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I'm a big fan of Aaron James Draplin of Draplin Design Company. His work is cool, his attitude is cool, and his dog is cool (although I will take umbrage with the moniker "King of the Breeds." We all know that the stout and loyal Bulldog holds that position.) I have been reading his blog for the better part of a decade and have longed for the right job that would allow me to hire him. I'll say it again, I'm a fan.

Anyway, if you watched the Clutch video that I seem to have been blabbering a lot about lately you might have noticed these really cool, paper-bag colored note books with "Field Notes" on the cover that were scattered on the desk. You guessed it, these are the brain child of Mr. Draplin and I LOVE them. Something about writing stuff in notebooks has appealed to me since I was a kid. I've tried high tech solutions but always seem to come back to a piece of paper and a pen. I use them for on-set notes, to-do lists and anything that I need to keep track of. They fit the vibe of the video so I added them to the prop list of stuff scattered on the desk of my truth seeking heroine.

I’ll be totally honest, one of the reasons I used them was that I was really curious to see if someone from the Field Notes crew would see them and if so, how long would it take. Well just a few days after hitting MTV.com and airing on MTV2 there was a tweet. Super cool.

But the best part came in the mail today. Mr. Draplin sent me a very cool package full of awesome. The best part was that included with all of the other cool stickers and pencils a 3 pack of the rare and limited “Grass Stain Green” Field Notes. Besides the cool summer color the “Field Notes” logo is embossed. Killer.

So thank you Mr. Draplin, for a fantastic product, fantastic blog, fantastic work and an envelope full of free stuff. Made. My. Day.
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