The shaving thread is too hardcore for me. Most people who appreciate a good keyboard know to appreciate quality things, so such threads are natural for Geekhack. How about good writing instruments? What do you guys and gals use?
In high school I would use cheap disposable fountain pens, I don't remember why I liked them so much but I did. Probably just because they were different! In university I was writing with Unicomp gel pens until about 2006 when the quality went suddenly to garbage, and the fine writing on the package indicated that the company had a new owner. I switched to Pilot gels, which I would put in a hollow, rubber-coated tube [1] to hold as I broke my right thumb and could not hold a regular-diameter pen. This lasted until just a few weeks ago when a neighbour gave to me a $80+ Pelican fountain pen. This pen is so smooth that I don't write with it: I just lay it loosely upon my fingers and drag it across the page! This is the only thin writing instrument that I have been able to use since the injury. As a bonus, my handwriting has improved dramatically. I don't have a proper filler, though, so I empty ink cartridges into a test tube and fill from there. I'm flexible with papers but I am particular to Pilot correction fluid.
What do other fastidious geeks write with?
[1] The first and second version of the tube looked too much like a penis, complete with veins, due to the way the rubber would dry. I would get many comments, some flattering and some not. It did not help that I would often have my pet rat's tail hanging out of my shirt sleeve during that time period. No, I was not very popular.
