So what do you bring?
I'd have to take Lilly and Alice, of course, so my first two items go them. Under the "care and feeding" clauses, their food and litter box don't count; instead, I'm bringing their orange cat tree (necessary for their mental health) and Alice's squid on a stick, which both of them can play with for hours and which can be easily repaired.
That leaves me with eight. First up, my iPod. It doesn't fall under the "sanity" heading, but it definitely falls under the "keep Seanan from killing anyone" setting. Next, a copy of IT by Stephen King (ultimate comfort book), my plush velociraptor, and a bottle of Bad Luck Woman Blues from the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. I'm going to call my little pen case one item, despite it containing multiple pens, because these are generous aliens; that, and a sketchbook, will see me through a lot.
With two items remaining, I'm going to bring my planner and my turtle bag. I am now ready for an alien field trip. How about you?
January 19 2010, 17:24:02 UTC 7 years ago
2. My camera. I'll be taking data, after all. I'm assuming this covers the battery charger and cables to hook it to the laptop.
3 & 4. The Nintendo DS and a copy of Rune Factory, mostly because it's the one game I own where I can do repetitive task-management stuff*, rather than just play through it over and over.
5. My Big Box of Colored Pencils.
6. My little pouch of pens, erasers and normal pencils.
7. Paper. Unlined -- both for notes and for drawings.
8. My iPod.
9. & 10. This leaves two paper books. I think I'd have to go with one of the omnibuses because that is a lot more story -- maybe The Deed of Paksenarron and Miles in Love.
(I also wonder how many ebooks and scientific journals I can fit on my laptop and that external drive -- PDFs don't take up that much space.)
* It's a combination of fantasy RPG and farming sim.
January 21 2010, 17:40:32 UTC 7 years ago
January 19 2010, 17:49:15 UTC 7 years ago
2) My journal, the physical paper one.
3) The thickest spiral notebook I can find, for writing. (for some reason I find it very hard to draft poetry on a computer.)
4)Sketchbook-- again, the biggest I can find, preferably with a section of dark paper in the back.
5) My pencil-box of doom, containing pencils, pens, ink and a few brushes
6) a crochet hook and a few balls of yarn in various colors.
7) My acrylic paintbox, packed with as much board canvas as it will hold. For days when ink just isn't enough.
9) Carpe Diem, because I have the rest of the series in e-book and it creates an infuriating gap to be missing THAT ONE IN THE MIDDLE, even if I have read the series a zillion times.
10) a large stuffed tiger. Not a pet, per se, but very comforting.
I have to note that my dog Aurora would also be included on the must-have list-- hope for a planet with slightly higher gravity, where she might eventually run out of energy! (Siberian Husky puppy. I don't even know if high g would do it.)
January 21 2010, 17:40:51 UTC 7 years ago
January 19 2010, 19:57:12 UTC 7 years ago
Then, I don't know. I can put most of my music on my USB drives, save one for notes, and take a mechanical pencil, extra lead, and a few empty notebooks to scribble things down quickly. I mean, I'm going to learn from a culture that has FTL drive, right? Either I'll be too busy to need reading, or I can read A Mid-Winter Venture with T'Skaia Ishkarat or something like that.
January 21 2010, 17:41:09 UTC 7 years ago
January 19 2010, 20:00:41 UTC 7 years ago
1. Camera + sundry
2. iPod (can't function without it and it has audiobooks on it)
3. A small photo album
4. My foam pillow
5. My favorite towel
6. BPAL Devil's Night
7. My day planner because it contains both a notebook and pens/pencils
8. A box of ziplocs, a'la Everything is Illuminated
9. An umbrella
10. A completely impractical article of clothing, something with lots of sequins and feathers, for no other reason than wearing it when I take photos *with* the aliens. Because really, if I'm going to do this, I want to do it dressed like a drag queen made a baby with FrankNFurter and then let Dolly Parton raise it to be a burlesque performer.
