Editing The Pen Addict 122/transcript (section)

== Lamy 2000 ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So let me, let me give you some breaking news.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yep.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Um, that the podcast listeners will get first. Everyone should read my blog tomorrow morning for a special XOXO Fest field notes three pack giveaway.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, you got your hands on a pack.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I did. I did. I did from a wonderful person I met at XOXO and she was not going to use hers and she knew I was a fan. And, uh, I said, well, I'm not going to, you know, I said, well, don't you keep them and use them? And she says, no, I'd rather you have them. I said, well, if I have them, I probably won't use them. So I would rather give them away. And she's like, I'm good with that. So tomorrow XOXO Fest field notes giveaway on the blog.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Okay. So when you're listening to this tomorrow means the 30th of September, 2014. Yes. Thank you. I have seen though tweets that if you want them, stay subscribed to the field notes mailing list. Ah, cool. I've seen tweets from the field notes account saying as much. So if you're interested, you want to sign up for their mailing list, which you can find on their website.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. Yep. So around the same time as this whole XOXO unexposed things, I got a new pin in, I can't remember. I think I might've mentioned it on last episode, um, or maybe the episode before, but when we did the fodder stack fall festival, we did a, um, we did like a pin swap as part of the thing. Yeah. And I, I hate to say it, but you and I are, uh, no longer pin twins. I traded my, uh, Franklin Christoph.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So I'll have to get, I'll have to get me another one. Um, I know where to find them, but I had been thinking recently that I've been enjoying like wider nib pins. Um, you know, whether, and not just like stub nib pins, I really like stub nib pins, but just a regular bold nib, just a standard, uh, broad nib, excuse me. Um, I thought I would start to like using these because it's really all about the ink and be able to see the ink flow and the different properties of the ink and having just a big wide marker style nib. So I got a, another Lamy 2000 with a broad nib and it's really, really cool. And, uh, it's actually, it, it got me into, uh, to doing something that I have not done in years. Despite, um, many people trying to, to get me to do it. I wrote a letter because I wanted to use this nib, this broad nib with some great green ink that I have, the Ackerman, uh, I'm not even going to try to pronounce it though. Yeah. The bright green Ackerman, I think it's number eight. And I wrote a letter on Tomoe River paper and it was just a great experience. So might have a little, uh, little transitioning going on here with me and the extra, extra, extra fine nibs and which I still use and still love, but I'm kind of enjoying the bit of a wider nib here recently. So it's been pretty cool. And I know you've always, you've always kind of been in that middle range, right? You're kind of a medium guy from the get go.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Uh, no, I was broad to start with. Okay. Um, but then kind of shaved it off a bit to medium and now I kind of go between fine and medium. And it's only because broads can be the best thing ever or the worst thing ever. Yeah. Um, and it's really, really hard to judge that where medium, you're going to either get fine, medium or bold. Like you, you, you're going to broad. So are you going to get that in a medium? You're going to get those like lines of tolerance depending on the manufacturer. So it fits well for me, but broad, I mean, I had some that were just unusable, especially with me being left-handed. They were just like spit out ink and it was just, you know, I just couldn't use them. So I've kind of, you know, uh, and now if, if I do want a bigger nib, I will go for a stub because they're more fun than broad. Yeah. What was the model that you said you've got now, by the way, that you got in the trade?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I got a Lamy 2000. Oh, a Lamy 2000. So my second one.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Right.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So my original one has an extra, extra fine nib and now I have a broad nib.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Cool.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So I'll get you a link. I think I took a picture of it somewhere. I'll have to see. I'll find you a link for that. Um, I thought it was in my Instagram, but it's not. So I will look and see where I have an image of this and I can put it in the show notes.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Excellent.

