I think I could use a new category for this blog: frivolous.
These pencils could be the first entry in the category.
Why would these be considered frivolous, you might ask. Highlighter pencils, what a good idea.
These do work just like ink highlighters, only they’re pencil, so if you’re susceptible to the pleasures of lead/graphite on paper, these do provide that sensory enjoyment.
They’re rectangular too, like carpenter’s pencils, so have a sort of novelty value.
But frivolous, you ask? Why would highlighting be frivolous?
It’s because these pencils, made by Moleskine, sell for around $20. Yes, $20 for two highlighter pencils. Sure, they throw in a special sharpener (big enough to accommodate squareness and the size of the pencil). And they do the job very well. But still.
(I can’t remember why I succumbed and bought them. I am not that much of a Moleskine fan. Maybe because I love the idea of highlighter pencils.)
On reflection perhaps the category could be indulgence.
Or more-money-than-sense.
In the end, rather than make more categories, I settled on filing this post under “Things” and “Toys”