Sept. 23, 2025
Why I Write in Blue Ink 青インクで書く理由
A few years ago, I began using a blue ink pen for notes in my planner.
The shift from black to blue happened almost by accident. One day, I picked up a few refills in blue instead of black and brought them to the checkout counter at a stationery store. The cashier politely asked if I was sure about buying blue. Realizing my mistake, I was about to switch to black. At that moment, it occurred to me that I might as well try blue for a change.
To my surprise, the experiment worked out well. Words written in blue looked much softer than those in black. Black ink feels definitive and conclusive, as if leaving no room for alternatives. In contrast, blue ink seems more open and well-suited for tentative thoughts or ideas still in progress.
Since then, I have become a devoted fan of blue ink. These days, I usually choose blue for my notes and reserve black only for official documents where it feels safer to stick with convention.
数年前から、手帳のメモに青いインクのペンを使い始めた。 黒から青に変えたのはちょっとしたきっかけだった。いつものペンに使う替えのインクをかごに入れてお店のレジに持っていったとき、レジの人に「色は青でよろしいですか？」と聞かれたのだ。黒を買うつもりだった私は色を見間違えていたことに気づいた。改めて黒を選ぼうとした。そのときふと「もしかして、青でもいいんじゃないか？」と思ったのだ。そしてその時初めて、試しに青のインクを使ってみることにした。 青で書いた字は、黒で書いた字よりも柔らかく見えた。黒で書いたものは決定的でゆるぎない感じがするけれど、青いインクでなら保留中の考えや少し迷っていることも気軽に書きやすい気がした。すっかり青インクのファンになり、今では黒よりもむしろ青のインクが好みだ。役所に提出する正式な書類などは黒だが、メモは青で取るようになった。
Why I Write in Blue Ink 青インクで書く理由
A few years ago, I began using a blue ink pen for notes in my planner.
The shift from black to blue ink happened almost by accident.
One day, I picked up a few refills in blue instead of black and brought them to the checkout counter at a stationery store.
Realizing my mistake, I was about to switch to black.
At that moment, it occurred to me that I might as well try blue for a change.
To my surprise, the experiment worked out well.
Words written in blue looked much softer than those in black.
Black ink feels definitive and conclusive, as if leaving no room for alternatives.
In contrast, blue ink seems more open and well-suited for tentative thoughts or ideas still in progress.
Since then, I have become a devoted fan of blue ink.
These days, I usually choose blue for my notes and reserve black only for official documents where it feels safer to stick with convention.
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Purple ink is the best! Also goes with your name "plum" ;)
Sept. 25, 2025
Thank you! Purple must look good. Yes, it’s a perfect match with my name. It’s nice to have a few options, too.
Why I Write in Blue Ink 青インクで書く理由
A few years ago, I began using a blue ink pen for notes in my planner.
It may sound more natural to just say "blue pen" or "a pen with blue ink", but this sentence is perfectly fine.
The shift from black to blue happened almost by accident.
One day, I picked up a few refills in blue instead of black and brought them to the checkout counter at a stationery store.
The cashier politely asked if I was sure about buying blue.
You can also say:
"The cashier politely double checked if I was planning on purchasing blue refills."
or
"The cashier politely confirmed with me if I was planning on buying blue refills"
Realizing my mistake, I was about to switch to black.
At that moment, it occurred to me that I might as well try blue for a change.
To my surprise, the experiment worked out well.
Words written in blue looked much softer than those in black.
In contrast, blue ink seems more open and well-suited for tentative thoughts or ideas still in progress.
Since then, I have become a devoted fan of blue ink.
These days, I usually choose blue for my notes and reserve black only for official documents where it feels safer to stick with convention.
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Well done! I also read somewhere that the brain tends to remember notes written in blue ink better, though I'm not sure how true that is. Still, I also prefer blue and blue-black refills for my pens.
Sept. 24, 2025
Thank you for showing me some other options. They’re very helpful. Oh, blue-black is a good one, too. It looks really cool.
A few years ago, I began using a blue ink pen for notes in my planner.
blue pen implies that it is the ink that is blue.
ABut, at that moment, it occurred to meI realized that I might as well try blue for a change.
"I realized" flows better than "it occurred to me" in this sentence.
Words written in blue looked much softer than those in black.
The blue words still look softer so past tense is not used.
Sept. 24, 2025
Thank you very much.
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One day, I picked up a few refills in blue instead of black and brought them to the checkout counter at a stationery store. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The cashier politely asked if I was sure about buying blue. The cashier politely asked if I was sure about buying blue. You can also say: "The cashier politely double checked if I was planning on purchasing blue refills." or "The cashier politely confirmed with me if I was planning on buying blue refills" |
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Realizing my mistake, I was about to switch to black. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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To my surprise, the experiment worked out well. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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At that moment, it occurred to me that I might as well try blue for a change.
"I realized" flows better than "it occurred to me" in this sentence. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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