Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: quixotic
  • Music: Kelly Clarkson, "Hear Me."

Ten things to go with the aliens.

The aliens are here! And they're offering you an all-expenses paid trip to their home planet, where you will spend a mutually agreeable amount of time learning from their advanced culture before doing whatever it is you do after the aliens bring you back. Because they're friendly, they say you can bring three changes of clothing, basic toiletries (toothbrush, hairbrush, etc.), food samples for their replicators, your laptop computer (if you have one), and any pets you absolutely must have to remain essentially sane. They're also willing to let you bring ten "personal items" on your trip, since you'll be out of contact with Earth until you get back.

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?
Tags: meme, silliness, ten things
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ash_of_roses

January 19 2010, 17:49:15 UTC 7 years ago

1) Camera and associated stuff
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.)

seanan_mcguire

January 21 2010, 17:40:51 UTC 7 years ago

The gravity vs. Husky experiment must occur.