Sunday, May 07, 2006

What's in My Bag (Annotated)

I've seen this inventory or variations on it on several blogs, so I thought I'd kick off another week of "getting to know Jill" with a peek at what's in my bag. Of course, I can never just make a list; I have to explain it. Welcome.



TOP ROW:
Sunglasses. Yes, my sunglasses are Coach. Wanna make somethin' of it?

Top: Business card holder. Pink metallic, the only pink thing I own. Business cards inside.
Bottom: Metrocard holder. Purchased at the Museum of Modern Art, featuring Van Gogh's The Starry Night. There is a Metrocard inside of it with about $20 worth of pre-paid bus/subway fare.

Top: My cell phone. Motorola A630. My favorite cell so far. Text-messaging, photo-messaging, voice recorder, email, some internet capability.
Bottom: Two of my favorite pens. Pilot's Varsity in turquoise. Cross' pocket pen.

My geek wallet.
Top: USB flash drive. Only 512, but I'll be upgrading soon. Contains backups of all the projects I am currently working on.
Hands-free earpiece. Motorola. Bluetooth. Love it.
Bottom: iTrip. For transmitting the iPod out of the radio. Less convenient here in NYC where nearly every frequency is already being used, but still comes in handy.
Microphone plug-in for iPod. Which pretty much allows me to eavesdrop and record it. Whoops! I mean, "record interviews for writing projects".

Top: iPod. 40G. But not of the video generation. In personalized Vaja case.
Bottom: Sony earphones.

Notebook. The cheap kind that I don't feel guilty making a big mess of. With another turquoise Varsity pen.

BOTTOM ROW:
Small leather wallet. Bought in the Santa Croce Scuola di Cuoio in Florence.

The "once a backpacker, always a backpacker; once a tech theater geek, always a tech theater geek" group.
Top: Handi-wipes. Look closely and you will see they are from Famous Dave's, which is a barbecue chain.
Bottom: Hand sanitizer. I used to be a private tutor. Kids = germs.
Pure Lip "Prevention" with Zinc. My favorite lip balm for daily protection. I am not a Chapstick girl.
Plastic case with Go Smile toothpaste and mini-toothbrush, cinnamon Listerine Strips, pill case with a few just-in-case dosages of over-the-counter headache/sinus/etc medications.
Swiss Army knife. For lefties. Because you never know when you're going to need a pocket knife. Or a corkscrew.
Mini Mag-lite. Because you never know when you're going to need a flash light.

The "yes, in fact I am a girl" group.
Hairbrush. By Aveda.
Top:Ponytail holder.
Middle: Mini hair clip.
Bottom: Compact with mini-mirror and Ginger Essence scent by Origins.
Top: Chocolate Truffle lip balm. Also by Origins. Because I like the color and the scent. (Smells like chocolate, but doesn't taste like it.)
Bottom: Bath & Body Works eye pencil in Chicory; Calvin Klein lipliner in Rose.

And there you have it. Any questions?

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posted by Jill at 3:07 PM

22 Comments:

  • And your keys?

    This is a great exercise, I think I want to make it too, but I'm afraid if I take all the stuff out of my bag (I'm a one-bag kind of girl) I'll never be able to fit it all back in again...

    By Blogger Magnetic Mary, At Sun May 07, 04:58:00 PM 2006  

  • Um, and you get this all into a "purse"? Are you sure it's not more of an "overnight bag"? Or, maybe, a "day pack"? Possibly a small steamer trunk?

    Of course, I shouldn't talk, considering what I have in my pockets....

    By Anonymous Network Geek, At Sun May 07, 05:10:00 PM 2006  

  • The only thing I keep in my purse is a flask full of tequila.

    By Blogger the Caitlinator, At Sun May 07, 05:45:00 PM 2006  

  • No questions, only that Chocolate Truffle lip balm sounds heavenly. Thanks for sharing.

    By Blogger Janet, At Sun May 07, 07:36:00 PM 2006  

  • As an airline employee I see 3 items you:

    "can't have in the cabin of a boeing
    so if you need 'em you're not goin'"

    And Jillian, where are your Mentos?

    By Blogger Rocket Surgeon, Phd, At Sun May 07, 09:07:00 PM 2006  

  • That's a very neat display, Jill I would have scattered the lot just as they'd fall out of the bag!

    By Blogger ChickyBabe, At Sun May 07, 09:19:00 PM 2006  

  • Swap out some branding issues, and substitute the techie gear with keys and cigarettes, and your bag could be my bag's many pounds lighter fraternal twin.

    Mine is an enormous leather thing bought in SF a thousand years ago, big enough for two books and my paper (i love paper) daytimer on top of all the rest.

    By Anonymous Jennifer, At Sun May 07, 09:34:00 PM 2006  

  • Interesting. I am a little surprised you don't have lipstick in there, but yet you have a knife! Isn't lipstick a girl purse essential? Lip liner doesn't really count, does it? I don't know.

    Hey, no tampons in there either...but not like I was hoping to see those photographed.

