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== Break Announcement ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' All right. Should we take a break?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' We should.

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'''Ana Reinert:''' Well, I kind of went a similar route in regards to paper. I assumed that chances are people are, you know, if they do handwrite, it's probably like the copious amounts of notes in, you know, spiral notebooks and that kind of thing. So I went, or they are using a computer, you know, for their note-taking and, you know, writing papers and stuff. So my suggestion was the Baron Fig Mastermind desk pad, which is similar to the Pano book, but a little bit larger. And it's just a tear-off pad with dot grid on it. So it's, like, the perfect thing for, like, jotting quick notes, having on your desk or in your study area, if you just need to, like, if you're sort of, you know, mind mapping out how your essay is going to, you know, how you're writing your paper or your essay or whatever or just taking various notes. But I tend to be, like, a big sloppy thinker. So, like, having a big sheet of paper in front of me that's good paper and easy to write on and not very expensive. I keep one on my desk at work. And it's basically like having those old desk pads that they used, you know, used to have the calendar or whatever on them. This is sort of the same idea. A little bit smaller. Yeah.

'''Ana Reinert:''' But just a very cool, easy thing to use. And then my other suggestion was the Jet Pens Study Quill Sampler Set, which is specifically put together by a YouTube blogger of her favorite study materials and things she uses. So there's a set of highlighters, a brush pen, a couple gel pens, and some paper. And a reasonably priced little set. So a good place to start. Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And my stuff was right around the same type of thing. I love, like, the Pano book and the Mastermind for, like, the desk type of notebooks. And mine was the Dome Paper Dot Plot Large Idea Journal. It's kind of the – it's more of a traditional size. But the same idea. It's like the companion to your electronics. And with the layout of the paper, it's great for, like, math and science. But it works for, you know, any type of note-taking at all. And it's such a big, thick, durable notebook. Like, it's going to take a beating in your backpack and, you know, work all the way through to the last page of the notebook without falling apart. It's just a big, sturdy, durable, and fun-to-use notebook. Let's face it. I was horrible in school. The only redeeming factor about school was the stuff I got to use, the notebooks and pens and pencils. So, you know, have fun, you know, if you're a student and use any of these products. I love the highlighter suggestions as well. But, yeah, I think those are all great, great suggestions. So, even maybe before we get to school or in the early days of school, we have kids out there. We got lots of parents who listen. They want to know what kind of fun stuff you can get the kids for the holiday. So, Ana, what do you think?

'''Ana Reinert:''' Well, this was literally the first thing I thought of. And my nephew just turned 10, and I think that's just about the right age to introduce a kid to their first fountain pen. So, the first thing I thought of was the Pilot Kakuno fountain pen. One, because they're inexpensive. They have the molded grip. They come in fun colors. Or you can get it in clear. But also because the nib has the little smiley face on it, which I think is just, it's fun and charming and makes the pen very approachable without, you know, feeling too juvenile. I think I like them.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's a nice mixture.

'''Ana Reinert:''' Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And, yeah, and it's an awesome pen. It just feels good. It looks good. It's fun. Both of my kids have the Kakuno. That's the fountain pen I chose to get for them. But the other, the one thing I picked up, which is not the most functional, I'll admit, but it is, by gosh, it's the most fun. It's this Kokuyo donut stamp seal stickers. So, what these are made for are for your three-ring binders. And a lot of kids use, still use three-ring binders these days. I know my kids still use them for class. Or they'll use the three-prong folders. And these, what they're really made for is for, to make the holes in the paper more sturdy. Like if one of those holes rip, which happens all the time, you use these stickers to make it more durable. And you can put the page back into the notebook. But they're just like little stamps you can use for anything. You can use them as like little post-it note holders or different things like that. And they're just fun to use. And I know I'm just a big kid. And these are like one of the most fun products I've used all year just to have stickers on things. But they're actually, you could talk, you know, you could talk your parents into saying, hey, these are actually useful for school. They, you know, look at all these, look at all this three-hole punch paper falling apart. I can just put these little stickers around there and have more fun with it. So, that's what I think.

