| Books: | The Best American Short Stories, edited by Sue Miller |
| Custer's Last Jump by Howard Waldrop |
| Nekropolis by Maureen F. McHugh |
| Strange, but Not a Stranger by James Patrick Kelly |
| Virtual Unrealities, the Short Fiction of Alfred Bester |
| The Book of More Flesh, edited by James Lowder |
| Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories |
| Cod - A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky |
| Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link |
| December 6th by Martin Cruz Smith |
| The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White |
| Going Home Again by Howard Waldrop |
| On the Road by Jack Kerouac |
| Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson |
| The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White |
| Terminal Visions by Richard Paul Russo |
| eight issues of Technology Review
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| Clothes: | Ok, who am I kidding here, I am just going to grab handfuls of clothes the day before I leave and keep packing until I run out of space. (I might do a listing when I get back, but I doubt it) I did buy two pairs of sneaks - tennis and walking shoes. I'm also bringing my sandals and one pair of dress shoes - to go with the one dress I'll bring, just in case I need one. Oh, and one of my Red Sox caps - I'm sure I'll need it for walking around in the sun - did I mention I burn like crazy? As far as jackets go, I'll probably bring just my denim jacket, and that, along with a sweatshirt should keep me more than warm enough
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| Electronicalish: | laptop computer I have an iBook. I heart my iBook. |
| spare power cord I've been through two this year already, so I've got a spare, so I don't have an instantaneous meltdown and have to run to the apple store (and is there even one in East Lansing) |
| spare battery - ok this isn't spare so much as my current one only holds a charge for around 20 minutes - long enough for me to run to the bedroom to print, but not much else (Note to self: must go buy new battery from Apple Store) |
| software disks I had a complete meltdown at the beginning of April and had to do a complete system reinstall, so I'm not going anywhere without 'em. |
| backup disk of my important files |
| bunch of blank disks, and at least one rewritable disk |
| cd player and miscellaneous discs I always write to music, so I'll bring a good selection along |
| air conditioner another thing I still need to buy |
| printer and the cables I keep having delusions that I will forget one of the cables and won't be able to use it |
| two power cords |
| couple of dvd's I can play them on my laptop if there isn't a public machine, and chances are good that at least once I'll want an evening just vegging and eating popcorn and the like - probably FOTR, and one or two others - maybe South Park |
| answering machine |
| walkman |
| rechargeable batteries and charger |
| 25 foot phone cord I don't have an ethernet card, so I'm going to be connecting to the internet the old fashioned way, and that way I can surf from my bed |
| alarm clock I never use an alarm clock - but if I don't have one, I'll need it |
| digital camera, with bag, replacement batteries and cables yay! snappies!
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| Supplies: | Notebooks for notes in class must buy soon - I hate the spiral bound kind - I'll probably get two |
| pads of paper for notes and sich on stories |
| my fountain pens and ink I like them much better than your regular old ballpoint pen |
| paperclips, stapler, tape, scissors |
| envelopes, large and small - yes they say not to sub during clarion, but we shall see |
| two reams of paper |
| replacement black ink cartridge for printer
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| Linens: | 4 pillows and cases I like a lot of pillows, what can I say? |
| blanket |
| down comforter |
| blanket for lounging aound outside if I want to work outside |
| bathmat |
| the prop up couch pillow I work on my couch, and expect to work on the bed, so I'll need something for my back
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| Comfort: | Felix, my stuffed bear |
| two abominable snowman finger puppets! two! puppet wars! Grrrrrr! says the abominable snowman |
| stress ball - it doubles as a globe |
| my desk puzzle yes, I do know how to do it (that's for the folks who will be at Clarion, since that seems to the first question everyone asks as soon as they see it |
| hockey skates |
| softball glove, bat and ball
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| Documents: | My Birth certificate - I'm planning on driving through Canada there and back, since it's a good two hours shorter (well not counting the time at the border, but I'm betting it will be less than 2 hours - eep at least I hope so |
| maps - well AAA triptickets actually |
| all the stuff they sent me from Clarion - I have it all in one big envelope, so it's much easier to take it all |
| proof of insurance from my car |
| warranties for my brakes and shocks and stuff |
| mail forwarding card |
| The receipts for my power cords - they are both under warranty still, and I break them like crazy
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| Kitchen | Iced tea maker and pitcher |
| bowl, plate, knife, fork, spoon |
| travel coffee mug |
| fishy cup! |
| bottle opener |
| corkscrew |
| couple of boxes of cereal (they were on sale - half off a couple weeks ago
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| Toiletries: | couple bars of soap |
| shampoo |
| conditioner |
| detangler |
| moisturizer, body and face |
| baby oil |
| nail clippers |
| emory board |
| bandaids |
| hairbrush |
| a variety of hair elastics |
| suntan lotion |
| bug spray |
| contact lenses |
| lens cleaner and enzymes |
| glasses |
| razors |
| toothbrush |
| tooth paste
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| Misc.: | sewingkit |
| scale |
| 5 lb weights |
| flashlight |
| hammer |
| screwdriver |
| laundry detergent |
| stain remover |
| hangers |
| laundry bag |
| advil |
| advil |
| vitamins |
| dayquil and nyquil |
| sudafed |
| checkbook |
| stamps |
| sunglasses |
| white board |
| umbrella |
| cooler - this is mostly for the drive there and back again |
