My pencil case is in tip top condition as usual. I carry two mechanical pencils, one #2 pencil, two highlighters, four pens (purple, red, blue, black), a couple G2s for debate, and a Black Pearl eraser I would sell my firstborn for. I used to take notes in pencil, but I've switched to pen now.
I only have one pen. I keep it in the front pocket of my bag (standard JanSport) and today the second one ran out of ink, so I need to replace it.
I would probably have lost it by now under normal circumstances, but when the Student Council handed out these hot-pink rubber bracelets I stuck mine on the pen so I can always find it- it's very handy (it's glow-in-the-dark so I can always find it even in that deep-dark abyss that is my backpack).
My big question is how long it's going to take before a steady silt of debris forms on the bottom of my backpack, so that when I clean it out for Passover it's full of crushed popcorn kernels and wadded-up homework and mushed chewable multivitamin and all sorts of other delightful things.
