Editing The Pen Addict 130/transcript (section)

== Pen Storage ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. Two more topics left. This one is the GIFs for the Pen Pro. So you're the experienced Pen user. You're a junkie. You're an addict. And you need to, you know, get into some things that, you know, just outside the regular realm of what you're used to. So what do you have for this, Ana?

'''Ana Reinert:''' If you have a pen geek in your life, let them know that you support their habit by buying them storage boxes.

'''Ana Reinert:''' So Fountain Pen Hospital has a whole assortment of like pre-made beautiful stacking, glass top wood if you want to spend a bunch of money. They're pretty expensive. But I found a tutorial on how to retrofit cigar boxes into pen storage cases. So if you wanted to do something nice for the pen geek in your life, I thought that would be kind of cool. Anyone can make me one. I'd love one.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, they're really great. I actually use cigar box pen storage for my pen, so I can highly recommend these things.

'''Ana Reinert:''' The crazy thing, my brother-in-law actually owns a cigar shop, so I could probably have kudos of cigar boxes.

'''Ana Reinert:''' I just, they are basically just empty boxes that smell like cigars at this point.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, that's amazing. You need to do that. You could start your own little store.

'''Ana Reinert:''' Yes, because I need another hobby. Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I could see this happening. All right, so I chose anything from Edison. And Myke and I were thinking along the same lines, apparently. We're both huge fans of Edison pen, and not only can you get an awesome production line pen, like I would recommend the Edison Beaumont from the production line. It's super high quality, beautiful colors, great feel, great writing, great performance. But if you really wanted to stretch it, you can make a custom pen. I've got both from Brian Gray at Edison. I have the stock lines. I have a stock perlet. And then I have like a custom Menlo, which is a pump filler. And, you know, you can pick out the materials that you use on this. And the quality of Brian's work is unparalleled. He does awesome work. So go to Edison. And if you don't own an Edison, you should. This is a pen that any like fountain pen geek should own. It's just that good. So, Myke, I know you're thinking along the same lines. What did you have to say about that?

'''Myke Hurley:''' So my specific thing was to have a pen made for somebody. If you have a pen addict in your life, have a pen made that is just for them, that you know this was one pen that came off of some machinery somewhere that was made specifically for that person. And I suggest Edison for that because they do such incredible stuff. But, I mean, this is, you know, going back to my discussion a couple of weeks ago of having this Edison Menlo made for me. And the fact that, I mean, I don't even really use it that much because it's kind of like a memento now. And I don't actually have a lot of pens in my life that are mementos. This is now one of them. Just because it's this special little thing that is only mine in the world. And I love it. And I love that there is a pen that is mine that was made just for me. And I think that's a nice thing. And I think every pen addict should have at least one pen that is custom made for them. All the ways that they want.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. I agree completely. And like my, the one I call the 3D Menlo, you know, that one's just for me. No one, I mean, someone else could go pick out the exact same colors, but that's not a stock pen. And, you know, Jeff worked with Brian to pick out those colors based off of something I said. And it was built just for me. And it's very, very special to have that done. And along those same lines, what do you want from Father Penmas? Father Penmas is coming, Anna. And it sounds like it might be something familiar that we were just talking about.

'''Ana Reinert:''' Well, after everything you guys said, I want an Edison Menlo.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Not just any Edison Menlo, though.

'''Ana Reinert:''' No. Well, I went in and looked at the current inventory just to see, you know, if I were to customize one, what would I get? And I stumbled across one in the current inventory right now that is a light green swirl acrylic. And, well, you know, it's kind of made for me already.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. Yeah. That's a, I go through Brian's current inventory all the time just to drool. And I love these swirl acrylics because they have this translucency to them. And that one is just, you know, really, really, really good looking. And I don't know. I love the barrel design of the Menlo. It just fits my hand really, really well. And, yeah, this green swirl acrylic is awesome.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. So someone get that for Anna, okay? Maybe I'll email your husband with a hint. So I'll work on that for you. Yeah, that's not going to happen. All right. So I picked up a pen that I talked about last week. And I'm drooling over this pen. And it's the Franklin Kristoff Model 66 Ice. I just look at the pictures I've seen of this pen. And it speaks to me. I mean, this is my pen right here. I'm definitely going to get one of these if Father Penmas doesn't bring me one. Hopefully in the Atlanta Pen Show when Franklin Kristoff is there. They're running in and out of stock. They're selling so many of these that they're on, like, their third batch. And they keep updating the dates on when the new batches are going to be in. And then they sell them out. But just look at the pictures of this pen. And you can see why I love it. It's an eyedropper. I mean, it can be a cartridge or a converter pen. But I would use it as an eyedropper. And it's a stunner. So that's what I want from Father Penmas. And what about you, Myke? Wrap us up.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I want an Akaia, Brad.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I can't believe this. I'm stunned. I'm literally stunned.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' When I saw this in the sheet, I was like, Myke!

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I really want one.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Really? So what are you looking at? Like, tell me about this. This is a new revelation here.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I just want whatever you have, pretty much. I think that that is the normal thing for many people listening to this show as well. And the way that you talk about them and the way that everybody talks about them, you know, they seem really special. And I want one too. They look fantastic. I love all the different styles. I don't even have like a specific style or design that I want. I just want to own one of these pens. But they are way too expensive. So I don't... If I ever get one, I don't expect to get one for quite some time. Mm-hmm. Well, that's good. I'm very interested in one now.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. That's... I mean, it took me almost two years to pull the trigger. So it's a long mental process, not just the monetary process. It's a long mental process to make that decision and that commitment. Because, you know, the key with me was if I'm spending this much money, I want to use it. And that was when, you know, I finally made that transition. So I was actually surprised and delighted to see that you put that in there. So that's pretty cool. So we'll have some to have to talk about some Nakaya action for you. So that's pretty cool.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Sounds great.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. So I think we have run the list here for the Holiday Gift Guide 2014. It's an awesome list. And if you guys have anything else out there that you're looking for from Father Penmas, what do you want from Father Penmas? You let us know and we'd love to hear about it. Myke, why don't you tell everyone where they can find us?

'''Myke Hurley:''' You can find us online on Twitter. I am at imike, I-M-Y-K-E. Brad is at dowdyism. And Anna, I've completely forgotten. What is your Twitter handle? I know this. I don't want to get it wrong.

'''Ana Reinert:''' Well, A-P-P-T desk.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That's it. That's it. How could you forget? And also you can find us. I mean, I host a bunch of shows on Relay FM if you want to listen to this. No way. I apparently do. I've heard that rumor around. If you want to find me, you can. If you want to find Brad's writing, you can go to the fantasticpenaddict.com. And if you would like to find more from the lovely Anna, then you should go to wellappointeddesk.com. And of course, I'll have links to all of that stuff in the show notes. If you'd like to find those show notes, you should go to relay.fm.com. You will also find there a link to send me and Brad an email. Well, it actually goes to Brad, but you get the idea.

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