We were talking about how her lesson went on Sunday. She turned to me and said, "I brought them the gel pens to use for an activity, and Holly, you would have thought I'd brought them a thousand dollars, they were so excited!"
I had a good laugh. What is it with girls and gel pens? I mean, it's so true. There's something so exciting about getting to write in orange, sparkely letters that smear all over you hand as you write, while gnawing at the cheap, sparkely plastic pen cap that ineviatbly break, backfire, and spew ink all over you/your backpack/your mouth.
Getting blasted with a faulty gel pen---particulary in the middle of some middle school class, while you were writing a note to your bestie-- is like an unspoken rite of passage into womanhood.
I still get pumped over brightly colored Sharpies and things. I made sure I got big 25 pack or whatever for Christmas this year (for the express purpose of doodling). Although there is a significant lack of Lisa Frank around the house these days, I can't say I'll ever loose the love for girly school supplies: I just label them as "scrapbooking material" nowadays. :)
And yes, Curious George Stickers do count as "scrapbooking materials"!!!!!!!
PS. Dumbledore always wrote in green ink. Why, I do believe he must have been the inventor of the first gel pen-- with his spiffy quill and out-of-the-box green ink... guess who's even more awesome now? DUMBLEDORE!
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| (you know I had to do it--- draw in a Harry Potter metaphor.) (I can't help it. I've got a problem.) |
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