I got fed up with the "can't find a working pen" syndrome and now buy lots of pens (of a specific roller-ball brand I like) and scatter them around liberally. Now if I have trouble finding a pen it's a sign I need to go out and buy another half dozen :-)
I collected a whole lot at a conference but I have a tendency to put them in my bag (rather than leaving them on whichever desk) and from there they seem to escape...
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