Faber-Castell COLORMATICS mechanical pencils

Yes, I'm broke and hungry, but what is man if not a hypocrite?

So a while back I saw this listing for 1,000 Faber-Castell COLORMATICS 0.7 mm mechanical pencils for a song and I said, "F#*k it, I need it," and did the whole Buy-It-Now thing. I only wish I had more cash available, because the price was truly a song.

I bought my first COLORMATICS mechanical pencil while in school. They came in a pck of 10 and were brightly multi-colored. Maybe the 10-pack cost $8 or $9, either way it was cheap, and I thought the pencils would be also.

Not so. The body is quite rigid and with a decent grip. The pencil mechanism proved to be reliable and the lead sleeve allowed for both good drafting and writing. Of the 10 pencils I got, I reserved my favorite blues, blacks and greens for later use and selected the most undesirable fuscia-colored pecil to use first and break-in. I used for class notes, homework, and during a series of trips home for Thanksgiving and Christmas I used it to write poetry and journal entries in a notebook. Of the 10, I wound up using only 2 and giving one away to a friend in need. The rest are slumbering within the depths of my storage unit.

Since that fuscia COLORMATICS I've actually developed an affinity for brightly colored writing implements as well as the traditional darker-colored varieties. It's completely different aesthetic for me compared to other facets of my life and appearance, but one that's become a trademark in itself.

And here I go and get 1,000 more. And they're just as good as ever. I put 5-6 in the car the other day. Why? 'Cause I could. I've seen a lot of people put up listings on eBay for these pencils in way smaller quantities for much much higher prices. They give me a chuckl, because I know their secret.