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	'''Speaker 01:''' It is the perennial topic that we have available to us when there is otherwise not a lot of news, but is inherently interesting to this show because it's kind of what the whole point is.		'''Speaker 01:''' It is the perennial topic that we have available to us when there is otherwise not a lot of news, but is inherently interesting to this show because it's kind of what the whole point is.

	'''Speaker 00:''' Yeah, exactly. And let's be clear. Like this is one of those times a year where you start to hit the doldrums like in the ~~stationary~~ world until we get into like July. Things don't really start ramping up. Yeah. So if y'all have topics, I want to hear. I have a whole list of topics we can cover. But if you want to get, you know, on the topic list, not just like necessarily an STPA, but if you want to, you know, reach out with some topics, let us know.		'''Speaker 00:''' Yeah, exactly. And let's be clear. Like this is one of those times a year where you start to hit the doldrums like in the stationery world until we get into like July. Things don't really start ramping up. Yeah. So if y'all have topics, I want to hear. I have a whole list of topics we can cover. But if you want to get, you know, on the topic list, not just like necessarily an STPA, but if you want to, you know, reach out with some topics, let us know.

	'''Speaker 01:''' Yeah. You can always go to penaddictfeedback.com and you can send that stuff in. One of the things I wanted to talk about today, because, you know, look, my what I'm using is pretty similar. And I'll tell you like the two things that I'm using the most right now, obviously the Sidekick notepad and the Mark III. I've kind of like that Studio Needs Mark III mechanical pencil, which I kind of feel like is the perfect pairing really for a notepad that's on your desk open all the time is a writing instrument that you don't even need to engage. Right. Exactly. Like a mechanical pencil can just be ready to go all the time in a way that a pen can't be. Right. And so I've been I've been really enjoying the pairing of these.		'''Speaker 01:''' Yeah. You can always go to penaddictfeedback.com and you can send that stuff in. One of the things I wanted to talk about today, because, you know, look, my what I'm using is pretty similar. And I'll tell you like the two things that I'm using the most right now, obviously the Sidekick notepad and the Mark III. I've kind of like that Studio Needs Mark III mechanical pencil, which I kind of feel like is the perfect pairing really for a notepad that's on your desk open all the time is a writing instrument that you don't even need to engage. Right. Exactly. Like a mechanical pencil can just be ready to go all the time in a way that a pen can't be. Right. And so I've been I've been really enjoying the pairing of these.
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	'''Speaker 01:''' Shout out of the week.		'''Speaker 01:''' Shout out of the week.

