Giveaway: Kokuyo NeoCritz Transformer Pencil Case

I don't have many pen cases, but out of the limited few that I have, the Kokuyo NeoCritz Transformer is easily the best and the coolest - so let's give one away!  This giveaway is for the Green model, as shown in the picture.  I have a few pictures of my Blue model in my Flickr stream, and did a small pen case post back in November talking about it.  I can fit approximately 15 Pilot Hi-Tec-C pens (including some Coleto barrels) in my case, making it perfect for portability.  JetPens has a nice video available where you can see the case in action.  I'm embedding it at the bottom of this post, so be sure to check it out.

Here are the rules:

1. Leave one comment on this post anytime between now, and Thursday night at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.  You are limited to one entry.  Feel free to link this giveaway on your blog, or share it with anyone you feel is a true pen addict.  If you have a blog, I would love a link back, but it is certainly not required for entry into the contest.

2. For this contest, I will pick one winner at random from the comments section of this post.  The comments will be numbered in the order they are received, i.e. the first comment is #1, the second #2, and so on.  The Random Integer Generator at random.org will be used to pick the number of the winner.

3. The contest winner will be posted on Friday, January 23th.  The winner will have one week to email me at the address posted in the right sidebar.

4. I will ship internationally.  I know their are many international readers and fans of The Pen Addict, and I will gladly ship to you at my expense.

Thanks, and good luck!

Review: Uni-Ball Signo RT Lavender Black

I love trying all the different colors of the pens I like, but there are only so many words I can say about the make and model of the pen.  Whether I like the pen or not probably isn't going to change depending on the color, but the possibility lies that I may not like the color itself.  So, in the event I just want to get a nice gauge of the pen ink, I am going to try a few different things, like transcribing some lyrics in this case.

The Uni-Ball Signo RT is one of my favorites already, and the Lavender Black color struck me as interesting when browsing JetPens, so of course I had to order one.  Once I put it into use, I was shocked how awesome this color is.  I have turned the corner on blue black ink after not being crazy about it at first, but I think all pens should start coming with a lavender black ink option.  It is really that good.  This ink says "I can conform to your corporate culture, but I am going to do it my way".  I can't recommend  this color enough, but don't get overly excited just yet - JetPens is sold out at the moment.  They are usually quick to restock though.  (Update: They will be back in stock no later than next week)

The lyrics are from the song "Brassneck" from The Wedding Present.  They are one of the greatly under appreciated bands of the past 25 years, and lead singer David Gedge is a wonderful songwriter.  He can pretty much do no wrong in my book, except maybe this cheesy video for Brassneck, which I won't blame him for.

The Pen Addict on FNPL

The Pen Addict was mentioned on last weeks Friday Night Party Line podcast, where the nine podcasters discussed their favorite pens, and what they are looking for in their writing instruments.  Check it out right here, and thanks to Thaed for sending this to me.