I cleaned out my backpack today, after realizing that I was carrying around about sixty seven pounds of equipment. I’ve got my laptop, which is small and only weighs in at three and a half pounds. Then there are my two game systems, a Nintendo DS and a PSP. Three game boxes and a protective case for the PSP which weighs as much as the system itself.
After removing those, I found two psuedo tupperware containers with the remains of some ancient sandwiches. Ouch, those can go.
This is good, right? I’ve removed about 1/10th of a pound worth of plastic so far.
Okay, two thumb drives, gotta keep those to transfer files. Two LED mini-flashlights, useful in black outs or surviving zombie uprisings. My paperback. . . nope, going to keep that too.
Two pens, a first aid kit, a plastic baggie with some tylenol and cold medicine, chapstick, 17 cents. Okay, the pennies can go. An old gum wrapper can go as well.
So, after sorting out my entire bag I’ve removed a few bits of plastic and made room for one new DS game, and space in case I happen to receive any new gadgets, like say a largish laser.
How much tech is too much tech?
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October 15th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Except the PSP (still haven’t got one) and “a first aid kit, a plastic baggie with some tylenol and cold medicine, chapstick, 17 cents. “, you’re listing part of the content of my bag. I still have the bag of my old 17″ laptop. I can say that my new 13″ laptop, weighing under four pounds is a relief from my old laptop, but I think I’m packing more things into that bag. I’ve got my DS (but no games though, using a backup device), my mouse and its USB adaptor, my three USB drives, a case of pencils and markers (school), a binder with every matter at school (that I didn’t take note on my laptop), the books of the courses of the day (well, about one book per day), a power bar, another mouse (backup mouse), currently battlefield 1942 (the version with viet-nam, eight cds). Will it end? Yes! There was my coat and my warmer shirt too in there. I don’t think I’m missing anything from it.
If you think I’m overkill on anything, you should see my friend’s bag. Want an adaptor for something? Great chances he’s got it!