I've been thinking about writing more. When I say that, I don't mean that I'm considering putting the pen to page more. I mean that I've been thinking about the act of writing more, about writers, about books and magazines and blogs and words. Surprisingly, as part of all of this I noticed that I'm using pens less. I don't know if I can chalk it up to anything but I've been using pencils more and more on a daily basis. I'm not erasing more, I'm enjoying how they feel in my hand. I've liked how they mark a page and change as you use them more. Yesterday I wrote about media moving to new delivery channels, residing online. Yet today I'm feeling romantic about the pencil.