the hard decisions

ok, that’s it. i think i’m done.

i’m all packed. the suitcase is closed, and everything i’m planning on taking is stored away.

i spent a lot of the last few days quibbling with myself over what to bring and what not to bring. do i need a pair of shoes that look dressier than sneakers? (yes) should i bring a pair of teva-type water sandals? (no) should i bring my copy of gravity’s rainbow? and how about the corresponding companion? (tough, but, no and no) how many shirts? shorts? short pants? pantshorts? pairs of underwear?

thankfully, i’ve been referencing the packing book courtesy of cheryl at ten speed press, which preaches packing sensible and light. which is the antithesis of someone i know. pack as few things as possible. pack things that are comfortable and don’t bring things “just in case”. best of all, for given types of trips, the author makes recommendations about how many of what thing to bring. two slacks. four shirts, at least two long-sleeved. 2-8 pairs of underwear.

in any case, it’ll have to do. i’m flying down to lost angels tonight, and we fly out to new zealand tomorrow night. we’re taking the digital camera and i’ve got a barebones superslim laptop, but i don’t know if i’ll be able to update at all while i’m gone.

hopefully this won’t be entirely spam-infested when i return. if there was only a way to turn comments off on all posts at once?

the last weird thing of the day: the rolleiflex minidigi, which is a miniature digital camera version of the classic rollei twin lens reflex camera first developed in the 1920’s. but it’s only 2 megapixels, and you even have to use the little crank lever to advance the shot, as well as use the viewfinder from above. i can’t decide whether this is great or retarded.

Posted at November 18, 2004 2:19 PM