Brush pen

I stepped out of work a bit early today and went down to NY Central Art Supply to get some replacements for pens that are drying out. I also picked up that neat $10 (not $7) Japanese brush pen I played with back in September — the same day, coincidentally, that I interviewed with the company I’m now working for.

The pen makes really nice marks. Unfortunately, there was no packaging, and the only writing on the pen is in Japanese, so I can’t identify the brand. It’s got a metallic barrel (mine’s silver, and it also comes in gold) and a spongy tip, not one with separate fibers. It takes drawing ink (non-waterproof).

Oh, and I forgot to wish y’all a happy Leap Day yesterday (the 24th).

Cartoon in a coalmine

Mike Luckovitch sums up the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment in one simple, effective image.

Andrew Sullivan’s been passing on email he’s been getting on the FMA matter. Here’s an interesting thought:

Jews used to be the canary people. Jews still play that role but today, even more so, that role is played by gays. You can judge a party or a leader by how he treats this group, the one group it is still safe to hate in America.