T-shirts, tats, and bumpers stickers are the currency of the realm; Adam observes a fellow named Dennis making the most of his notebook space; and we talk the new Field Notes Explore American series.

We talk baseball hats, inscrutability, EV charger hunting, pens from Houston Art Supply, how to write poem fragments from diaries, and Ted writes a baseball song.

It’s the busy season. Some whaddya gots lead naturally into a discussion of free writing and half-conscious writing, and we discuss There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm.

Ted finds a celebrity-guided journal at the thriftshop and the guys try their best to be open-minded about it. Plus: Writing in your notebook every day and timely Oscars discussion.

Ted tries uses his Field Notes book in portrait mode with many pros and one con. Plus books and pencils and knives, inspecting 90s nostalgia, and Adam commits to the bit. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Steinbeck stage The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place Opinel knives Leonard Cohen on Austin City Limits The War Room There is No Antimimetics Division [Book Club!] Support us on Patreon (Thank you!)

This week we bring our notebook to bar trivia, the endodontist, and the fifth grade concert. Also, Adam talks about the unexpected benefit of bricking his phone.

Winter fashion influencer chat moves to beanie logo placement before travel to the armory, the library, and the horizontal pocket notebook.

We welcome Ryan Slie back to the show for the decasode. We catch up on Whadayagots and discuss the stationery items we picked up around the holidays.

A Fairytale of Take Note

Ted shares a heartwarming story about brotherhood and Adam hates a billboard.