'''Myke Hurley:''' All right. So, for this one, I mean, I maybe went more along the young route and went with the Lamy ABC, which really is kind of like baby's first fountain pen. And it's designed that way. You know, like I actually quite like the ABC personally. I think the design is really cool. But I can see where they're coming from with it, right? Like it's got big chunky rubber grip. The body is made of wood. It has like a big kind of thing, like a dice on the end of it, I guess, to stop it from rolling away. And then on the cap, you can write somebody's name on it. And it's like a place to write your name on it. So, it's very much like your very first fountain pen. But I think it's a super cool looking pen. And you benefit from the wonderful technology that Lamy has created. And it works wonderfully. It's very comfortable. I'm a big fan of this pen.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Love everything about it. Absolutely. So, we kind of have the perfect person on for the artist category, Myke. So, that means you and I get to go first. And we'll let Anna pick out the stuff you should really, really get. But I don't know, Myke. I think we came up with some pretty good choices. I like to draw and sketch. Just, you know, pencil on paper, pen on paper. And one of my favorite tools over the last year, and why I think this is a good one for the artist category, is the Tombow Erojitan colored pencils. It's hard to say, but easy to use. They're a beautiful set of colored pencils. They come in several different palettes that you can buy. So, you have some choice around what you want to use. You can go as small as like a, I think a five color palette. Or you can get like the 30 color box that I bought. And then there's three different 30 color boxes. So, you can get deep into this pencil, this colored pencil realm. But I've just enjoyed everything about using these pencils all year long. It's one of my favorite products I own, period. And I think, you know, for any artist, you know, colored pencils are always a great thing to have in your arsenal. And those would be my pick.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I am going to go with an ArtSnack subscription. I feel like if you are an artist and you're kind of getting to grips and you want to learn more and do more things, ArtSnacks is wonderful because you will receive weird and wonderful art supplies. Things that you may have not considered may be different. You know, so you might end up with your next piece working in a tool that you hadn't expected because now you have something cool and different to use. I think it's a great way to like understand what's out there, understand the tools that are available to you and learn a bit about how to use them all. I love what the ArtSnacks folks do. I think it is a really super cool product. And it's also something like even if you're not an artist, it's fun to subscribe to for a little while to get some weird and wonderful tools in your collection. Big fan.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, that's always great to get that box of awesomeness. All right, Anna, do you want to take us to school?

'''Ana Reinert:''' It was hard to contain myself in this particular category.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That could have been the whole episode.

'''Ana Reinert:''' It could have been. I could have gone on forever. Sure. My so if you know somebody who really likes to do like watercolor or wants to experiment with them, I have I am a watercolor junkie. I have so many different palettes. But what I've really discovered that I love are the handmade watercolors. And there's a maker on Etsy called Hushwing that hand makes watercolors. They're highly recommended. And they are available in little small tins with like three or four or six colors. But she has one called the primary set, which is basically red, yellow and blue. And even in the images that she shows with the colors on Etsy. She shows like how many colors you can make just by mixing those three. You basically have like the whole rainbow of colors just by having red, yellow and blue. And it's just a unique gift. It's something somebody would not normally find on their own. But the other things that I have, because that's more expensive. I think the three color palette's about $45. My other recommendations are the Sailor Fude de Manin fountain pens with the Fude nibs. There's a 55 degree one and a 40 degree one, which for artists or anyone who likes to draw or sketch or do hand lettering are so fun. And they're like $10 each. So just a really good gift. It's something people probably wouldn't find on their own as well. And then my last recommendation is the Tatley Art Supply temporary tattoos.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's pretty intense, this one. That's so good.

'''Ana Reinert:''' They're so good. They're so fun. So if you ever wanted to be, you know, just like Caroline and have your pencil tattoo on your arm, you can at least test drive it with the Tatley temporary tattoos. But they also have some that are like the craft knife and like a scribble and a bunch of other little designs. And that's pretty reasonably priced, but super silly and very fun.