Editing The Pen Addict 500/transcript (section)

== Rule Breakers Discussion ==


'''Myke:''' Because it's not specific products. Okay, thank you. It's like, the issue I have is like, hi, I'm here to tell you about my four favorite things. It's like, no, that's not what it said. All right, so we're on to number 18 now, right? Woo! Yeah. My Kokoyu Jibun Days Planner, my Pen BBS Fountain Pen and Washi Tape, you see? I'm retiring sooner than I would have liked, so I'm not sure how much I will have to plan, but it might help me with the new job hunt. Plus, I get a ridiculous amount of pleasure keeping track of tasks and decorating each day. It is a nice ritual.

'''Speaker 02:''' Lots of notebook representation and planner representation in this first batch here.

'''Speaker 02:''' Temporarily awry, Big Eye Design Pens, TI Arto. Before I got this pen, I was content to use my Retro 51 and limit myself to the huge number of Parker G2 refills available. It was completely fine. And then I got my hands on the self-adjusting grip of the Arto and realized I could have every refill. No more hacking ends or using 3D printed adapters. It just works. I hate the term game changer, but that's what it was. I don't think I could ever go back to not using this every day.

'''Myke:''' Really cool. That is cool.

'''Myke:''' Scott says, Love that one from Scott. Love that one. I do wonder if somebody keeps buying Scott a new one and he just doesn't know.

'''Speaker 02:''' Julie Paradise. My favorite stationary item is my vintage Mont Blanc Meisterstuk 142 with its fine medium stub. I flattened the round tipping myself. The pen might look unassuming and scratched up, but it's a dream to write with. It has a bouncy nib and perfect flow. It makes me want to write all the time. Favorite pens that are great and also a beater, that's the way to go. That's the way to go.

'''Myke:''' Daryl. Two-speed diamond 580 ALR Prussian blue. This pen was mentioned on the Pen Addict and I love the look of it. It was the first pen that I saw and thought I really like how that looks. I would go back and look at it every once in a while, but I had never had a fountain pen and I wasn't sure if I wanted to get one. I finally emailed Brad and asked about it as a starter pen and what inks to go with. He gave me information and I ordered the pen and some Crimson Pilot Hiroshizuki Yamabudo ink. I love the pen and even though I have added a couple of other fountain pens since then, this is still the one I use every day at work.

'''Speaker 02:''' Yeah, that Brad guy's okay in my book. He's all right. Albert Hernandez, my favorite item is my leather notebook cover. I bought some leather and built it myself. It's sized to carry three Baron Fig notebooks and they're not quite a five size. I've had it four or five years now and it's wearing very nicely. What I like about it is that it's become familiar and comfortable imagine if I found something like this at a thrift store I would think to myself that it's old and beat up and ugly but because I made it myself and I use it every day it's special and full of character and charm.

'''Myke:''' Stitchpunk, my two Scribo Piuma fountain pens. Classic, simplicity and appearance, unique and interesting colors and gloriously soft and bouncy nibs that ride like nothing else I've ever used. I have the extra fine and medium in the 14 carat flex nib and I want more. Scribos, Scribos, Scribos, customer service. It's also excellent and very responsive. Since I got these pens I really haven't wanted to use anything else. They're just that good. Yeah, on my list. On my list. I'm going to let them slide through here by the way.

'''Speaker 02:''' I think that's singular. Yes. All right, Tyler, not my son I'm assuming although he has a taste that I would appreciate. Yeah. Oh no, listen to him. My best pen is my Y Studio portable brassing. Like father, like son. That's a good kid. I cannot explain it but this nib is just so smooth and it's a joy to write with every time I pick it up. However, my most sentimental pen is my Kaweco Lilyput Fire Blue because it was a gift from my partner. I love the fact that my burn pattern is utterly unique formed on Michael Guterle's desk and I can't help he didn't write that was my edit. I don't think I believe this is true. It's the lore, Myke. I know,

'''Brad:''' but I don't believe it's true.

'''Speaker 02:''' And I can't help but stare at it sometimes when I should be focused in a meeting. Happy 500. Thank you, son.

'''Myke:''' Happy five rule breaker to Tyler.

