Editing The Pen Addict 128/transcript (section)

== Field Notes Notebook ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, what happened was, how long have you had yours now, Myke? About. At least a week. Over a week. Over a week. Yeah, probably pushing two weeks. And my package never showed up.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, Ben kept pinging me. He's like, hey, did it show up yet? I'm like, no, not yet, man. And I don't know. Remember, at this point, I have no clue what it is. Myke knows what it is. I have no idea. And Myke's not telling me, which he shouldn't. So, Ben says, let's give it a couple more days. And then I'll send it out again. I was like, okay, I hate for you to do that. But we waited two more days. It didn't show up. So, we sent out another package.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' As things happen, the first package shows up, like, two days later. And it was short postage, basically. So, I showed Ben what they had written all over the envelope. And for some reason, it just threw it in my mailbox.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And I opened this package up, Myke.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And my mind was blown.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, what I've done is I've taken a picture. I've made a photo set on Flickr.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Ah, good idea.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And I put it in the show notes so everyone can see this. What Ben has done. And let's share this with the chat room here. One second. So, they can play along. Because it's impressive. What Ben has done, after listening to our show. Oh, I put it in there twice. I see. It's created our own special edition. And by our own, I mean just me and Myke. An edition of two Fiend Notes notebooks. Fiend, as in pen fiend. Or fiend of any other kind. So, the cover is a bright, bright orange, which is beautiful. And black, Futura. It looks just like field notes. When I first pulled it out the envelope, did you go, This is an interesting field note. Did you do that, Myke?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I wasn't. It didn't strike me initially. Like, I didn't see fiend. I just was so used to seeing. I didn't really know what was going on. Right. Because the way I opened it, I saw the back page first. And then sort of turned it over.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So, it was very perplexed.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, what Ben did is not just make us an interesting field notes type notebook. He basically recreated a field notes notebook that is pen addict related. So, the cover, it says Fiend Notes. It says 48 page pocket notebook. Highly addictive materials made in the USA. You open up the inside cover. And the layout is just like a field notes. But Ben has updated every piece of information to relate to the pen addict. It says, This fiend pocket notebook is property of blank. Relevant addictions, blank. For addiction records, first signs of addiction, date, location. Last signs of addiction, date, location. In the event of a pen addiction overdose, If found, please do not contact or return to the owner. The return of this pocket notebook will enable and reinforce the pen addiction. Burn this notebook at will. Destroy all evidence that lies within these pages. The ideas written in this notebook will do more harm than good. Do the right thing. And save this person from this horrible affliction known as the pen addiction. Thank you for your cooperation.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's not even close to it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' There's so many. This is throughout the whole thing. There's just all these little pieces. Of interesting stuff.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So the entire.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's mind boggling. What Ben has put into this. So the whole back cover is exactly the same. I'm not going to read every little thing on here. I've got the pictures up. And we'll have them in the show notes. And you can go read them all. But his story. It says, Inspired by the Pen Addict Podcast. A weekly fix for all things stationary. Pens, pencils, paper, ink. You name it. And Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley are into it. Join as they geek out over the analog tools they love so dearly. This pocket notebook is a tribute to their hard work and wonderful addiction. Cheers. And he's got 30 practical applications in here. You know, like notes for the Pen Addict Podcast. Wishlist for pens and inks. Then he's got other good things. He's got obsessive things like why pens are my life. Reasons my wife left. File for chapter seven. And it's hilarious.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't know what to say to Ben for doing this. Just knowing that the time and effort that he put this in, put into this.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' He even, if you flip over to the back cover, it's got the Pen Addict logo on the back. It's got Fiend Notes, the Pen Addict Addiction. The Pen Addict Addiction. It says, printed on 1014 edition size 2 books. Printed in shame for the seriously addicted.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's pretty unreal. So, I think this is definitely the most amazing thing I've seen anyone do for us on the podcast. Do you want to comment on anything, Myke, about it?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I think one of my favorite things is in the specifications that explains what it's made out of. You will notice, bound by Crest Glide Deep Clean Cool Mint Floss.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I thought it was floss at first. I was like feeling it. And it has that waxy feel, you know, that floss has. Smell it. And I didn't realize it until I went and read in the specifications that it was actually floss. I was like, this feels like floss. And I was like, I'll be damned. It is floss.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's mint dental floss. I'm just blown away by this. I love the stamp on the back. I really love the stamp. If it is a stamp, I want that. Maybe it was just printed in the same way, I guess. Because it's all on a laser printer, right? Yes. Even all the dots have been printed on a laser printer.

'''Myke Hurley:''' This is just what makes Panatic listeners the best. Because this is the type of stuff that you guys send me. And Brad, it's just fantastic. Like really just superbly fantastic.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, it's amazing and mind-blowing. But so the story doesn't end there, Myke.