I had to give up carry cameras, notebooks, books, etc. because anything too heavy and my shoulders and neck start to hurt. The only essentials in my bag are:
bus pass
iPod
wallet
coffee mug
sunglasses
house and work keys
Inara: You don't have to die alone. Mal: Everybody dies alone.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Jul 31, 2008 3:44:51 am PDT #616 of 10003
hip deep in pie
Ginger - Jul 31, 2008 3:51:10 am PDT #617 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It seems wrong that Shir's army uniform had no pockets. I hate to think that people are having to go into battle without Kleenex.
Going without a purse seems like a good idea in theory, but in practice I have a Treo and glasses. I also never go anywhere without Kleenex and antihistamines. My ex always asked "Why do you need a purse?" alternating with the times he said, "Can you keep my sunglasses in your purse?"
Frankenbuddha - Jul 31, 2008 3:52:28 am PDT #618 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
How do people really have that much stuff to carry?
Let's see - what's in my knapsack (that I carry just about everywhere)
umbrella
magazines (5 currently, sometimes more, sometimes less)
books (2 currently, and I always have my Boston Zagat with me)
newspapers
sundry OTC drugs
band aids/moist towlettes/purell
train and bus schedules
maps
small notebook
discman in carrying case with CDs
spare keys
batteries
mints
hat
A few other things, I'm sure.
Shir - Jul 31, 2008 4:04:51 am PDT #619 of 10003
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
It seems wrong that Shir's army uniform had no pockets. I hate to think that people are having to go into battle without Kleenex.
Well, I was about to write an explanation about it, but it became very long and messy and I can't seem to find good pictures. The bottom line is that are several types of uniform, and the ones that are being used in combat has pockets in them, but Yours Truly wasn't a combat soldier, so she had pocketless uniform.
Nora Deirdre - Jul 31, 2008 4:10:06 am PDT #620 of 10003
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
How do people really have that much stuff to carry? I've always wondered. As a guy, I deal entirely in pockets, and carry phone/wallet/keys and very little else. Occasionally, a DS (my pokemons. let me show you them), but really I cannot understand the Must Be Prepared for 5 Billion Eventualities mindset.
OK, even though you have the DS and almost have my husband's user name, you are not my husband for I got the backpack dependence from him. We are like a matching pair, his and her backpacks.
In my backpack I keep:
wallet
phone
water bottle
umbrella
many various OTC medications because you just NEVER KNOW
lunch
school books, notebooks
yoga clothes
walking around in the summer clothes or work clothes, depending on what I am wearing at the time
hat
sunglasses
BodyGlide
pens, highlighters
compact, lipstick, mascara
hairbrush
keys
iPod
I'm footloose and fancy free from 7:30 in the morning until 6pm; I work far away from home and I don't commute by car so I need to be able to carry stuff I need (or potentially need) throughout the day.
Laura - Jul 31, 2008 4:14:36 am PDT #621 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
I only carry a bag if I have to. Usually my pockets will do. Sometimes I will spill over to other family pockets. My work commute is a bit over a mile, so not a big deal to run home. All the stuff I would like around I have both at home and the office so no need to carry.
Must have: Treo Chapstick sunglasses keys
Frankenbuddha - Jul 31, 2008 4:15:29 am PDT #622 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm footloose and fancy free from 7:30 in the morning until 6pm; I work far away from home and I don't commute by car so I need to be able to carry stuff I need (or potentially need) throughout the day.
So very much this. Of course, we commute the same way from the same town, so no big surprise there.
Not sure what your husband's excuse is though. :)
Nora Deirdre - Jul 31, 2008 4:17:44 am PDT #623 of 10003
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Not sure what your husband's excuse is though.
It's a holdover from when he used to walk everywhere.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 31, 2008 4:25:08 am PDT #624 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's a holdover from when he used to walk everywhere.
I've taken to packing up a separate knapsack on the weekends with significantly less stuff, unless I know I'm going to be out an about all day, because I'm usually on a more targeted destination, but I have a feeling that, like packratitis, the loaded knapsack would be a hard habit for me break if I wanted to.
flea - Jul 31, 2008 4:32:40 am PDT #625 of 10003
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My work purse usually has wallet, keys, tampax, flashlight, lip balm, hand cream, sunglasses, pens, post-it notes, book/magazine, lunch, and various flotsam of plastic utensils, napkins, kid stuff, etc.
When I'm not to/from work, I usually put my wallet and keys into the kids' backpack, which has diapers & wipes, spare clothes, hats, sunscreen, water bottle, small toys, snacks, and napkins. All of which are very much needed. If I didn't have kids I could get away with pockets on weekends in cool weather, though my current wallet is a bit big for pants pockets.