'''Myke:''' Gordon B. My favorite item of all time is the paper mate eraser mate. Back in the 80s, it caught my attention and started my love of stationery. By the way, I recently found one on eBay in its original packaging and had to buy it. It writes horribly but I still love to look at it and remember how I wanted to get all the colors back in the day. This is a mechanical pencil, Brad. I don't know if you are familiar with it.

'''Speaker 02:''' No, no, no, no, no. This is a pen. This is one of the first erasable ballpoint pens. Gordon and I must be of similar age because this was a pen you had to have like in the 1980s and it is straight garbage but you had to have it, right? So that was one of those things.

'''Myke:''' I was thinking of something else.

'''Speaker 02:''' Mm-mm-mm-mm. Brittany Elmer, the 0.38 Muji gel pen. I always have a few knocking around while I don't use them as often as I once did. They will forever be the stationery item that let me know there are better things out there. That's perfect.

'''Myke:''' Eric Lineman, Brad, I have my father's Montblanc 149 that his mother gifted to him when he got his PhD in 1974. It is in a brass pen well in the huge eight-foot oak roll-top desk that he made for my mother. Just sitting at this desk and using his pen brings me memories that both my parents have passed away. I will gift it to one of our sons when the time is right.

'''Speaker 02:''' Gosh darn it, Eric. I mean, I'm glad I got some of my crying out because I don't need it later in the show.

'''Speaker 02:''' David Reed, while I normally have such difficulty in selecting a single favorite anything, I think that my single favorite stationery item can be chosen. It has to be my Pilot Custom 743 with a posting nib. Yes! It's nothing special to look at, but when you write with it, oh boy, it lays down a smooth, precise line on any paper I need to write on. While the pens I have inked shifts around, this one is absolute constant. Always inked with Kiwaguro. Always ready to do exactly what I need it to do. This pen performs and only disappoints in its appearance and the difficulty getting it. Why Pilot makes the PO nib so hard to get and only puts it in pens that are lackluster in appearances beyond me. Tell them, David. If I could get a posting nib and a nice dark green custom 83, another pen that deserves better colorways, I would be an extremely happy man. But a plain black 743 with a posting nib is still a joy to write with and that's the important thing, right? David's definitely a listener of the show. Oh yeah.

'''Myke:''' Kim, my favorite stationery item is the Hobonichi Techo English version. I often feel like this planner holds my life together. I tried other daily journals, other planners, but nothing clicks with me the way the Hobonichi does. So thank you, Brad and Myke, for discovering it for me all those years ago. Also, happy 10th anniversary. I know Kim, by the way, has been listening since episode one.

'''Speaker 02:''' Yep.

'''Myke:''' I'm sure there are lots of people here. Yes. Like, I have no doubt about that, but this is one that I know. yep. That makes me happy.

'''Speaker 02:''' Ulysses Xerces. Yeah. I got that one. my purple Twisby Eco with a 1.1mm stub. It's a great writer and a cool pen, but much more importantly, a friend who I have lost had this same pen, and I think of her whenever I use it. Awesome.

'''Myke:''' Kenneth L., I really am enjoying my Lockby Field Journal. It's a great size, it's easy to carry, and the paper's great. It has a refill with calendars, dot grid, lined, and blank. Easy to use for whatever you want. I have no idea what this product is.

'''Speaker 02:''' I know exactly what it is, and that's why this show has worked for 500 episodes, Michael.

'''Myke:''' That's the point. I don't know anything.

'''Speaker 02:''' Adam, my Sailor 1911-esque royal tangerine. What do I love? It was, what do you know? It was a wedding gift from my wife who had it engraved with our wedding date and to have it to hold. She was very proud of her pen pun. Ah, I get it. It was my first really nice pen and sent me down the path of buying many more Sailors, 11 in total. It's a pen I will keep forever and always makes me remember that special day and my wife. Get it to have and to hold, Myke. Get it?

'''Myke:''' For what? for inky and, I don't know. I was trying to think of some kind of pun, but I don't have one.

'''Myke:''' Because I'm also trying to find a different name for this person

'''Speaker 02:''' so I don't have to read. Myke is vamping right now, Chad.

'''Myke:''' I'm vamping because I don't want to read this name. Do you know who this person is?

'''Speaker 02:''' Just by the handle, but personally, no, I don't. But the handle is very well known to me.

