Though this may actually be quite sad, today I fulfilled one of my lifelong ambitions. Yes, at last, I am the proud owner of a Purple Highlighter. Now, though this may not seem like very much, today marks the end of a frustrating, and somewhat soul-destroying quest.
The purchasing of highlighters, though simple in theory, actually could leave the strongest minded person in tearful disarray. Now, maybe, if your house is completely and utterly devoid of aforementioned make-word-stand-outterers, then maybe, just maybe, your task will be easy. However, this occurrence is exceedingly rare.
The problem is, that it seems that different colours have different running out rates. Now, you could put this down to preference of usage of a particular colour, but now don’t lets get bogged down by logic. Besides, haven’t you noticed how it is that the more uncommon orange, pinks and (yes) purples seem to run out far quicker that the ever-immortal Yellow, and his less “im” sidekick Blue? (Green has been omitted because it’s a fence sitter)
Ok, so you initially purchase a package complete with the unkillable Yellow, the slightly more mortal Blue, and the evolutionary duds, the survival of which would have Darwin in tears, Pink, Orange and Purple. Shock! Surprise! Alas! The POB crew have essentially dried up, and the only time you could possibly want to use them would be if you so desired to have two thin lines with a gaping chasm of white between them drawn over your work.
So, off to the shops you go. Now, there are two perfectly functioning sticks of colour at home, so it would be a waste to buy another whole set for the time being, yes? So it goes to follow, that you merely need to buy replacements.
...however, they only seem to come in sets of two, and virtually inevitably one of these will be a Yellow, Blue or Green.
CONSPIRACY!!!
However, one must have highlighters, and so an extra is purchased. Sigh.
This cycle continues, and suddenly you find yourself amidst a huge pile of yellow highlighters, with a smattering of feeble looking, dried up other colours. Utterly stuck, as there is no need to replace what you “already have”...
Hmm...all in all, that was a very long winded way of saying that I seem to have managed to pull-off the seemingly un-dooable this year, and used up all my highlighters, thus giving way to the rare opportunity to acquire the much in demand: Purple Highligher :p
