WHAT'S IN MY BAG

There's a really good chance that if you see me carrying around my bag it's cause there's stuff in it, sometimes it's pretty awesome stuff, like beer, the rest of the time it's just stuff. Here's what's in my bag tonight.

1. A couple of rags I stapled at work to create some kind of compress thing because I had hurt my wrist drunkenly arm wrestling. My boss asked what happened and I wussed out and I told him I tripped because the train station was icy, which it was. I didn't want to tell him that I hurt myself when drunk because I was really hungover. Now I keep them because they might be useful.

2. Sugar free Red Bull. I've really cut down on my pop drinking, which is great but I need caffeine. One of my favorite ways to get it is this crazy black tea they have at Loose Leaf Lounge, it is insane. I don't like coffee a whole lot, no I like it a lot but not enough to drink it all the time as it messes with my stomach.

3. Swamplandia! by Karen Russel. I saw my bag and thought, nothing but novels and energy drinks, how sad. The book is way better than I thought it would be. The best book I've read this year is The Name of the Wind. I always tell myself to keep track of what I read, I even have a goodreads account to help, but I always end up slacking off on that. Sometimes it feels like I read a novel a week. I am still trying to read more non fiction, but I have given up all hope on not reading fiction.

4. My lunch was in here from like 11 am to around 2:50 pm, it's a some kind of lunch receptacle. I am also a lunch receptacle.

5. Tape. It's not sticky or anything although you can use it to lash stuff together or leave tracks for people to follow.

6. A rubber band.

7. Super glue. Comes in crazy handy.

8. A lighter. In case I need fire.

9. Matches. In case I lose the lighter.

10. A notepad. The pen is really cool since the tube is made out of really stiff cardboard.

11. I can't believe I have only 1 mechanical pencil and 1 sharpie.

12. A notebook. It's a pretty cool one from whitelines. I thought my last notebook was cooler since it looked like something with dire spells in it or something. This one is easier to write on though.

13. A knife. Not a "good" knife. It gets the job of cutting stuff done so it's okay.

14. A tiny cupcake shaped eraser. For real.

It's odd that I don't have more writing instruments in there or my water bottle. Since it's winter I usually keep my flashlight in my jacket. I want to get some of those tiny first aid kits as previous experiences have proven that they are handy. I will settle for some hello kitty bandaids. I have some straight up medical tape somewhere. The last thing I used it for was to wrap a present for one of my friends. I thought it was hilarious. I used to carry around a poncho, but I usually check the weather before I leave and it's not like I'm going off into the woods. I should also carry some tape as well.