Editing The Pen Addict 458/transcript (section)

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'''Brad:''' This is number one for me. Like, it's kind of turned me off from buying more.

'''Myke:''' Again, it makes me think that you really should have the Japan Steel one. Like, that's, you know.

'''Brad:''' I know. I've had a chance to buy that pen. I like it. I think that's probably what I would feel about this. It's like, I really like it. I love this pen. Like, this is my pen. This is the one I would hang my hat on as far as all the Sailor Pro Gears in 1911. Right. Limited editions that I have. This one's mine. And it has caused me not to want any other ones because they cannot beat this one, at least not that I've seen. Right? So, maybe one day. I have inked this up, Myke, with a certain ink called Sailor Bung Box Fujiyama Blue. So, I think they started doing this later, Bung Box that is, to where they were making inks with the pens, right? Like, the Pink Love. Like, didn't have an ink at first when they first launched it, but it's got an ink now, right? I think. Ibisu has an ink. I think so. The Golden Black one has an ink. So, this one, I don't know if the ink came out at the same time, but I had an opportunity to buy this ink as part of a group buy. And this is normally not an ink I would buy because I don't like those lighter, pastel-y type shades. This is almost like a, I don't know, it's like an ice, translucent type of shade. It's really hard for me to describe because I don't have other inks this color. I love it. And maybe it's just because it's new and it's complete matchy-matchy to my pen. But I like this ink better than I thought I would, right? This is one of those risky purchases. I was like, oh, let me try this. It's different. It matches the pen. It's got the exact same name, obviously. And I didn't know if I would like it once I started writing with it because I like finer nibs. And these lighter shaded inks tend not to show up well on the page. Like, I wouldn't want to put this ink in my ultra extra fine nib, right? It's just going to cause my eyes to go bad at a worse rate than they're going bad right now. In this medium fine nib, it really works. Like, it legitimately works. I want this to be the ink for this pen going forward, as in, like, I'm done. Like, I have a couple of pens where only one ink goes in them because it's kind of the perfect match. And I think this might be it. I really like it. I will do a full review of this one day. I did a review in refill for the Penatic members, which is something I rarely do because I like my reviews to be public. So I'll do something separate for this to show people this ink and how interesting it is compared to any other inks I normally use. So it's been really fun. I'm surprised. That one surprised me. Like, the pen does not surprise me. It's perfect for me. The ink, complete surprise.

'''Brad:''' The paper mic.

'''Brad:''' I've been using more Mormon croquis. What did you have? Paper. I feel like the biggest shill that I'm totally overblowing this paper. And I might be, but I like it. I really legitimately love this paper. And what I did since we last spoke, and we're going to have some more follow-up on Mormon. Croquis, obviously, because that's all I talk about now later in this episode. But what I did with the A5 glue-bound pad is I went and I have one of those huge desk-type hole punchers. This one is from Atoma. And I've currently liberated. We're going to say liberated this hole punch from our friend Dan Don. This is his punch that I've now had for probably, like, two years. I tried to send it back to him. Right when the pandemic started, like, before we really knew what was going on, I was like, hey, I should get this back to you. Right? Because it's like this 10-pound, you know, crazy-sized hole puncher. It's like, this is yours. This is an expensive hole puncher. I should get it back to you. And he's like, well, like, this is, like, right when, like, the pandemic hit. And he's like, I don't know where I'm going to be. So just hang on to it. And a year later, I still have it. And I use it pretty frequently because I have a William Hanna planner, which we'll talk about in a minute. That's also Dan Don's fault, by the way. He was the first one that showed me the ways of William Hanna. I don't know if you knew that, but that was also his fault. So both of these things are his fault. So thank you, Dan Don, for that. But this paper hole punched right into the back section of my planner. And I'm still using it. I'm still enjoying it. It's just kind of my jam. It fits all my needs. Have you, did you click through the link to this puncher? Yeah. Have you seen these before? No. So there's probably other brands. And I think some of the makers of disc-bound systems, say Levenger or Auric or Circa or any of those that, you know, have these disc-bound systems also sell punches. These are not, you know, your typical hole punch. This one, I'm looking at it on Cult Pens. It's $140, right? These are like no-joke level punches. Like not everyone really gets one of these. But if you're committed to that disc-bound life and you want your own paper in there, it's not a bad purchase. It's just crazy expensive. And maybe there's some other options out there that chat will let us know about. So this, Myke, I tagged this as group one. And this is how I use stationary. And this is what we're going to get to at the end of this. I'm going to ask you a question or propose a question. But this is how I think about my stationary usage, right? I have this fountain pen that I love with an ink that I love and a paper that I love. And those all kind of go together, right? They all one big happy writing family, right?

'''Brad:''' And that's kind of a set. That's a group. Those are together. So then I have this group two. Like that's not the only things I use during the week. So I have this second group of pens and paper that serve different purposes.

'''Brad:''' For example, the Spoke Icon Fountain Pen. Obviously, I make it. And I love it. And I'm using a purple one with silver hardware.

'''Brad:''' But the reason I made it is because I wanted to use this certain ink on it, which is called Van Demons Diamonds or Girls BFF. How is that for an ink name, Myke? That's cool.

'''Myke:''' Who makes that?

'''Brad:''' Van Demons. They're out of Australia. I think specifically Tasmania. I could be wrong there. So Australian ink brand with a huge ink lineup. I don't know the quantity, but I'm going to say like 60, 80, 100 inks like out the gate. You know, not like 12, right? But, you know, some people that we get introduced to inks have, okay, here's our first 12 inks. Van Demons has a ton.

'''Brad:''' This is kind of a purpley with silver sparkly ink. I mean, it kind of fits the name, I guess, a little bit. It's a really bright and gaudy and ostentatious ink, and I love it. I'm a huge fan of this ink. It actually goes really well with the Fujiyama Blue. It's a good contrast to that ink.