January 21 2010, 17:41:45 UTC 7 years ago
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January 19 2010, 20:44:08 UTC 7 years ago
1. My flute
2. A big 3-ring binder with staff paper and as much sheet music as I can fit into it.
3. A pencil case with pens and pencils
4. The Den of Shadows omnibus
5. My iPod; I'll store music on that and make more space on my laptop
6. A small pouch with my favorite stones in it
7. My favorite pillow
8. A big, blank notebook
9. Flash drives
10. A first aid kit (because you never know what will come up)
January 21 2010, 17:42:05 UTC 7 years ago
January 19 2010, 20:51:30 UTC 7 years ago
2. pens/pencils/case
3. sony 505 reader (already loaded with 2000+ stories and novels)
4. petzl xp2 headlamp with extra batteries
5. leatherman wave
6. bottle of tobasco sauce
7. bottle of 30 year old Laphroaig
8. camera
9. mp3 player
10.Pocket Ref 3rd Edition
Does Teddy and Kirsten count as "pets I need to take with me to keep me sane"?
January 19 2010, 20:55:02 UTC 7 years ago
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January 19 2010, 21:28:48 UTC 7 years ago
No, on second thought, I'd only offer half. the other half should probably be appropriate items which might be offered as personal gifts: probably art objects, books, things which would be of interest to someone not of this world and way more advanced than us.
January 21 2010, 17:44:57 UTC 7 years ago
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January 19 2010, 22:53:51 UTC 7 years ago
A. My mini-laptop. Loaded up with a mirror of Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg, and mirrors of any books which are freely available on the web (all of Honor Harrington, for example). Guitar chord chart, and chords for as many songs I can find online. Also with gigabytes of ripped music, from all albums I own. With this, it takes care of music & reading, so I'm free of needing to waste any of my ten "miscellany" items on this.
Food samples:
1. Tomatoes
2. Fallafel in a flat bread, with all the trimmings, including amba and hot sauce
3. Bean&tomatoe soup with rice.
I can survive on those for any amount of time :)
Musical instruments -- 3
1. My guitar.
2. My harmonica.
3. My guitar tuner.
Misc. gadgets -- 2
4. Earphones to connect to my laptop.
5. An android smartphone. I know I'll have no cell, but smartphones are good hand-held computers...
6. My watch. I know, they probably have better time-telling devices. But I'm used to it...
7. A 1.5TB portable hard-drive, filled with even more mirrors -- as many as I can find, including at least all of Ubuntu in both installable form and source-code form.
8. An ID (passport). Because I need at least that when they drop me off...but honestly? Because I feel naked without an ID. Useful for when it turns out one of their things wipes my memory, and I need to remember who I am, I guess :)
And after thinking for like 10 minutes, I can't think of anything else. I'm a fairly non-materialistic person, I guess :)
January 21 2010, 17:48:51 UTC 7 years ago
January 19 2010, 23:42:19 UTC 7 years ago
For pets, I'd bring the cat-I-do-not-yet-have and my ghost-cat.
Since laptop, clothes, and pets are already included, and I assume that the jewelry I wear daily wouldn't count...
1) A plush fox. Not sure which one, it would depend on what mood struck me.
2) My iPod w/ headphones with about 2/3 music and 1/3 audiobooks or podcasts.
3) A bottle of Three Witches from BPAL
4) My red comforter
5) Drawing pad
6) Box of pens/pencils
7) Current interminable knitting project
8) My pillow
9) My bathrobe
10) My favorite tarot deck.
January 20 2010, 14:59:26 UTC 7 years ago
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Now:
1. Towel...can't see the universe without a towel
2. My ipod
3. Copy of To Say Nothing of the Dog
4. Orange plush kitty
5. Allergy meds...I'm sure I can find something to be allergic to
6. Sonic screwdriver...not real, but it can't hurt
7. Camera
8. Notebooks and pens
9. 14 ft long scarf
10. My friend Charlotte, I'm not allowed to get abducted by aliens without her.
January 21 2010, 17:49:40 UTC 7 years ago
January 20 2010, 00:09:02 UTC 7 years ago
1. My iPod, which I would load up to the gills - 160GB - with music
2. A really good pair of headphones - I hate earbuds
3. Digital camera in its bag with accessories and oodles of memory cards and two extra sets of rechargeables
4. An old cigar box stuffed with pencils (mechanical and "regular) and pens of various kinds
5. An empty notebook - a big one!
6. My pillow - the wee one my mother made for me when I was born and which I've had ever since, and which has undergone several re-stuffings and re-coverings (yes, dammit, it's still the same pillow!)