    By Blogger DIAMONDKT, At Sun May 07, 09:41:00 PM 2006  

  • Magnetic Mary, keys are on a hook at the moment. I grab them on my way out the door. When in my bag, they are fastened securely with a snap so they don't fall into the abyss.

    Network Geek, it's a slouchy type bag, not really small enough to be a "purse".

    Caitlinator, good plan. I ougtta try that one day and see how it works out for me.

    Oh yes Janet, it smells delicious. I wish it were flavored, too.

    Rocket Surgeon, three? Really? Mentos--not nearly as useful as Listerine strips. And the name is "Jill Ann". ;)

    If I'd done that, ChickyBabe, I wouldn't have been able to categorize and explain. I'm much too OCD to do that for an inventory discussion.

    I also have a paper datebook these days, Jennifer. I much prefer it for to-do's and other lists. Though I have not been carrying it around lately. Mostly because I haven't been motivated to check things off the lists.

    I'm more of a tinted lip balm and lip gloss kinda girl, DiamondKT. I find most lipsticks too thick now that I've gotten used to the glosses. And you're right--I usually do have some "just in case" feminine items.

    By Blogger Jill, At Sun May 07, 11:37:00 PM 2006  

  • I'm feeling really unprepared, looking at the inside of my bag. Why? Because it contains nothing but my wallet, cell phone and keys.

    By Anonymous sandra, At Mon May 08, 02:39:00 AM 2006  

  • Ok, where are the 15 reciepts and little scraps of paper that are covered in "quick scrawled" grocery items. I also don't see any bar napkins with phone #'s written in a slightly intoxicated hand either. Far too neat and organized to be a real purse. . . . I think you're trying to pull a fast one on us.

    By Blogger lil'bitty, At Mon May 08, 09:36:00 AM 2006  

  • Victorinox makes a lefty Swiss Army Knife? Cool. I had no idea. Not that I'm a southpaw or anything. I just think it's cool.

    By Blogger kapgar, At Mon May 08, 10:05:00 AM 2006  

  • Well, Sandra, the flip side is that you could become a pack rat. Be careful.

    Lil Bitty, random receipts are inside the wallet. I don't scrawl things on scraps any more because then I can never find them again. And regarding the lack of scrawled phone numbers--that's because my life is not quite so intriguing as you assume.

    Oh yes, Kevin. How are we lefties going to open wine bottles and slice cheese? (Because that's pretty much what my knife was used for on my European backpacking excursion.) ;)

    By Blogger Jill, At Mon May 08, 11:09:00 AM 2006  

  • How organized. Not unlike your parts of speech.

    Is that everything, really? Not that I need to know what you might have kept to yourself, but I'm curious to know if you kept anything to yourself.

    By Anonymous peefer, At Mon May 08, 12:34:00 PM 2006  

  • oh much fun, now tell us about the items you left out. I know you must of left out something embarrasing.

    By Blogger Croaker, At Mon May 08, 01:26:00 PM 2006  

  • Hello Peefers and Croaker,

    Your questions overlap a bit so I shall reply to them in tandem. As I mentioned earlier, I usually have some just-in-case feminine items in there, but I have to make a trip to the pharmacy.

    Other than that, some other things that might make their way into my bag on any given day are: a bottle of water, my camera, a book to read if I anticipate time, and some kind of conditioning hair care product. It is also not unlike me to accidentally throw in duplicate pens, metrocards, and lip glosses.

    By Blogger Jill, At Mon May 08, 01:55:00 PM 2006  

  • I find it cool that Jill needs practically no makeup to look hot.

    By Blogger -J, At Mon May 08, 03:10:00 PM 2006  

  • Flattering me again, are you?

    By Blogger Jill, At Mon May 08, 09:51:00 PM 2006  

  • I wasn't aware that I ever stopped. It's your own fault, Jill; you make it too easy.

    By Blogger -J, At Tue May 09, 11:29:00 AM 2006  

  • Why do you need more than 512 on your flash? Are you expecting to carry the Matrix Trilogy around in your handbag or something?

    The Mini Mag and the Swiss Army Knife are hot. You gotta love the Swiss and their potential defeat in war but triumphant in needlework.

    By Anonymous Russell Allen, At Wed May 10, 07:27:00 PM 2006  

  • What? No stun gun, brass knuckles, or saturday night special? Oh thats right, I forgot you were a "fists of fury" kinda person.

    By Blogger Dustin, At Thu May 11, 09:15:00 AM 2006  

  • Wow, -J, you're good.

    No, no, Russell Allen, no Matrix carrying for me. But I would like to have a back-up back-up of my homepage and some of my photography and some of my mp3s, and... oh, I could go on. I want to be anal about my organization and backing up of stuff, and more flash memory would enable me to be really, really anal. And portable.

    Oh shoot, Dustin! You've just reminded me! By emptying the contents of my handbag into cyberspace, I've just admitted to NOT carrying any weapons. (Besides a pocket knife.) Excellent point. I'm going to go get me some weaponry! YEEE-HAAAA!

    By Blogger Jill, At Thu May 11, 02:09:00 PM 2006  

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