A New Year's resolution nearly kept

Even though it's necessary fairly often to go to OfficeMax, except for a 6-pack of colored Sharpies, no pens or markers have been purchased. The resolution on stationery hasn't been so successful, because it was impossible to resist a Crane's sale or an offering or two at Book People and at, of all places, Target. But the supply is still working its way down. It's true, though, that if some laid paper could be found, especially with deckled edges, it would be tough to resist (Easton still makes laid 8.5 by 11 sheets, but not social stationery). I still have my Esterbrook yellow fountain pen and pencil set and they still look as new as the day they were given to me.