7. Jewelry box with all my jewelry crammed into it
8. My black leather backpack
9. A large first-aid kit that also includes a mini flashlight, box of waterproof matches and a small sewing kit with needles - you know, those things that are handy to have in case of disaster
10. My towel (sorry, I had to)
January 21 2010, 17:49:50 UTC 7 years ago
January 20 2010, 00:30:00 UTC 7 years ago
1) My little pillow, which has gone everywhere with me since I was two. It's been to three continents and ten different countries; outer space will be no big deal.
2) Holly, my stuffed Clydesdale, who, likewise.
3) My tiny notebook and pencil that I carry along with me for sudden ideas.
4) Gonna have to go with you on the iPod. It is my precioussssss.
5) beccastareyes mentioned her external harddrive, which I'm going to have to take along as well. I have things on there that I simply can't store on my laptop, as well as my backups in case everything goes screwy and my laptop spontaneously deletes everything on it.
6) My Sarah Jane Adventures DVDs. I can count these as one item, right? Right? Generous aliens!
7) Saving the last four slots for books. Jane Austen's Persuasion would have to be one.
8) Probably Cordelia's Honor, by Lois McMaster Bujold. I sort of love Cordelia Vorkosigan, and asking what would she do has gotten me through some very tough spots.
9) Men At Arms, by Terry Pratchett. I can't not take Sir Pterry. Just can't.
10) Andre Norton's Gates to Witch World.
January 21 2010, 17:49:59 UTC 7 years ago
January 20 2010, 02:00:09 UTC 7 years ago
* Of course, because the aliens are generous, my friend would be allowed the same allotment of pets and other personal effects that I'm allowed.
January 21 2010, 17:50:27 UTC 7 years ago
January 20 2010, 07:15:36 UTC 7 years ago
2. ipod
3. external hard drive
4. Camera
5. headset just in case the aliens have internet access and I can use skype to call my parents.
6. nokia N-800 mini computer thingie that I got for xmas (it has books and music on it)
7. dance shoes
8. Catfantastic III not sure why its my favorite but I have to have it in paperback
9. extra blanket to cuddle in
10. fire fans to practice with
Wow that was way harder than I thought it would be. If I had to bring one more thing (if Donovan DID count as a pet) Princess Bride on DVD. Best movie of all time :)
January 21 2010, 17:50:40 UTC 7 years ago
Can I have a Bag of Holding?
January 20 2010, 08:40:05 UTC 7 years ago
I'll have to get a cat immediately. A Maine Coon would be ideal. (Fuzzy, tranquil, and friendly.)
Laptop - a Panasonic Toughbook. It's not huge, fast, or sexy. But you can drive a Hummer over it.
So, ten things:
A pocket knife. Man is a tool-user, and a knife is the most versatile of tools.
A multitool. Everybody is bringing a laptop, right? You were going to bring a screwdriver...right?
One of the brand new top secret Apple Tablets. Think of an iPod with a BIG screen. This is a superior ebook reader and video player and a backup for the laptop.
A pocket-sized Surefire flashlight. Can pound nails in emergencies.
A really sensitive and powerful digital audio recorder. Must take notes and be able to hear interesting background noises.
A rugged (drop, kick, sit on) digital camera.
One item carried for NASA.
One item carried for whomever bids highest. This should take care of retirement.
A significant other. Don't have one of those right now, but there are a couple of prospects. In fact this sounds like a great way to figure out if they would be a good match anyway. "Hey, just hypothetically speaking, would you be interested..."
One item slot left open for last minute insights, or something picked up during the trip.
Re: Can I have a Bag of Holding?
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