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== Field Notes Obsession ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' And then one other thing that comes up quite a lot. You know, we went through a very long field notes obsession on this show as both me and Brad were trying to collect up as many field notes as we could. And now we always talk about a new release. It's an important thing. It's an interesting thing. It's good to talk about. We're fascinated by the company as well as the products that they produce. And we have since turned the talking about field notes into a game where we will try to guess how each other feels about each edition. And luckily enough, there is a brand new field notes edition. So we'll round out today's episode by playing the game. Do you want to go first? What do you think I think about the vignette edition of field notes?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So quick explainer for those who haven't seen it. It is the spring 2020 quarterly edition called vignette. And the idea is that the cover has a circular area out the from the middle of the cover where you can insert a picture on the inside of the cover and basically create your own cover art by adding an image. Right. Is that a fair way to put it?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. And they come in gray and green.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Gray and green. Um, so I get to the part of the game is I get to say what I think Myke thinks. And I think Myke likes these a lot because he likes creating things. He like, I can see him thinking about stickers and putting relay stuff on there. And I'm going to say, while it may not be a favorite, I think you'd like this edition a lot.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Okay. Uh, I would actually say it is a pretty similar thing for you in that one. Just cause it's unique and weird. Um, what, what, how are you feeling?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I think this is like a five out of 10 at best. I'm not a fan.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, really? Okay. Yeah. Well, what's the issue?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Um, the vignette portion, like the customizable portion. Like it's fine. Like I get it. Like the first thing I would do is slap a pen addict sticker on there, but like, I'm just going to stick that on the outside cover anyway. Like that's true.

'''Myke Hurley:''' If I wanted to customize it, I could just do that.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So this is like one step above base edition for me. It doesn't, it doesn't move the needle for me. What do you think?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I think they're very cute. I like them. I'm not going wild for it. I really liked the green color. I wish they'd done more than gray. Like there's like kind of two colors of gray really. And then one really bright green, which makes me wish that they'd kind of done another really bright color. I would have been a bit more exciting for me. I did a bit more. Um, I do really love the customization and I think it's very clever. And just from a technical perspective, I find it quite impressive. Yeah. Especially that they built this little web app to help you like create your own images that you can print off and stuff, which I thought was cute.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And that they created the cover with actual, an actual pocket in the cover, essentially to slide in the artwork. That's what I think is really clever. It's smart.

'''Myke Hurley:''' They include some little cards as well. So you can kind of get started. So I think it's very clever in that regard. Um, but like, I think this might be my last subscription in my subscription.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' This was the first one I did not get. So mine lapsed with the, um, with the last one, the copper.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm not, I'm not a hundred percent sure, but I think this is the final one in my subscription. And this is not one that I would have bought if I was out of subscription. Yep.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So yeah, mine ended with group 11. So I did not get this one and I will not be buying this one. It's this doesn't move the needle for me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I think it's a fun idea. Very incredibly well executed, but it's just not something that I was personally looking for.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's funny. You say that about the green color. If they were all three, the same green color notebook, I think I would rank it a tick higher.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Me too. I would have liked to have seen a little bit because that green is so awesome and weird. Like it's so bright and strange. I would have liked to have seen three books in those kinds of colors personally. Uh, cause that, that would have elevated it a little bit more.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' But I do look forward to see what other people create with this. Like we'll see some cool stuff out of this. Yeah. I look forward to that. So yeah. Well, there you go.

'''Myke Hurley:''' All right. So that is it for this week's episode. If you would like to find out more about what we're talking about today, go to relay.fm slash pen addict slash 401. You can also find a link there right at the top to back our Kickstarter campaign. Get your hands on one of our limited edition retro 51s, the retro 51 celebration, which is celebrating both retro 51, the pen addict and the collection in general. People that love this pen. Um, did you see by the way, the little fish one that they've done?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's so cool. I saw that yesterday. It was great. I just looked at that and giggled. I was like, I'm not going to buy this, but it is so cool. I know.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Because I've, they're still producing these like super fun pens and they're going to go, Brad.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I know. And it was like, I had that fishing lure when I was growing up. I would totally be into this pen. Makes me so sad.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm going to cry now.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. That's your turn. That's a double bingo.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh God. I just, why? Why do you have to go? Well, we're celebrating retro 51. You can get in on that. That's the real thing this year for the Kickstarter campaign is getting your hands on that pen. Like that is the best part of it. I'm so excited that we've been able to make it. And I, and I, I really can't wait to see how that pen turns out. So, you know, keep your eye on the page for lots of updates over the next week or so in regards to potential contingency plans. And also to, Brad's going to have some more info over the next week or so about the design, right? We're going to be updating that. Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Trying to finalize that up this week. So, like, hopefully I can share, like, a final image later next week.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Mostly the differences of placements and stuff. Yes.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' The actual colors and the way it looks, that's locked. Yep. Yep. The idea is, you know, the idea is locked in. It's just going to be placement.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Thanks to Pen Chalet, Harry's, and Squarespace for their support. You can find Brad online. He's Dowdyism on Twitter, Pen Addicts on Instagram. Twitch.tv slash Pen Addict. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10 a.m. Eastern. And also go to PenAddict.com. I am imike, I-M-Y-K-E on Instagram and Twitter. We'll be back next time. Thank you so much for listening. Until then, say goodbye, Brad. Goodbye, Brad.

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