'''Speaker 02:''' Let's say...

'''Myke:''' Ink Farts says, I don't know, this is gross. It's not my all-time favorite stationary item, but one that I'm so grateful exists, Waterman Serenity Blue. Pens, papers, and trendy inks fall in and out of rotation, but Serenity Blue has been my go-to ink when testing new pens and while grinding nibs, and it is itself a beautiful blue that I never tire of. It's affordable, safe, predictable, and even sheens without being a pain to deal with. Just a classic ink with enough character to not be boring.

'''Speaker 02:''' Yep. Agree completely. Dr. Lamb Chop in New Zealand, Myke. A stamp of my name made from individual lead-type letters. On a visit to Tokyo, my friend Yui took me to an old-school small maker of posters and books. They also have a service in which they make a stamp of your name by inlaying the lead-type into a wooden holder. Crammed into this tiny shop were rows and rows of Japanese characters and a much smaller section for all the Latin letters used in English. Off Yui went in one direction to find the four characters she needed to make the stamp of her full name, and I went off in the other direction to find the 13 letters I needed for mine. An additional 14 I needed to make the stamp for my partner. I was... Is Lamb Chop 13 letters? Wow. I was done with this task in five minutes, but Yui had to look for about a half an hour. Afterwards, we went out to eat and drink. The item is special because that day was great fun. The craftsmanship in the stamps is excellent, and my stamp reminds me of the four times when we could travel, see our friends, and have adventures. Isn't that what it's all about, Myke? Our friends.

'''Myke:''' I think so. It's not about the pens. It's the friends we made along the way. Mm-hmm. Ricky says, I won two A5 Apple notebooks. The covers are leather with an embossed apple. I don't know if they're genuine, but they're special to me.

'''Speaker 02:''' Might need a picture of those, Ricky. Send it in if you get a chance. I don't know that I've seen those. Hide it from the wife, Visconti Homo Sapien, the way it feels and writes, and my first Grail Pen purchase.

'''Myke:''' Kiri. Pentel Pocket Brush. It was my introduction to bristle tip brush pens and changed everything. The versatility of the bristle tip brush is unmatched, and the convenience of a pen means it gets used way more than my other real brushes do. Brushwork is the very, brushwork is the characteristic of my art that most people remember best, and it's all thanks to this pen.

'''Speaker 02:''' That is factually correct. One of the great, great pens of all time. Brian C. I love writing with my newish Lamy Safari Terra in my new Minimalism art-dotted notebook. The Lamy Safari is my first fountain pen and I love the way the pen writes. I never realized writing could be such fun and therapeutic experience like this until I first started writing with this awesome piece of German engineering. And now, since starting up on the paper from this new notebook, my obsession has been taken to a whole new level. The pen writes comfortably without being too wet or scratchy and the ink dries fast and perhaps most importantly doesn't bleed through the page. I know that technically this is two items. Thank you for making

'''Myke:''' this decision easy for me, Brian. I was going backwards and forwards a bit there,

'''Speaker 02:''' but you put yourself in this club. He says, sorry, not sorry, but these both have really made staying organized as a traveling music teacher most enjoyable experience. You two definitely helped guide my first few stationery purchases as a freshly inked pen addict and I couldn't be more happy with the informed purchasing choices you helped me make. Thanks, guys.

'''Myke:''' This is from Powell. Fountain pens and pencils. They are the best tools to help me understand when I am really thinking and reflect on it. Also, typewriters. I'm a fan of mechanical keyboards, but this is different. Rescuing them, fixing them, and giving them a spark of life again is so much fun, also for journaling. I don't even know what to do with Powell, Brad, because Powell didn't actually give us anything.

'''Brad:''' Just like, hey,

'''Myke:''' I love it all.

'''Brad:''' All of it. I don't think I'm going to put them in any category. Maybe I create my own category for Powell. Actually, yeah. Powell's going in their own category.

'''Myke:''' Just call it Powell. Yeah, one. Of like, what is it? People who suggested no products. One person so far.

'''Speaker 02:''' All right, Matias. I still love my Pilot Custom Heritage 92 demonstrator. It was the first fancy pen I got for myself and it goes with me everywhere, so it has seen all the milestones. I need to ink mine back up. Great pen.

