Dear Readers,

I have neglected my journal. I intended to write an entry on a daily basis, but I have already failed to live up to this goal. I am not sure if any one noticed my lapses or not. I am not apologizing to anyone, but I am deeply disappointed with myself.

Partly, I blame my writing assignment. Ron-san asked me to write a review of the new Montblanc ink. I was a literature major at my university, and writing should be one of my strong points. This is not the case with me. It has taken me a week to write the review, and I have done little else. I worried about this so much that I upset my stomach.

I have been writing every day with my small, but growing collection of fountain pens. At first I only wrote letters to my sister, but I recently received a little magazine made by my university for the graduates. In the back of this magazine their are clippings of news of other graduates. In some of these clippings, they leave the person's e-mail address. In some cases a mailing address. I recognized a few names and I took it upon myself to write them a card. When I look back on this it surprises me. I would have never done this a few months ago, but now that I am excited about pens, I seem to look for reasons to use them. I will see if anyone replies to my cards.

Sincerely,

Meg.