Whew and so far

[susandennis]

• Check in and get boarding pass
• Clean up the house
• clean bathroom
• clean up around litter box
• wash kitchen rug
• take trash to dumpsters
• change sheets
• laundry
• vacuum
• clean kitchen
• Organize my bag (it's really only a backpack* since my suitcase is already there)
• Find at least 4 good paperback books to take
• Update Mom's investments online in case she gets on - she'll want to see them
• Update my book review website
• Add the latest puzzles
• Wash clothes
• Figure out what to wear on the plane
• Reboot this computer to update the virus protection
  

And now stuffed into this fine piece of baggage is:

• mini computer
• plug for same
• camera
• extra battery and charger
• Treo's cable that charges it from mini
• sd card reader/thumb drive
• usb dongle
• phone cord

No wonder I'm pooped! I got the stuff into my purse and it was just too heavy for my shoulder and then I remembered this jewel! I found it at Wal-mart for $5 and snagged it up because it so needed a home. And it is perfect. It's 20" tall, has wheels and backpack straps. So what if it is for a 12 year old. I defy one to try and get it off of me. All my stuff fits perfectly.

I still have stuff on my list and there's more but I need a shower and besides, I need to wash my hair. Oh, katbyte - you wanted to know what a USB dongle is? It's just a USB extension cord. The form factor people at Fujitsu never considered that one might want to use BOTH of the stupid USB ports at one time so they just nestled them right up next to each other. See in the pic?

Well, if I have my thumb drive (see in pic) in there, I can't fit another plug in so I use the dongle. The other cord coming out of the other plug is my longer extension cord. I use it mostly on my desktop computer where the USB 2.0 ports are way in the back of the tower and not at all handy. I just added into the picture here so you could see.

There was a time when I traveled a lot for work. I had the packing down to a science. I could come home and be ready for a week on the road in about 5 minutes time. Now I travel maybe twice - sometimes once - a year and it's a major fucking festuche.