Writing Technologies

Hmm... it is difficult to think of all of the writing tools I use on a daily basis.  I guess the most obvious that I'm using right now is my MacBook (well I guess technically the keyboard is the writing tool).  I use it for everything from note-taking in some classes to writing stories, essays, emails, and countless other documents.    

I also use pens and notebooks regularly in my classes for taking notes.  I find that pens usually look more professional than pencils, and don't smudge as much if the document is something that I'll be looking at a fair amount.  The only downside is that I have to carry white-out in case of mistakes because scribble marks annoy me if they are on any important assignment.  I don't know if white-out is considered a writing tool since it technically removes the writing, but I guess it could be.

I use highlighters on occasion, mostly just for highlighting important things in my notes.  I use all different colors so that things stand out (and it just looks nice:), though I can't say that I like the yellow ones that much because sometimes they show the pen or pencil smears.

My writing tools have changed quite a bit through the years.  I basically only used computers in school until around fourth grade when I got my own, and that was basically for games.  I got a regular desktop computer later on, then my first laptop, and finally this one.  Now my computer is one of my primary writing tools.  

I used to use the typical wooden pencil in elementary school, and then I'd have to sharpen them and they would wear down pretty quickly.  I much prefer mechanical pencils now, especially the cheap kind that look a bit like a regular pencil and have a pink eraser (like the more old-fashioned type) that actually works.  There is nothing worse than a crappy eraser that smears the lead all over the page.  

The pens that I used to use were also different.  Most were the plain kind-like the Bic ones- that were fine for as much as I used to use pens.  I hardly used pens at all until 5th or 6th grade, and even in high school I didn't use them nearly as much as I do now in college. Now I like the pens with comfy squishy grips, since I sometimes have to write fast and they don't make my hand hurt as much.  Also, most of them are refillable and that means less plastic in landfills.  

Overall, I guess my writing tools have been essentially the same concepts; they have just evolved over time, as all technology does.