Washington Post: Why do we carry so much around? | 43 Folders
Washington Post: Why do we carry so much around? | 43 Folders
I’ve actually been thinking about this recently, in part because of my delightful new RadTech Omni laptop case — in fact, after tricking it out with a guitar strap rather than the included crappy strap, I’ve been using it for the last couple of days as my only bag. (Other than a disposable bag for lunch.)
This actually works pretty well, because nine days out of ten, I don’t need most of the weird stuff in my backpack.
What’s in my Omni:
* iBook
* Small square moleskine
* Cross Radiance fountain pen
* iPod USB cable
* Cell phone (Which I never use, thank god.)
What’s in my pockets:
* Wallet (With what you’d expect in inside)
* A small Hokusai wave card case from “Oberon Design”:http://oberondesign.com for my bus pass and BART tickets.
* A Rhodia flip-top notebook (tearable pages, unlike the Moleskine) in an Oberon slipcover.
* An inhaler.
* The One Ring.
What’s attached to my pants with (two) carabiners:
* iPod
* Keys
* Watch
* LED flashlight
* Knife
What I stash wherever, often in my coat pocket:
* My Nissan briefcase thermos
What’s in the larger bag I’m not currently carrying, and which I occasionally miss:
* Book
* Painkillers
* Cards
* Sundries (chapstick, tic-tacs, etc.)
* Napkins. Many, many napkins.