Editing The Pen Addict 307/transcript (section)

== Bachelor Party ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' So I was on my bachelor party in Austin, Texas, because I'm getting married this year. Brad bailed on me. He was invited, but he couldn't make it. I do worry with these things where people will see pictures and they'll be like, where's Brad? I love Brad so much. Brad was invited, but unfortunately, Brad had some family commitments, which meant he couldn't make it, which was very sad. But I'm seeing a lot of Brad this year anyway, so that I'll make up for it. But no, I don't take anything on a trip like this other than what is always in my backpack, which typically is, and it is right now, it's a Field Notes dime novel. And I think I have one, what is the one with the stars called? What is it called? The one that I really love with the foil star. Night sky. Night sky. I was going to call it sky at night, but that's not, that's a pen. That's a different one. Yeah, so I have a different pen. I always have a night sky and a dime novel just in my backpack, right, just so it's ready. I'm using the Peak Design backpack right now.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' We should put a link to that in the show notes because inevitably we get a thousand questions on that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' The Peak Design, yeah, I will. It's the Peak Design everyday backpack is what I'm using right now. And I really, really, really like this backpack a lot. It's working very well for me at the moment, so I recommend it. I thoroughly recommend it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And I also have with me, I typically have the Colt Pen mechanical pencil in there because that's like a really good all-rounder. And I have a Retro 51. I don't know what one I have in there right now, but it's just a Retro 51. And also a Sharpie.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I mean, that's a pretty good non-stationary, stationary travel kit, honestly. That's a good leave-it-in-the-backpack kit.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Exactly. It's like my all-around, right? Like, I know that it's going to be good. Like, I know that what I've got, like, is going to be consistent. Like, I'm happy with that, you know? So that has worked really well for me in the past. And so I just keep it all in there. You know, so I've got, like, the Retro 51 to fill out the customs forms, right? I've got the mechanical pencil to do whatever you might want to do with a mechanical pencil. And I have a Sharpie just in case, right? Like, you never know what. Sharpies are just good things to have. So that's typically what I always have in my bag. And then if I'm going on specific trips, I'll bring more. You know, I bring my fountain pens with me when I'm going somewhere where people want to see them. Otherwise, I'm not going to use them. So there's no point, right? Like, it doesn't make sense for me to bring one of my Pro Gears with me because I'm not going to use it. Like, for example, I don't journal when I'm traveling.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And nobody else really cares about seeing it. And honestly, when you're kind of out and about and running around, right, fountain pens are not always the best thing for that. Hence the EDC pen, right? You know, like that whole idea, the EDC pen is like a rough and ready type of deal, right? And that's kind of what I would use the Retro 51 or the mechanical pencil for, right? Just kind of if I need to be out and about. But it's very rare that I will, honestly. Yeah, those types of pens solve different problems, which is why they exist and why we like them. And when you put this in the document, I misread the question to say any stationary bought on a non-stationary trip instead of brought. I was wondering why this was in there. So I figure I may as well come clean to the pen addicts. I bought a watch. Watch.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You've been talking about this. I've mentioned this. Yeah. You've mentioned this on the show in the Nakaya conversations that we've had. And there was a lot of reasoning behind this. So why don't you spill the beans?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I've been saving for, I think, about a year for this. I've just been putting away a little bit of money wherever I could. And it was kind of like it started in the Nakaya fund and then got kind of shifted over into the watch fund. And I spoke about it. It's a watch called the Metro Date Power Reserve or depending on whether you're reading it in German, which I prefer. It's called the Gang Reserve because this is by a German company called Nomos. They make really amazing watches that I love very much. And I have had my eye on this watch for, I'm not kidding, probably two years. Like I remember the first time I saw this watch, we hadn't moved yet.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Right. So we've actually been talking about it for a while, even before like the talking about the Nakaya talk.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So this is something I've had my eye on for a while. And it was my friend Marco who was being my kind of Sherpa in this to the point that I had him come with me to the store because there was a place in Austin that sold it. And honestly, like it was about as much as it would have cost me to get it here. But I wanted to buy it there because I could buy it with him. And I have it and I have been wearing it. And Brad, I am in love. I am in absolute love with this watch. It makes me very happy. I love the way it looks. I love the little power reserve that it has. That's that little red dial that kind of fills up as it needs to be wound. So you know that. But I also just love the detail of the little red. And you know what something else I really love? The ticking sound. It's like every now and then. You don't get that anymore, right? No, I don't get that anymore. And every now and then I might be like holding my hand to my face or whatever and I just hear the ticking. And I love it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, Apple should add a ticking complication. It wouldn't be the worst idea, honestly.

'''Myke Hurley:''' But Doug asked me if I'm going to wear it in the wedding. The reason I bought it now is because I want it for my upcoming wedding. Because I don't want to wear my Apple Watch. I never wanted to wear my Apple Watch.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, this is the big life purchase, right? This is the I'm getting married and this is the time you do the thing and you've been saving up for it. And you did really, really well.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I love it. I don't know what my... Just to confirm people, it's a mechanical watch. It needs to be wound, all that stuff. It's got incredible gears on the back. It is a beautiful piece that I've had my eye on for a very long time. And I love it very much. And I don't know what my future is in regards to watch wearing. I'm trying... As I said, I've had this on since I bought it. So it's been like four days. And I haven't worn my Apple Watch during that period of time. And I'm trying to see what kind of effect that has on my life. And I'm changing some things around to see if I decide to just go mechanical watch now all the time. What difference does that make? Because my Apple Watch has been a big part of my kind of system. So now I need to see if there is another system that can work for me. Or maybe the excitement of this will taper off a little bit. And then I will wear it for what I expected to wear it for, which is nice occasions and weekends. That was kind of my original idea of this. But as it stands right now, I don't want to put my Apple Watch on. I just want to put this watch on.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. And I think it's going to be that way for a long while, to be honest. I think eventually, you know, six or 12 months down the line, you'll start mixing it up a little bit. But like you have the watch now. Like this is like the rest of your life type of watch. Like I've never made that purchase. I've always said I was going to make that purchase and I never have. And like I think that's kind of cool. But I am scared of something.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Hmm. I have a Twitter. The Twitter notifications on it. No, I have a somewhat addictive personality, you know. Oh, yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's no. That's one of the prime reasons why. Yeah. Oh, I know.