Found the shirt. Trying not to freak out about everything in the world. Being nervous about the talk makes me kind of nervous about everything.
I packed one pair black pants, red ruffly shirt for Sunday when I'm presenting, choice of shirts for Friday night and Saturday -- short-sleeved light blue sweater, and 3/4 sleeve white with embroidery -- and plain blue shirt for the plane back home. Four pairs underwear, three pairs socks, two bras. Airplane liquids bag has body wash, deodorant, contact lenses, contact solution, anti-inflammation gel, and toothpaste. All the stuff for my talk is on a flash drive, which is in my backpack. iPod, which has eBook reader loaded with one Agatha Christie, one Elsie, and Jungle Book, is charging. Medications are on the table so that I can take them tomorrow morning and then put them into my backpack. What am I forgetting?
Yay SA!
The burning in my arm has settled down to a dull ache. I can live with that.
What am I forgetting?
wallet with government ID? Boarding pass? shoes?
Wallet is in backpack. Itinerary is in backpack, and I'll check in and get my boarding pass at the airport. Shoes are sneakers.
Hair stuff! OK, added two ponytail holders and a clip.
Nope, can't find the clip. Two ponytail holders and a blue headband.
glasses? Book? playing cards or something? Snakcs for while on the plane?
Glasses will be on my face. Books are on iPod. I don't really have anything around to pack as a snack.
pop tarts? gold fish? peanuts? Cheerios? saltines?
Do you have a battery charger thingy to use AA's for your iPod in case you run out of juice?
No battery charger, but I don't think I'll run out of battery power in just a few hours of flight.
I back up needed information like yours for your talk and ticket information online, but I'm pretty paranoid.
Plastic bags in case you need to ice some body part at the hotel?
Backing up online is a good idea. I emailed the slides for the talk to my advisor on Monday, and haven't changed much since then (just one minor change), so that's saved in my sent mail folder on gmail. Airplane information is also saved in gmail and on my blackberry.
Blackberry charger! And a few plastic bags, too. And makeup.