'''Myke:''' Kit. My Field Notes National Park set. The edition came out right as I left university to start a graduate job, and from the get-go, I have used this set to keep track of my daily to-do lists. I have slowly worked through the whole set and intend to mount and frame the full set, oh, nice, once it's finished as a memento of my achievements through a challenging time to embark on my career. The fantastic art has inspired great wanderlust while chained to a desk. Good luck with the reading and congratulations on 500 episodes. See you at 1,000. Oh, I don't like the thought of that for some reason. 1,000 seems like a lot, but why not?

'''Speaker 02:''' Geert. I don't know my best Dutch D.

'''Speaker 02:''' Best Dutch G. Nice work. You really nailed that one. Nailed that one.

'''Myke:''' So Geert said, because no one else can see what you can see, so I have to explain this. So Geert, oh, Geert, Geert said, in brackets, let's hear your best Dutch G, and I don't know what that could mean.

'''Speaker 02:''' Yeah, I failed. I failed pretty aggressively, I think. Lamy Joy Calligraphy with 1.5 millimeter stub nib and registrar ink. The reason it's so special to me because it's the pen I use to write the handout notes for the Dungeons & Dragons game I run. Great underrated pen.

'''Myke:''' Registrar ink, is that the like, what's so special about that?

'''Speaker 02:''' It's the, it's not just Iron Gaul, it's like aggressively permanent.

'''Myke:''' It's funny to me that it's like these Dungeons & Dragons games, they are like significantly pumped.

'''Speaker 02:''' But the registrar's, the registrar stuff, we did an episode back around like the wedding time and the British requirements for documentation.

'''Myke:''' That was why it was like too difficult for me to take a pen on my own. Yep. Joe Casabona says, I want to say the Leonardo, uh oh, I've lost my place, I pressed the key by accident. 44, 44. I'm back now, I'm back now. Yeah, so we are on number 44 by the way. Joe says, I want to say the Leonardo Memento Zero Grande, but to me, the Mark 1 by Studio Neat is the most perfect pen ever created. I can use my favorite refill, the Schmidt Easy Flow 9000. It's a great weight and that knock. I have three and love them all. An orange pen attic version would be an insta buy for me. That's not a bad idea. That's not a bad idea whatsoever. Joe, you're in the bad crew. There you go. You're in the Raw Breakers Club. Wow. It was a good idea at least. It was two things. You can't do that. You can't just be like, oh, I wanted to say this thing, but I actually mean another thing. Well, don't say the first thing then.

'''Speaker 02:''' All right. All right. Jenny Realia says, I have fond memories of the Dixon Ticonderoga, both the number two and the Carmine Red checking pencil. The most basic of basic pencils. There are better pencils and I use them, but the Ticonderoga is omnipresent and never fails me and has never failed me since I was a child. I like this. We are of two minds. We definitely have some throwback important stationery here. I like it.

'''Myke:''' I do love saying Ticonderoga though. That's a great name.

'''Myke:''' Capitiano says, I told myself when I bought the Shone Design Peak that I wouldn't use it until I passed the Japanese language proficiency test N3. The test results are out now and I'm using my new pen. Congratulations. Yeah.

'''Speaker 02:''' That's awesome. And I'm also writing down Is that the ghost one? It is the ghost one. That's nice. I'm writing it down because it needs to go on my list because I keep saying I'm going to buy one. Alex Ibarra, it was a Pilot Kakuno. I love the little smiley face and writing with it was just a pure joy. It made me realize I could make my life happier by just sprinkling in little bits of joy and in many places as I could. That's a great subtext for this podcast. Myke, we sprinkle a little bit of joy as many places as we can.

'''Myke:''' Nathan says, my favorite item for the past few months has been the Pilot Decimo. It's the perfect fountain pen to use at my job since I often have to write quick notes on the go while switching between different paper types. The Decimo provides a great writing experience with complete reliability and zero fuss. It is a tool I can trust. Mm-hmm.

'''Speaker 02:''' Mm-hmm. I have five things written down on my list now. The odd copy. I love my Lamy 2000 but I have to give my love to the Fine Point Sharpie pen. I've spilled more words into legal pads and journals throughout college with the Sharpie pen and it'll be hard for any other writing tool to catch up. I love how this pen makes my handwriting look and still makes me grin when I pick it up all these years later. And this is the Sharpie pen, Myke, that we've discussed many, many times, not the permanent marker pen. Eight.

