I'm a huge fan of mechanical pencils – here are some ones that I love, as well as some I'd want to snag some day. Currently: Staedtler 925 15-05 Drafting Mechanical Pencil Alpha Gel Switch Mechanical Pencil Pentel Graph 1000 for Pro (PG1005) Staedtler 925 35-05 Mechanical Pencil Someday: Pentel Automatic Forwarding Mechanical Pencil (PP3005) Pentel Smash 0.5mm (Q1005-1)