closing statements

i've decided to close the progressive horizon. the things i wrote didn't feel like me. they didn't feel real. they were thinly veiled cliches and rather drab,...mostly because the blog was linked to me and i didn't want it to be seen by adcoms.

i can't write like this anymore. i would put the link too my new blog, but that would be defeating the purpose, wouldn't it.

goodbye ya'll.

a progression of pens

it's a shame i have horrible handwriting, because along with whiteboards, i enjoy a fine pen. and by fine pens, i of course mean a pilot precise v2 or a gel g2. the hallowed mont blancs and duponts are fairly outside of the amount of money i am willing to spend; i mean, they're not even called pens! they're called writing instruments. yeah, i don't write--i orchestrate essays. ha.

earlier in my 19 years of life, i used ballpoint pens, namely bic. they were/are normal ballpoints with normal ink, the kind of ink that leaves a rather dull, matte black, because black is the only real pen color. go away blue. i hated writing with these. plus the pens were just ugly. hence, i switched to ticonderoga, the gold standard for pencils.

in middle school i discovered the g2 and the precise v2, both respectable pens. around this time, gel pens were the 'cool thing' and they came in a variety of gaudy colors with sparkly ink. i of course went with the blacks, because, again, black is the only real pen color.

today, i went to staples to pick up a computer mouse for my dad. i made a pit stop, like i normally do, at the writing aisle and came across the pilot varsity fountain pen. it came in a pack of three of black, blue, and purple, of which i promptly discarded the unnecessary colors. the varsity is a disposable fountain pen, which is nice because you don't have to buy ink and you don't have to go through the trouble of refilling the pen or buying new nibs.

it writes rather scratchily but it's a pleasant noise. the only analogy i can really think up of right now is that it gives the same rustic charm as the click clack of a typewriter.

eh. ok. fine. well, at least they took off the analogies portion of the sat when i took it.

here's a link to it on amazon. it's only 69 cents so if you're close to getting the super free shipping or whatever it's called, then just add this to your cart and you're good to go.