So I've seen a great deal of images like this on flickr, and blogs and the such... and for some reason unknown to me they intrigued me... i like the idea of seeing what others NEED in their life... and i want others to know what i NEED... so here it goes... my essentials:
The Bag: just a normal laptop bag with a nice number of pockets for verious different things... including my laptop.
Macbook and Powercord: my beloved macbook... it might look a bit rough around the edges... but it gets the job done, and i love it... and pretty much can't live w/out it.
Marble Cross Necklace: made from marble from Ireland, marble you can only get in Ireland... a friend of mines grandmother gave it to me for my birthday when i was down in Florida visiting my friend, i stayed with her grandmother, and she was kind enough to get me this, it was in a key chain form originally... and then it broke cause i threw my keys across the warehouse back at the fixture house... i was able to glue it back together with this crazy glue that can glue anything, EVEN STONE! now it signifies much more about who i am, and where i am spiritually... i wear it as a reminder.
Diesel Aviator Sunglasses: the worst investment ever... kinda. i spent WAY to much on these sunglasses... but because i spent so much i REFUSE to loose them, or break them... so therefor i've kept them for 3 summers now. AND they're stylish.
Captain Black Pipe Tobacco: just some pipe tobacco i got from the local "smoker friendly" type store by my house... i needed some pipe tobacco for my pipe... so i got some. i like it, its not too fruity like some pipe tobacco I've had... and i like the way the pouch looks.
G1 USB Cord: a necessity to connect my phone to my computer, to either charge my phone or transfer pictures.
Engraved Metal Business Card Holder: i used to keep my business cards in my wallet, my wallet has a sweet little pocket on the outside for just such a purpose... the only problem is then they get all messed up, from being underneath me all day... every day. so i decided i needed a better way to hold them, and keep them safe. so i purchased this nice business card holder. it also looks way cooler when i take that out to give someone a business card. i normally get at least one "ooh" or "aaahh"
Pen and Mini Moleskine Notebook: for writing things in, sometimes its just easier to break out a pen and some paper to get something down... i know in this day and age we have so many technological ways of storing information... but you can't beat a simple pen and paper
Pipe and Box of Matches: my trusty pipe... it just feels better to have a nice pipe when you're having a deep intellectual conversation about the universe, God or quantum physics... its useful for pointing, and just having something in your mouth while you're thinking... and if you've ever smoked a pipe... you know how necessary it is to have a ton of matches... a whole box even.
T-mobile G1: the google phone... who needs an iphone or a blackberry storm when you have a physical keyboard, open source OS... and GOOGLE backing you up... sure its still in its infancy... it still has a lot of growing to do, but I'm totally willing to be there for its growing... there's always something new and interesting to do with it... and Google Voice rocks your face off!
80gig iPod Classic: another thing i can NOT live w/out... if you know me at all you know that 80% of the time i have my iPod on me, and I'm listening to something... most likely an audiobook... but sometimes music. Especially not having a stereo in my car, this is a NECESSITY.
Earbuds: i go through headphones like nobodies business... mainly because I'm using them all the time. so these are my current headphones... and have actually held up quite well. we'll see though... we'll see...
Keys: obviously i need my keys... you know, to drive my car... and get into my house. i have a few keys on there that i don't really know what they go to... but oh well. i also keep a mini-usb to usb adapter, its tiny and pretty much doubles as a 1gig jump drive. it also lets me transfer stuff from a computer to my phone if i don't have the USB cord or don't feel like getting it out.
6 Sided Dice: never leave home w/out it. need to make a decision, its there. bored somewhere... play a dice game... dice are priceless.
Mini Pocket Knife / Bottle Opener: very handy for cutting open those stupid plastic packages that are impossible to open... also good for bottles.
My Wallet: for holding money, my overtons ID badge, and various cards... its not a bad wallet at all. Gets the job done.
*NOTE: NOT SEEN HERE*Casio Digital Watch: I've had a Casio digital watch since i was in 4th grade... my first one lasted till i was a freshman in college... even if the strap did not, and i decided I'm never going to get anything other than a Casio watch ever again. the batter lasts FOREVER! i never take off my watch except at night, so i have a great watch tan. i think its a shame that people have stopped wearing watches... watches are great.
Well... today i decided to listen to my top 25 most listened to songs in itunes... little did i know how much of an odd collection i had made by doing so. here it goes:
