Editing The Pen Addict 9/transcript (section)

== Pen Covers ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' I did. I got something that I've never ordered before and never really felt I had a need for. But there was a deal online for, it's called the Rickshaw Bag Works Folio. And it was a 24-hour deal. One of my pen friends in my Twitter feed posted it. And I was like, you know what? I've always heard about these Rickshaw bags. They make custom bags in San Francisco. They're a lot like if you're familiar with the brand Timbuk2 that makes messenger bags. Where they take fabrics and they'll custom make your fabrics into whatever bag style you want. So because of all that customization, they're a little bit expensive. Like just the folio, which is made for the large moleskin size. So what's that? That's like a 5x8. So it's made to cover that. Normally it's $50. And that's pretty steep for something that I didn't think I would necessarily use all that often. But they ran a 24-hour promo where you could get it for half off. So that was a deal that I couldn't pass up. And that was a couple weeks ago. And I picked out my colors and binding. And I can send you a link. They actually do a cool thing. When you place the order, they'll give you, they say, give us your Twitter handle. And when we finish making your bag, we'll take a picture and upload it in our Twitter feed. So I actually have a picture of mine that I can send you.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, yeah. That's cool.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So the only – right now it looks awesome. It's got a lot of – it's not just a cover that goes on top of a journal. It's got a lot of extra pockets. It's got a couple pin pockets. It's got an iPhone pocket, you know, business card holder.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, really?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It zips fully around. You know, I'll definitely be doing a review and some video on it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Please.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' The only thing that caught me was – now, they said it was made for the large moleskin, right? And that's what they based the sizing dimensions off of. I didn't realize that a lot of the other notebooks that are similar in size to the large moleskin are actually larger. And they do not fit in this bag. Like a Rodeo web notebook or my Leuchtturm 1917. They're all about a half inch wider. And they do not fit in this. So I've actually broken down and purchased a large grid moleskin to use for this. So we'll see how that goes. I at least got – I got the red cover with the squared, large squared moleskin hardcover.

'''Myke Hurley:''' You went with a good color. I love the red ones.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. I at least wanted to get something different. So we'll see. There will be reviews forthcoming on the pin act of that. That was just – that's something – I've never used anything like this before. So – and I've always liked them, the way they looked, and the quality looks really nice. So I couldn't pass up a deal like that just to try it out. So that's kind of my – I was on vacation last week, and I came back to all this. So I was a pretty happy camper when I got back from vacation on Friday and Saturday to go pick up all this stuff from the post office.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's always great to get a haul of pens.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yes, yes. And how about you? You were kind of quiet this week for a change. You need a break.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm probably not going to make any big purchases for a couple of weeks. I'm saving for a trip. Good. I want to give a little bit of just a tiny minute or two follow-up on last week. So I spoke a lot about the 1951 Tornado, the Retro 51 Tornado. Yeah, yeah. And the high-tech C-Colito. Mm-hmm. So I'm still using those. I've been using those two pens in combo all week throughout my day. I'm still using – in the evenings, I'm using my Kaweco. I'm using the Kaweco right now, actually. Mm-hmm. But the 51, I'm still in love with the 51. There's a couple of things, though. You know, it is falling victim to some ballpoint flaws. Like, it doesn't write up against the wall or something. Sure, sure. And, like, writing on a Post-it note that is stuck to a table just won't have it. There's got to be a little bit of padding to it, which isn't a deal-breaker. It's just something I noticed that I've run into.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, and that's issues with a lot of pens.

'''Myke Hurley:''' The C-Colito as well, like, one of the inks already seems to be running dry.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Mm-hmm.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And I've barely used it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Like, it won't run out of the tip of the pen, out of the nib, or it's empty, going empty?

'''Myke Hurley:''' It feels like it's not running out of the nib very, very well.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Mm-hmm. Okay. Yeah, that's different.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. I think that's just to say they are a lot finer, and I guess it is a lot more. There's a lot more going on in the pens, so you're probably going to run into some more snags. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. The 51 as well, I have to say, I mean, you know, when I exclaimed it was my favorite pen, I thought, you know, maybe it was just the honeymoon period. Right. But two weeks now I've had it, and I love it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's great. I love it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I love it. I love writing with it.