Gold Cross Highlighter (Why do I own thee?)

I am not going to lie, I did not even know I had this Cross pen, marker, highlighter thingy... If did, I thought it was a ball point. But, no, I opened it up and threw out an Emeril "Bam!" I am assuming at some point I bought a Cross Highlighter refill. (Google tells me this is true.) I bet this pen was happy to get out and see sunlight, but sadly, it's going back into the drawer. I still love my Dry-lighter seen here.

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Wiki tells me that the modern fiber tip pen was invented in 1962 in Japan by Yukio Horie. Bless you Yukio, You rock. I imagine you woke up one day, grabbed a ball point to write down your "Cool things I want to invent today list" and your old broke roller ball was out of ink. What did you do? Did you go and get another ballpoint? Hell no, you invented the felt tip pen. That my friends... is how you get things done.

You Drylight my life

Wow, back to back Highlighter posts!



A few years ago, I received a Levenger Gift card as a very special present (thanks Momma C!) and bought my first (and only) Levenger "Drylighter" that has always traveled with me and sits beside the mouse pad on my desk. Don't get me wrong....I do love the flow of a Bic Liqua Brite Liner every now and then, but there is something nostalgic about my drylighter that I cannot put my finger on and I just seem to grab this one first. Maybe- because I know it will never run out of ink , or I never have to worry about posting the cap (because there isn't one) or that it doesn't bleed through and I can charge colors if I feel the need, or when I am done, I just hit the button and tuck the lead in.

Looking through the Levenger catalog now, I believe they changed the model at bit, it appears a bit longer than the one I have, but if you do a lot of highlighting, don't miss this one, it's a Good Pen. (or highlighter, or Drylighter...)

I need to invent something

This is the coolest thing I have seen in a while. Copied from Kokuyo's website. I can't wait till these hit the states.

http://www.kokuyo-st.co.jp/stationery/beetletip/

It's a highlighter that outlines.