Although the effort from Sharpie is great and will ultimately purchase a few, I think a lot can be said about a geek by their pencil. My fave at the moment is Pentel Kerry. Amazing mechanical pencil that feels phenomenal in hand, what is everyone else rocking?
Seriously though, I don't really write any more except very rarely. I've been trying to get rid of anything paper based for the past 5 years and I think that I am slowly getting there.
Nothing at all. Differences in personal preference are as vast as the options available.
For example: I don't write anything, but I sketch out interfaces and ideas all the time, usually with a pen. Lots of people (my past (and maybe future?) self included) prefer pencils because they can be erased or just feel better in their hand/on paper.
