Disappointing Pencils
Sharpening pencils is one of the easiest tasks in the world. You’re taught how to use a pencil sharpener in elementary schools, for heaven’s sake! There’s no such thing as remedial pencil-sharpening since everyone already masters this life skill in the second grade (it took us three years, but that’s beside the point).
But your pencil-sharpening skills are only as good as the pencil. This pencil manufacturer decided that they’d place lead in their pencils after sharpening the first inch-and-a-half off. What we’re left with is this disgusting mistake, which just so happens to be the perfect visualization of how the OP’s year is going. Our condolences.