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-- Rohrer & Klingner Pernambuco  (Inkyjournal)

-- A Pentel Brush Pen hack.  (Leigh Reyes)

-- What’s your Favorite Pen?  (Rhodia Drive)

-- Journal 21...a planner review!  (Goodpens)

-- I just started a fresh Moleskine notebook  (0MAk0's Posterous)

-- One Notebook Per Project  (Notebook Stories)

-- BIC. 4 Colours. Convenience, Therapy, Fashion.  (Palimpsest)

-- What is Nib Creep?  (Writer's Bloc Blog)

-- Daycraft Signature sketchbook and Feminique notebook  (Plannerisms)

-- Namiki Falcon Writing Sample!  (Potentially Percipicacious)

-- Whitelines Orange Glue A6 notepad  (Pocket Blonde)

-- Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto multipencil  (Pencil Talk)

-- Lamy Studio Stainless Steel Fountain Pen Review  (Goldspot Pens)

-- Monami Gripix Mechanical Pencil Review  (Dave's Mechanical Pencils)

-- Waterman City Line Rollerball Refills a Better Way  (Office Supply Geek)

-- Pentel Hi-Polymer eraser (Alyssa's Pencils)

-- Fine Point Face-Off! Pilot Hi-Tec C 0.25mm vs. Uniball Signo DX 0.28mm vs. Pentel Slicci 0.25mm  (Note Booker, Esq.)

-- Staedtler tradition 110  (Bleistift)

Review: Zebra #2 HB 0.7mm

Good things come in small packages, and the Zebra #2 0.7mm pencil is good all over.  There is something about the simple design of this pencil that really appeals to me.  I can't take credit for finding them though - my wife brought these home one day so she would have something to take on vacation to work on her crossword puzzles with.  And none other than Chad Doane offers them up in his Doane Paper Store, so they must be cool, right?

The coolness lies in the simplicity of the design and functionality of this pencil.  It has a shorter plastic barrel than a standard length pencil, but it is very comfortable to hold.  The lead ejects just as it would on any other disposable lead pencil - by pressing down on the eraser.  And while I say disposable, there is the option to refill the lead if you are so inclined.  The lead is very nice in its own right, laying down a sharp dark line.

This isn't a pencil I would have ever tried out on my own, but I'm glad my wife showed me the way.  That happens more than I'm willing to admit.  :)

Click here for the XL review.

Review: Uni-Ball Signo DX Golden Yellow 0.5mm

I guess I should have saved my green covered Clairefontaine Twin Book review for St. Patrick's Day, huh?  Oh well, the equally cool colored - yet unfortunately named - Uni-Ball Signo DX Golden Yellow 0.5mm golden yellow is pretty darn good in its own right.  (EDIT: this is the 0.5mm model - thanks to eagle eyed commented Laura for the catch!)

I had no idea whatsoever how much I would enjoy this color, but it works great in so many different situations.  On its own, it is dark enough show up well on any white background paper.  The shade of the ink leans a little toward orange, but there is plenty of yellow that pops off the page.  As I mentioned in the written review, what I use this pen a lot for is in conjunction with one or two other colors when I am taking notes.  It goes perfectly with many of my favorites, such as blue black, light blue, and purple, and finds its way into a bunch of my multi pen setups.

It should go without saying at this point that the performance of any Signo DX pen is going to be top notch, and this one os no different.  If you are looking to step outside of your regular color spectrum, give golden yellow a shot.  I like it so much, I even have the live webcam while I'm blogging this post from my laptop t-shirt to prove it: