Happiness is: A very sharp pencil!

When I went away to school our good family friend Marilyn gave me a Panasonic electric pencil sharpener as a gift. I had no idea at the time what a good friend it would become. It kept me going during projects that had me up late into the night and often into the morning. Having a freshly sharpened pencil was often all I needed for a little inspiration.

I've been without one of these babies for 11 years now since moving to the UK - as voltage is higher here my friend couldn't come with me. But now I have a new friend and here she is. I found her on Ebay UK and she was only £25 (many I've seen are as much as £100.)

She is a Jakar electric pencil sharpener, Jak works hard and fast and stops when the pencil is sharp which means no waste. She's been helping late into the night and early in the morning just like my old friend - and she's just as loyal.

She's been helping me while working on things like this, a new header with my own type - I'm having a little redesign. Actually, I'm trying to have a little redesign and reorganize stuff but I'm finding the Typepad tools sooooo slow it's making me crazy. Not crazy in a good, excited and very happy way. Crazy in the I want to chuck my computer out the window and watch it smash into a million tiny pieces way.

So if you check in and things look a little wonky, you'll know why. Typepad problems are possibly one of the reasons sharp pencils are making me so giddy, nothing like old technology - steadfast and ready. And no, that's not my whole header :)

Comments

[Ruth]

I love nice sharp pencils as well, they make everything seem neater and more ordered and are just better to draw with in general. I am still useing the old twist by hand type though :( student budgets don't stretch far enough. I didn't realise the US had a different voltage to here - I'l have to remember that if I ever go there.
:)

[Tracey]

I caught one of the neighborhood kids sharpening my daughters colored pencils over and over again! She was hypnotized. :)

[Tracey]

I caught one of the neighborhood kids sharpening my daughters colored pencils over and over again! She was hypnotized. :)

[Tracey]

I caught one of the neighborhood kids sharpening my daughters colored pencils over and over again! She was hypnotized. :)

[Tracey]

I caught one of the neighborhood kids sharpening my daughters colored pencils over and over again! She was hypnotized. :)

[Carla]

Thanks for the nice comment you left on my blog. I hope you find lots of 5 pound notes to add to your savings. I don't know anything about foreign currency, so it was interesting to hear that 5 pound notes are in short supply in the UK. I guess banks aren't doing too great anywhere. Can't wait to see your new banner when you get it finished. I hear ya about sharpened pencils. It is AWFUL to keep twisting the pencil to find a sharp enough point to write with.

[Tracey]

Sorry about the multiple comments. I hate when that happens!

[elissa]

i suddenly feel i need one of those. doesn't everyone love a sharp pencil? all i have these days is the little cheapy hand helds. they always seem to break the point and i have to lose half the pencil before i get it right. i'd have to hide it from the kids though... they would grind everything to bits, just to watch it work!!!

[futuregirl]

Drool! I would love an electric pencil sharpener! You're a lucky girl. I still sharpen my by hand. :)

[Gigibird]

I want one!