'''Myke:''' What? Eight. Up to eight rule breakers. Oh! When I give you that number, that's what I'm counting. Oh, wow. Yeah, well, look, there's two in there. Okay. Aaron R says, park a jotter with a red plastic slash gray metal body because this is what got me into stationery as a kid.

'''Speaker 02:''' Facts. That was Myke's favorite response so far. Very clear, very defined. One item. Go. Bork and Bork.

'''Speaker 02:''' Bork Ben Bork says, Lamy Safari Terracotta with a gold nib ground to a stub. Reliable, everyday carry and fantastic writing experience. Pairs well with the Lamy Petrol and any pocket notebook. Bonus points for the nib as it was ground by a great friend and penabler.

'''Myke:''' All right, so that was number 51. I'm going to take a break now. All right. We've got something special today from one of our longest running sponsors and biggest supporters of the show and that's our friends over at Pen Chalet. Pen Chalet sell all of the products that you're looking for from all of your favorite brands. They sell rollerballs and fountain pens, mechanical pencils. They sell inks and refills and pen holders, carrying cases, all the accessories you're looking for as well. They do free shipping on orders of over $50 in the United States and they sell internationally with great shipping rates. They do fast and reliable customer service. They run discounts twice a month and they're always adding new styles of pens and products over at Pen Chalet. Pen Chalet has low prices on high quality pens with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. So, go right now to PenChalet.com that's P-E-N-C-H-A-L-E-T.com and click the podcast link at the top of the website. Use the password Pen Addict and you'll get the code that you need to save 10% on anything at any time at Pen Chalet. And also, Brad, what else are they going to find there right now?

'''Speaker 02:''' They are going to find something that Ron and I worked on for this special 500th episode and as a thank you to all of you wonderful listeners, Ron has set up a big 500th episode giveaway of Brad's favorite things. It's actually celebrate the Pen Addict's 10th anniversary. So, and it says enter to win one of Brad's favorite things. He also officially gives you permission to remember them anytime you're feeling sad and then you won't feel so bad. I didn't write that copy but that's pretty funny. All right, we're giving away five sets of items that I put together on Pen Chalet and let me tell y'all, Chad, this is just for y'all. So, like, if you're listening to this episode, go over to PenChalet.com type Pen Addict in the radio podcast feed and then you will see a way to enter into this giveaway. You should keep this to yourself because then you have a better chance to win but you should support our friends at Pen Chalet. So, let me tell you what you can win. You can win a TWSBI Eco and Jade with TWSBI Grape Fountain Pen Ink. That's one combo. That's one giveaway prize. You can win a Lamy Studio Fountain Pen with a steel nib with Lamy Crystal Amazonite Ink. That's number two. Number three giveaway, Bennu Euphoria Bora Bora. It's one of the really cool, I love the Euphoria shape and the Bora Bora is one of the great colors. Ink that up with Pilot Orochizuku Konpeki. Next up, we have an Estabrook Estee in Sea Glass with Estabrook Lilac Shimmer Ink. And then we have the last item, one of the new Leonardo Memento Zero Brooks Resin Pens and Leonardo Red Ink. So how cool is that that Ron wanted to do this, wanted to let me pick out some of my favorite pens, which, hey, I love all of these. The Eco, the Lamy Studio, the Bennu Euphoria, the Estabrook SDC Glass, Leonardo Memento Zero, all of them from the amazing Pen Chalet, a long, long, long time supporter of this show, of the blog, of, you know, this whole pen community as a whole. And I just thank you so much, Ron. Let me tell you directly that I really appreciate your friendship and your support over all these years. And I appreciate our listeners supporting our good friends over at Penschalet.

'''Myke:''' So go to penschalet.com, P-E-N-C-H-A-L-E-T.com. Click the podcast link at the top of the website. Enter Pen Addict. You'll get the special offer code. You'll see a bunch of special offer products because there's always a ton of great stuff there.

'''Speaker 02:''' By the way, I wrote down a product for me to check out, the Lamy Studio Special Edition Rollerball in Aquamarine. is really, really speaking to me. That's a great price. There are deals down there too. But also at the top