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== Field Notes ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right, let's play the Field Notes game. So, there's been a new Field Notes release. So, as we usually do, rather than saying what we think about it, we will guess what each other thinks about it. So, I think we're going to do it in this way. Brad, I am going to guess what you think. You will guess what Anna thinks. And, Anna, you can guess what I think. So, we can do this pretty simply as, like, do we think, so, do I think Brad likes this edition? I think that this one is going to be an absolute knockout for Mr. Brad Dowdy. So, this is the Mile Marker edition. It features three books of three different designs, which I know Brad really likes when they're all different and they're all simple. They all evoke different kind of, like, roadway signs and, as well as the big bright colors. They have, like, a really cool holographic crown foil on them. So, they would, like, like a street sign would give you some glow back when you shine a light at them. And if you're a subscriber or you can buy it separately, they're going to send out a map that they made of American highway. So, like, it's a highway map. It's a national highway map, which is a super interesting thing to do. So, I'm going to guess that Brad Dowdy loves this edition.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So, do I answer now or do I go ahead and try to guess Anna?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I think for the movement, answer now and then you can guess Anna.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's better than the space edition that they just released two editions ago. There's my hot take. So, that should tell you everything you need to know about what I think about this edition.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Oh, so you'd love it then?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Huh. Yeah, because I know that you like the space edition a lot, right?

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

'''Brad Dowdy:''' When I got the email about this one?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I want to use this edition a lot.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Okay.

'''Myke Hurley:''' The space edition, I wanted to look at that edition a lot. That's a difference in my book. So, and we can talk about it more. Let me guess, Anna. I think, this is a tough one. I think Anna likes it. It won't be a favorite, but I know she appreciates the highway system, the style, and the finishes of the exterior cover. I don't know that it would be a favorite of hers in the grand scheme of things. Although, saying that, I don't know what her favorite field note styles are. So, it's a little bit harder to pin down where, like, I kind of know Myke's thoughts and my thoughts pretty well. I don't totally know Anna's thoughts. So, I think this, for Anna, this is a like, not love.

'''Anna Reynet:''' You're pretty close. I was expecting a little bit more with the covers in terms of the design, but I do like the holographic foil, and the map is super cool.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah.

'''Anna Reynet:''' But yeah, so they're like, just slightly above meh.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. That's about right. I'd say, yeah.

'''Anna Reynet:''' So, my guess for Myke is, I know that he's said before that the endless Americana is getting tiresome. And this is another case of American national highways. And the fact that it comes with a map of the U.S. is just going to be something that he's like, what am I going to do with this? So, I think he's going to like the bright colors and the cool printing techniques and the dot grid. But it's not going to be a favorite. So, he's probably more on the meh to not a favorite.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Very close. So, when I got the email, I was like, ugh.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Because it was, you know, like the wonder of the American highway. And I was like, here we go. But I clicked the page and the design of these is like triggered in my brain. Like, I think these are absolutely stunning because they're so beautifully simple. I think like the big, they chose three very different colors, three very different like emblems. You know, it gives a different street signs. I adore the kind of crown foil that they've done. I think that's a beautiful touch. So, basically, Ana, you've got all of the little parts. But I actually do, I think that this is a really great looking like set. Because the look of these, I don't think is so heavy in America. They're just like really interesting looking road sign kind of things. You know, like, I'm trying to think of like a way it could have been different. But like if it maybe would have, oh, you know what I thought it was going to be and it would have changed it. I thought they were going to go with another like photo-y edition of the highways. That would not have worked for me. Because that's just like pictures of American highways. Like the map is like that is I'm like, okay, this is nice. But like, what am I going to do with this? But this reminds me more like the coastal edition than three missions. Where they've taken a thing and they've made a nice design out of it, which evokes something in America. Rather than just straight up putting some pictures on the notebooks. So, I think this is a very, very strong contender in my top list. I'm looking forward to getting it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, and I'm glad it's, you know, dot grid. You know, I love that. I love that format. You know, two out of the three covers are really could be. You could find those types of street signage anywhere in the world. You know, the deer and the exit interstate signs, you know, are really kind of universal. The only, you know, super Americana one is the Eisenhower logo. And the traditional red, white, and blue. But like, I just think, like I said, I want to use as many products that I'm subscribing for. You know, obviously, you know, I'm not subscribing to these things to just sit there and have them look pretty. And I want to use this edition like heavily. Like I want to more so than the previous one. I want to call it conspiracy, but it's not conspiracy. See, what's the previous one? Clandestine. And then the three missions. Like those are perfectly fine, great looking additions. Like, I mean, you know, the three missions was spectacular. I didn't really want to stick it in my pocket, grab a pen, and head out the door. This one I do. It invokes something different.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I'm getting some real strong day game vibes from these.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, for sure.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And that was an addition, a very early addition that I got used. Because that was just like a really cool three pack.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Right. Right. So, Ana, I'm going to ask you, I'm going to give you a task between now and Atlanta. I want you to get in touch with our friend Brian at Field Notes and ask him who he paid off for the street sign. Or did he just commando hack it? We need to figure out his Department of Transportation, yeah, access level for the video. Because I thought they did a good job. I thought it was cute. I really liked that. I was like, they're not going to put that on the sign, are they? Are they?

'''Anna Reynet:''' They did it. I really bet he's had that since he was in college.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. So, that was really good. So, that's your homework for the show. I need to know. Behind the scenes. We need to know what level of shenanigans Brian went through to get that done.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So, this is like the electronic road sign, right? They got like Field Notes on it. They got like Field Notes on it.

'''Anna Reynet:''' We know Brian and I know each other because we both ride scooters, right? Yep. So, there were scooter shenanigans in our past.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yep. So, that's perfect. So, that's why you're the one for this task. I know you can pull it out of it, pull the truth out of it. So, good job by Field Notes. This is one of those additions that's actually been requested for about five or six years now, right? When, you know, people try to guess what additions are going to come out next. American Highway Systems was always on there, on that short list. So, I'm glad to see one that they did and executed so well. And I'm interested to see how the four-wheel stamping looks, too, when we get them in hand. So, mine have not arrived yet, but I'm sure we'll have them before next week and I'll bring them.

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