But these are not deserving the TUL name. The TUL gel pens in all shapes and sizes are awesome. They're a dream. These are a poor excuse at coming up with a stick pen. They're not even dollar store worthy in my humble opinion. Thank goodness I am a teacher who will have plenty of kids to lend these out to otherwise they'd be headed to the trash. (Was I too harsh?)

New Additions- 8\17\09

So I guess I am back with a vengeance. A lot has gone on. My phone went wonkers AGAIN and my husband was mauled by a dog so I had to play nurse 24 hrs a day. But luckily I did get enough time off to get these new additions. If you live in Chicago, you know about (or might know of) an art store called Genesis. I gravitated there instead of an Office Depot or Office Max or Staples because I wanted rare pens and I was happy with what I found. Let me know if you have any questions or want to know more about any of these. Click for bigger picture.

Grrr.

I am currently trying to get my Shozu back up and running. It went haywire after I downloaded the new iPhone software and then I had to restore my phone as well for some unknown reason. I have been shopping. Hopefully I can submit a post TODAY.