motivation?

it seems like the mystery has been solved. i have to be good for a whole week. under being good understand stay within my points allowance.

i got a pen for christmas. as you all know, i am a little stationery freak. the pen was the cross atx in basalt and i had to specially order fine nib in. i don't like broad writing pens. i love my cross, it's very smooth and it doesn't miss out bits, the ink flows like a river. i love it so much i have finally decided to buy another one to carry around with me at all times. at first, i fought the idea of carrying such an expensive pen in my bag. 'what if i lose it?' i thought, and bought a different, cheaper pen that looked ok but came only with a medium nib and the converter wasn't supplied. and the worst thing was, the ink from the cartridges i bought for it (paperchase) show on the other side of the paper. unacceptable!
i found a website that sells cross atx in pure chrome for £39. that's not a bad price and they offer free postage. they even have the pen with extra fine nib! i want to get it and i want to get it now!
so what do i do? mark came home from work, i showed the pen to him and asked if i could get it. he said i could, but... there's always a but. this time, the but is staying good for a whole week. starting today. well, let me tell you, i'm so glad i've only had 5 points today!

so this is the start of me being good. a pen. the pen!