Editing The Pen Addict 283/transcript (section)

== Big Eye Design ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I've been loving the metamorphosis of big eye design since they started, you know, they kind of came on the scene around when our podcast came on the scene and I've been following them ever since. And like some of their very simple, straightforward designs were really good in the past. And they've continued to work on new designs and expand on what they're working on and do these neat things that are, you know, are, you know, challenging to do. And it shows in the amount of money that they've raised in like two days, I think this, or three days. I think this came out on Monday, 90 grand already. That's stunning. Yeah. That's, that's really, really good. So yeah, congrats to those guys. And Chadwick's actually moved within a few hours from me instead of, uh, in the Chicago area. So I might show up at his door when these come in and like raid the, raid the house or something, you know, don't tell him though. I'm going to show up at your house pretty soon with this shopping spree that you're on. So you already have the Sailor, the Sailor Pro Gear Slim Purple Cosmos is already at your house. Is that what you're telling me?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm using it today and it's out of stock now. Like I'm looking at Penchelle. Penchelle is sold out.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Um, well, everyone's going to sell out of this one. There's only 800.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Well, I have it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I was shocked they had it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I have it. It arrived yesterday. I absolutely love it. Um, I am really surprised about, uh, Sailor's bold nibs, what they call a bold nib.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I was like, did I order the wrong one? Cause it's, it puts down effectively the exact same line that the medium does. Um, there's just like some slight variation when I run it sideways, right? Like it produces a thicker line there, but the way that I write the medium and the broader, almost indistinguishable, which is kind of funny to me. Um, I, I noticed the slimness of it, right? And I mostly know it in the lightness, um, of this pen compared to the regular Pro Gear, but I absolutely adore this pen. Um, I don't notice the, the slimness of the slim until I hold it against the Pro, like the regular Pro Gear. So when I'm using it, I don't really notice it, but then when I compare them, I notice it. Uh, yep. And I, yeah, I absolutely love this pen, Brad.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's a stunner. And I'm glad you got a slim to have that comparison point. I was wondering what you would think about it. I enjoy the slim. I like it. Just like you, the Pro Gear. I prefer the regular.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I prefer the regular size, but I am very, very happy that I've made this purchase because I absolutely adore the finish. Um, and I realized I don't think I have any purple pens, so this is great. And I filled it with Califolio Andronople because I figured that would be like a nice balance between them. That's a good, that's a good match. Purple and the pink. And plus, I just love that ink. Any excuse I get to use that ink is always good times for me. Um, I'm going to tell you, Brad, there is some serious, there is some serious deliveries occurring for me right now.

'''Myke Hurley:''' The situation is increasing. I will, I will talk about it, uh, now. So I'm going to be, uh, in Las Vegas next week. So I'm taking a week off again in Las Vegas and I have two pens being delivered to my hotel.

'''Myke Hurley:''' You're out of here. One of them, again, like this, this deal is not done yet, so I don't want to give away too many details, but I have a lead on the bung box. Uh, was it the 50th limited edition? Fifth. Fifth. I should say, sorry. The 5th, 5th, 5th, 5th limited edition, uh, Progear. The gold. Yeah. The 5-year anniversary. 5-year anniversary bung box. There we go. Thank you for correcting me because I butchered that. Um, the one you were mad at me and Father Kylo. Everyone forgetting and nobody would tell me about it. Um, but now I have a lead on one and I may be picking it up, um, in Vegas. Well, being sent to me in Vegas. The other is my Sean Newton pen is done. Ooh.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Ooh. Okay. So, I saw the picture. I didn't know it was going to be, like, done that quick. You're going to, this is, yeah, this is big time. How long, what was the, what was the cue like for the Newton? I ordered it in January. Okay. So, about a year. Wow. Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. It was funny because he sent me an email and he was like, I've started working your pen now. And then, like, I think like six hours later, he was like, it's done. I was like, oh, wow. Okay. He must make so many of these then. Um, yeah. So, I kind of got an idea as to, like, how he puts these things together, which was fun. And it's been really great to work with Sean because he's, I can tell he's excited. Um, because he, like, you know, he was sending me pictures over, like, a day, like, a 24-hour period. Um, and it's up on his Instagram, my pen. And I put a link to it in the show notes.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. This will be in the show notes. It's a stunner. I love this color. It's a primary manipulation. Yep. From Jonathan Brooks. It's a very green edition of the primary edition.

'''Myke Hurley:''' There's some purple in there. And, um, he sent me some pictures, like, personally, like, lots more. Um, and it looks even better than the pictures from Instagram. Like, he sent me a lot more. Um, and I'm very, very excited about this.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. This is a stunner. I, I'm, I'm jealous of that one. I've been looking when Sean's been at shows. He's had some primary, primary manipulation models and I've never, like, pulled the trigger. But that's always in the back of my mind. It's like, I need to get one of these. So, yeah. Very cool. I think you're going to love it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' The best, the best detail for me, which you don't see in these pictures, is the, um, the end of the pen. Because it's got, you can see all the layers in it. Oh, yeah. Um, and it looks just, that's, that's my favorite detail. It's like, just the very end. Because you can see the layers of the swirls. Like, the, what kind of, like, the thin. Yeah, it looks, it looks wonderful. It reminds me, um, there's a chocolate bar in England called the Cadbury Flake. Mm-hmm. And it's just, like, these ripples of chocolate. And you bite into it and you can kind of see it. But, yeah, it looks like that to me. Um, I'm very, I'm very excited about picking these two pens up, Brad. I'm not going to lie. It's going to be a great time.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I hope they both, I hope they both hit the window. That will be perfect. Yes. All right, so, we got a Field Notes launch, Myke. Were you prepared for this this week? I don't, I remember getting the shipping notification last week and then this dropped and I was like, hey, wait a minute, is it that time already?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I was expecting to see the, uh, the anniversary edition before. My expectation now is that they're shipping together. Yes. But I don't know.