Editing The Pen Addict 364/transcript (section)

== Personal Gear Discussion ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, speaking of my thing, I've been using the Crandash 849, the Claim Your Style model, which they did. This is the 50th anniversary of the 849, which I had no idea. I just saw a bunch of pretty pens show up in a pen model that I like. And I was like, yes, give me one. And it turns out that it was, like, actually for their 50th anniversary. Do you use mini ballpoint pens, like, in your daily use or just kind of beating around or regularly at all?

'''Myke Madison:''' Yeah, totally. I've always got, well, almost always got a couple of pens on me. I usually carry a fountain pen and a ballpoint or a rollerball of some sort in my pocket. I get, like, a two-pin case or something and throw both of them in there. Because they both have very distinct use cases, right? Oh, absolutely. Yeah, I've got one of those 849s right here on my desk, too. It's the super bright orange one. Yeah. But yeah, I've got several of these little ballpoint rollerball guys sitting here. I mean, I've got a spoke pen here. You might know about those. Nice, nice. I've got this Squire. I've got this Mark 1. I've got a shown design. Like, this is just, like, sitting in front of me. So, yeah, totally.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' We should do, like, a desk comparison picture because it sounds like you're looking at my desk while you're talking about your desk. So, that's pretty funny. It is a mess. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. We're going to talk about that. We have questions about desk messes. And storage later that we will cover lots of questions for this episode. So, I appreciate all the listeners helping us out to fill this one out. But yeah, the 849 is just one of those pens that, like, gets me, right? It's the right size. It's the right style. So, you know, I like the barrel shape. And it's just a real good quality. And I was able to pop in the new Jetstream. I guess it's – I forget. It's that – they number their refills, like, XSR, 600, 700, whatever it is. Yeah, it's that Parker-style Jetstream, right? Yeah. And it just pops right in the 849, no modification. And I just go to town with it. So, I've been using it recently, most recently, in my Sumkin A5 agenda, which I've talked about maybe a thousand times already this year. But I've never made it this far into a year using the same agenda or planner. So, I'm going to keep talking about it because I keep using it. And it was just a random purchase towards the end of last year as, you know, you're getting the calendars rolling over. And I had, you know, sworn off the Hobonichis and the Jibun Techos and different things like that. I was going to go no planner. Then this one popped up and it has the layout that I like. And it was split into two calendar, two six-month notebooks. So, like, they're a softcover A5. And I happen to have an A5 case that I like to carry things in. So, I said, well, let me give it a shot. And, oh my gosh, it stuck with me. So, I've used it, like, every week and I really, really enjoy it. So, do you use any type of planner or system, agenda, anything like that?

'''Myke Madison:''' You know, actually, I just put up a review of the Midori Travelers system. Because I've been actually, for the last six months, rocking two planners at the same time. And that is a lot to keep up with. But I really like the Jibun Techos that you just mentioned. That's my go-to planner. Although, the Simken one that you just talked about looks really cool, too. So, I used the Jibun Techos and then I was also using that Travelers at the same time. And I decided I'm going to stick with the Techos, but the Travelers is a perfectly good one, too. Just, it's missing, like, two features that I really want in a planner.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So, what I'm seeing, like, I enjoyed your Travelers system. And it actually made me reconsider what I'm doing. But, like, your reviews showed how you use the one week over two-page layout. And you would put in those blocks of time, like, for your teaching responsibilities and class times and things like that. And I was like, you know, I could really use a broader view, even if it's just a week over two pages or, you know, a month over two pages. And the Simken really doesn't do that super well. I guess there's some options in the front, but I don't know. It doesn't flow that way for me. So, yeah, I need to look into that.

'''Myke Madison:''' But that's the thing that's actually missing in the Travelers for me is the month over two pages layout. And that's what I really like in the Jaboon. So, it's got, like, two ribbons. And so, I keep one on the month and one on the week. And so, then I can look at both. Because, man, being able to visualize a whole month or a whole week at a time is pretty useful for me.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. That's where I'm falling into a trap here recently. Like, I'm okay with this week, but then I'm losing, getting lost in making plans for the future. Like, I'm not handling that very well. And that's catching up to me recently, which we'll talk about more of those things later, too. Anything you're looking for right now? Do you have a wish list or a shopping list? Anything that you don't have right now that's really caught your eye? Like, I had a hard time coming up with this. Like, I'm pretty content with, like, all the things I've bought recently and anything that's come across my desk. You know, I don't know that I have necessarily, like, a short wish list of anything. Is there anything you're seeing out and about?