	'''Speaker 00:''' Blice Tift. One of the OGs in the ~~stationary~~ space, mainly pencil reviews and commentary. Matias has kind of like moved away from like just pure reviews. And one of the cool things he does is always posts about ~~stationary~~ in real life, whether it's a movie, a TV show, you know, what's that pen? What's that pencil they're using? You know, different different ways we're seeing ~~stationary~~ and trying to figure out what this front, what the where the items from or what item they're they're actually using in there. So I always enjoy the content from that. It's a lot of ~~stationary~~ in the real world stuff, some trip reviews, some shop visits and just some really fun stuff. And it's been doing this for a long time. So shout out to Blice Tift. One of my favorite reads. Always enjoy when I see something popping up about some TV show and what pen or pencil they're using. It's always it's always fun to figure that out because people always have questions. I do. I play the same game all the time. I was like, oh, I just saw this. What is that? Right. So, yeah, it's it's fun to track, fun to follow. All right. I've got my what am I using here? And the most recent review that I did was for Tasha Ainzou Inc. And the pen I chose is one that I really, really like. It's the Skagze Chola in micarta. It's a black micarta. So it looks kind of a gray, gray looking pen. I love the micarta material. And this particular pen, it takes yoga number six nibs. But I've always kept the same nib in this one because I had a really nice architect grind on it done by the nib tailor. And it's on a broad steel nib. And it's a really clean architect nib that I enjoy writing with. So I. I. I find myself with this micarta material just holding the pen a lot or holding the cap in my hand when I'm writing with it. And even though it's not like this completely tactile, it's not like it's rough right on the outside. It just feels different than the acrylics that we use in a lot of our pens or the metals that we have in a lot of our pens. And it's just something like super enjoyable about holding micarta. And I just like the concept of micarta as a pen material. I did want to bring up one comment on micarta for people that might not be familiar with. And it's something that comes up, came up in this pen and myself and Scogs, he talked about this, that micarta as a material is actually will wick moisture out of the air. Right. Like you don't notice it. Right. It's not like something you see, like if you leave it out in humidity, your pen is going to be wet. But what that affects is when you have a nib and a feed in a cap in a very dry, arid space is what this really is. So sometimes you get hard starts out of micarta. And that's, for lack of a better term, a feature. Right. That's like the expectation is that, oh, I'm going to have hard starts with this pen. And then when you combine it with a very dry ink, like I did with Tasha Einzu, every time I pick it up to write, if it's been more than a day, like if it's been a couple of days or a week, I have to work to get the pen writing. And that's just a property of micarta material. A lot of times when they're sealed in the cap. Even though they're technically airtight, right? It's a fibrous material. Right. So that's why the more I use this pen, you'll see my hand oils like on the pen. It's going to change the character of the pen. That's why I like my pen, right? Because it does change. It patinas. Exactly.		'''Speaker 00:''' Blice Tift. One of the OGs in the stationery space, mainly pencil reviews and commentary. Matias has kind of like moved away from like just pure reviews. And one of the cool things he does is always posts about stationery in real life, whether it's a movie, a TV show, you know, what's that pen? What's that pencil they're using? You know, different different ways we're seeing stationery and trying to figure out what this front, what the where the items from or what item they're they're actually using in there. So I always enjoy the content from that. It's a lot of stationery in the real world stuff, some trip reviews, some shop visits and just some really fun stuff. And it's been doing this for a long time. So shout out to Blice Tift. One of my favorite reads. Always enjoy when I see something popping up about some TV show and what pen or pencil they're using. It's always it's always fun to figure that out because people always have questions. I do. I play the same game all the time. I was like, oh, I just saw this. What is that? Right. So, yeah, it's it's fun to track, fun to follow. All right. I've got my what am I using here? And the most recent review that I did was for Tasha Ainzou Inc. And the pen I chose is one that I really, really like. It's the Skagze Chola in micarta. It's a black micarta. So it looks kind of a gray, gray looking pen. I love the micarta material. And this particular pen, it takes yoga number six nibs. But I've always kept the same nib in this one because I had a really nice architect grind on it done by the nib tailor. And it's on a broad steel nib. And it's a really clean architect nib that I enjoy writing with. So I. I. I find myself with this micarta material just holding the pen a lot or holding the cap in my hand when I'm writing with it. And even though it's not like this completely tactile, it's not like it's rough right on the outside. It just feels different than the acrylics that we use in a lot of our pens or the metals that we have in a lot of our pens. And it's just something like super enjoyable about holding micarta. And I just like the concept of micarta as a pen material. I did want to bring up one comment on micarta for people that might not be familiar with. And it's something that comes up, came up in this pen and myself and Scogs, he talked about this, that micarta as a material is actually will wick moisture out of the air. Right. Like you don't notice it. Right. It's not like something you see, like if you leave it out in humidity, your pen is going to be wet. But what that affects is when you have a nib and a feed in a cap in a very dry, arid space is what this really is. So sometimes you get hard starts out of micarta. And that's, for lack of a better term, a feature. Right. That's like the expectation is that, oh, I'm going to have hard starts with this pen. And then when you combine it with a very dry ink, like I did with Tasha Einzu, every time I pick it up to write, if it's been more than a day, like if it's been a couple of days or a week, I have to work to get the pen writing. And that's just a property of micarta material. A lot of times when they're sealed in the cap. Even though they're technically airtight, right? It's a fibrous material. Right. So that's why the more I use this pen, you'll see my hand oils like on the pen. It's going to change the character of the pen. That's why I like my pen, right? Because it does change. It patinas. Exactly.

	'''Speaker 01:''' Does that also mean you could stain it? Like with ink? A hundred percent.		'''Speaker 01:''' Does that also mean you could stain it? Like with ink? A hundred percent.

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			\| name = The Pen Addict
			\| number = 617
			\| title = Orange Slander
			\| date = May 29th, 2024
			\| hosts = [[Brad Dowdy]]<br>
			[[Myke Hurley]]
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			\| link = [https://www.relay.fm/penaddict/617 Episode 617]
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			\| length = 55
			}}

	'''Speaker 01:''' From RelayFM, this is The Pen Addict, episode 617. Today's show is brought to you by Squarespace and Heinz Pens. My name is Myke Hurley and I'm joined by The Pen Addict himself, Brad Dowdy.		'''Speaker 01:''' From RelayFM, this is The Pen Addict, episode 617. Today's show is brought to you by Squarespace and Heinz Pens. My name is Myke Hurley and I'm joined by The Pen Addict himself, Brad Dowdy.

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