'''Myke Hurley:''' What else do we have? Uh, why don't we take a break and then we have some, we have a plot twist.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh yeah. That I want to talk about. So let's take a moment to thank our friends at Pen Chalet for sponsoring this week's episode of the Pen Addict Podcast. The Pen Chalet sell authentic, amazing roller balls, fountain pens, ballpoints, mechanical pencils, and so much more. They have all of your favorite brands like Monteverde, Pelican, Lamy, Pilot, Namiki, Sailor, and Kaweco, and are of course an authorized dealer of all of them. And they sell you all of these pens with very fast service, reliable service, great customer service. They do fantastic shipping. They have free shipping on orders of over $50 in the continental United States. And they also sell with very reasonable shipping rates internationally too. You know that Pen Chalet always do something special for you guys. And I'm going to tell you about what that this week's special offer is at the moment. But they do run special discounts for everyone. And you can be a part of twice a month, including closeout specials every two weeks. They have a great mailing list that you should sign up to. And you're going to be the first to know about all of those. Pen Chalet are adding new styles of pens every single month. They're always adding new stuff. And as well as all those pen brands and pens that I mentioned earlier, they also sell limited edition stuff and all the accessories that you're going to need, like carrying cases, pen holders, refills, converters, and so much more. Pen Chalet has low prices on high quality pens and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. So you want to go and head over to penchalet.com and you want to use the code penaddict when you check out. It's going to get you 10% off your order, whatever you're buying. And don't forget, you want to click that button, which is the podcast link at the top of the website. You enter the password penaddict there and you're going to get a bunch of additional savings. And you're also going to get access to this week's special offer. So we have two pens. We have a little range, but it's broken into two today. So this is the Aurora Ipsilon. So we have the Aurora Ipsilon resin, which has a gold-plated stainless steel nib and retails for $150. You're going to get 25% off. And don't forget your penaddict coupon code for an additional 10%. That's going to bring you down to $101.25. And then we have the Aurora Ipsilon Deluxe, which has a 14-carat gold nib and retails for $250.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And penchalet are giving 30% off this and then another 10% on top when you use the penaddict code at checkout. And you're going to get this for $157.50. I really love the way these look. I haven't used one myself. I don't know if you have, Brad. I have not. But this is one of those pens that looks super professional. So it would be good for you if you like the look of it. I think they look really good, especially the resin ones. I like the colors of them. But I think this would also be a really good gift.

'''Myke Hurley:''' This, to me, looks like a great gift for someone.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I really like the yellow and the red barrel resin ones. Yeah. Even with the gold furniture. I like the bright colors with the gold furniture. Aurora is one of those brands I haven't gotten into yet. Not for any reason other than just time and money. But I've always enjoyed their designs. They get good reviews for quality performance, good nibs, things like that. So they're definitely good quality pens. And I am anxious to check them out for sure.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So with these sort of discounts, you'd be crazy not to. So don't forget to get access to these. You want to go to penshalet.com. Go to the top of the page. And it has a little button that says podcast. Click that. Type the code in, penaddict there. You'll see all of the deals. When you choose what you want, don't forget a checkout to use the code penaddict again. That's going to get you 10% off on top of the other fantastic discounts that they're giving.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Penshalet is so awesome. We love having them as part of the show because of these fantastic deals that they give you. So if you enjoy penshalet's stuff and you enjoy this show, go and check them out and buy. If you're not interested in these fantastic deals on the Ypsilon, well, buy anything from penshalet. Make them your next purchase and use the code penaddict. It's going to get you 10% off anyway. Thank you so much to penshalet for their continued support of RelayFM and the penaddict podcast.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Can I add a little something real quick? Please. I want to give a special thanks to Ron at penshalet. A lot of you who are penshalet customers may not get to deal with the people behind the website directly, but Myke and I do, working on things like these ad spots. Ron is a genuinely great guy, helpful guy. He really believes in what he's doing at penshalet, and he's been super supportive of us, and he is a really good guy and really easy to work with. So I just want to throw that plug in for Ron because he's a good guy, and good guys should be told that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' He is. He very frequently deals with my last minute requests.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, he puts up with our crap. That's what I meant to say.