Editing The Pen Addict 282/transcript (section)

== Lamy Safari Gift ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' And check the specials page, the Pen Addict specials page. They have, if you're looking for gifts for new fountain pen users, they have the Lamy Safari gift set, which is a really, really good deal right now on the Pen Addict page. And it'll be great gifts for Christmas.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, nice.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. If you're in Australia, you could pick up some great gifts for Christmas at the end of November, the 26th, in fact, at the Melbourne Pen Show. So I got an email and I think we've talked about them last year when they had the Melbourne Pen Show. So there were some good stories and posts after the fact from Melbourne. And it's that time of year again there in Australia. So we have a ton of Australian listeners and followers. So I wanted to be sure to give them a shout out. Hit up the Melbourne Pen Show, melbpenshow.com.au. We'll have the link in the show notes. If you're in the area, you definitely want to go. It looked like a really cool show last year and it's growing. So there you go. Check that out. Pen Addict worldwide. Worldwide. They're trying to get us down there, Myke. One of these years, right? I mean, the list is getting long for one of these years.

'''Myke Hurley:''' We're going to be doing this for a very long time just so we can get through these pen shows.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Fortunately, we have a lot of years left in us. We sure do. So that's good. You know, it's always on the radar. Another new thing I wanted to mention, which I got the early look of this app. It's called the Nibbler app. Mm-hmm. And we'll put a link in the show notes for, I think this is just an iOS app. So Austin Tooley sent me and you an email and a link of this app he's doing where he's basically aggregating RSS feeds for stationery and putting an app on your phone where you can go through and scroll through the most current posts from a lot of the popular pen blogs and ink blogs and things like that. But it's really well done. Like Austin did a really great job. And he asked me about it. You know, one of my feedback, you know, what do you think about this? And, you know, the first words out of my mouth, well, if you're going to run ads over it, I don't want to be part of it, right? Mm-hmm. You know, it's not something I'll use that often, to be perfectly honest, because I pretty much run my life in RSS. So I need an app for all of my feeds. So I already have my pens in an RSS reader, like reader. But as a separate standalone stationery app, I think it's pretty cool. And Austin did a really good job on this. So I was very pleased with the outcome of what he did. So if you're interested, go check that out.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, it is really nice. I took a look at it, too. So I really, I do agree. It's a nice looking app.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. Yep. So I reviewed a pen on Monday. You wanted to ask me about, Myke, the Kaweco Steel Sport.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Mm-hmm.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' What do you think about this pen? Do you use any of this sport series Kawecos? Do you even own one?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I own. I own them. I don't own any of the metal ones. I own a couple of plastic ones. Okay. But my question for you, really, was like, because I own them, right? Like, I have them. I have used them. I was wondering how much you genuinely use Kaweco Sports today. Like, how often are they in the rotation?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I always have one inked. Okay. And the one either comes from the Lilliput lineup, the Sport Classic plastic barrel lineup, or one of the metal barrels. Okay. I don't have more than one inked up at a time because I just need one pocket fountain pen. And any of those three are my choices. So right now it's the Steel Sport, which I think is the best looking metal barrel. Before that, I liked the aluminum, gray aluminum sport. The brass sport got a lot of play last year. It was really pretty, but I never stuck with that one. I like the look of the stainless steel better. So I'll use this one. And then, you know, I might go back to a Lilliput. And then probably the one I carried the most this past year was the Classic Sport I got from Glenn HK. And I forget the name of the color. It's like Island Blue or something like that. It was from a shop in Hong Kong. The plastic barrel one is probably the one I carried the most this year. So yeah, I always have one Kaweco pocket fountain pen inked up. So one of those few things. I just love the shape and the feel. It's the right size open. It's the right size closed. I never have nib problems, which kind of play Kaweco sometimes. I think it's because I stick in the extra fine range and I have one or two custom nibs that I've had ground down. I just swap them between the pens. But the nib issue seems to run more in the medium and broad sizes. You get a little bit of a baby's bottom. You get a little bit of skipping when you're writing. A little bit drying out in the pen. I never have that issue. And it's just a pen I always want to have to grab and go. It just fits me very, very well and how I like to use pens and how I like them to feel when I'm using them. So yeah, is this a special as related to the rest of the lineup? Not necessarily. You know, they've done lots of materials. You can go cheaper with the aluminum. That's always been kind of my favorite. You can go very expensive with the carbon fiber inlays. I never liked those. And then kind of the medium price range is the steel and brass. They're right in between the aluminum and carbon fiber. The brass takes beautiful pictures. They look stunning. The stainless steel doesn't have the odor that brass does. But I've gotten used to like the brass pens now. They don't bother me as much. But it's just something that fits me very well. And I'll always have a Kaweco. I'll always try them out when new ones come out. It's one of those things like field notes. They can get you in trouble trying to hunt down various editions. Like I've seen some sweet purple ones and some all black ones. And I was like, ooh, I'm tempted. It's like, I don't need my fifth one or whatever many I have. You know, I don't need to do that. So, yeah, I really like this steel. This is probably my favorite, at least until the next one comes out, right?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, okay. I mean, it's just because for me, like, they don't do it for me anymore, right? There was a time I absolutely adored my Kawecos. But like, I've kind of moved on from them. And it's just interesting for me to see you kind of referencing the fact that you use one quite frequently. It surprised me.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. It's just one of those that fits me personally. Yeah, yeah. Oh, I get it. I get it. This is a very personal pin. This is not a pin for everybody. But a lot of times people don't expect to like them and they end up liking them. That ends up happening a lot with the Kawecos, especially the base classic plastic barrel ones. I found a pin for you, though.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, you did, huh?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't know. I don't know if you'll go for the slim size. But the Sailor Pro Gear Slim Purple Cosmos, that's a Myke Hurley. I mean, that's a me pin right there. What do you think about this pin? This is the new limited edition. Are they calling it limited edition or special edition? I guess it's limited. There's only 800 or so, I believe, being made. I don't know if it's North America or worldwide. But what do you think about this pin?

'''Myke Hurley:''' So I don't own a slim. I've used a slim and the slim isn't my favorite. I like the regular Pro Gear. I saw this in the show notes today. It's the first time I'd ever seen it. I have one on the way.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's awesome.