Thursday, July 31, 2008

Packing list

8 Pairs boxer briefs
6 pairs low cut crew socks
4 pairs military grad boot socks
1 pair sneakers
1 pair USMC issue desert combat boots
3 pairs shorts
4 T shirts
2 button down short sleeve shirts
1 long sleeve fishing/outdoors shirt
1 pair khaki cargo pants
1 Voltage converter
1 Pentax Optio WP digital camera with 2gb memory card and battery charger
1 Canon Canonet film camera
Compact electronic flash unit
12 rolls of 35mm film, a mix of B&W, color print and color slide
2 Paperback novels (Dune and War of the Worlds)
iPod
Asus Eee PC 701 compact laptop with a 16gb SD card for storage and charger
2 flashlights
Toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.
1 khaki boonie cap
4 copies of all my documentation (2 of which will be turned over to various program functionaries.)
15 feet of parachute cord for use as a laundry line
1 "sleep mask" (blindfold)
1 inflatable neck pillow
Multiple sets of earplugs
1 Yarmulke
Various airsoft related items.
Many things I have thought to take, written down and organized for paking but have not remembered for this particular list.

Gotta start somewhere

Hi,

Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere. This is going to start out as a journal and repository of thoughts and happenings from my upcoming (4 days and counting) trip to Israel. Afterwards it will morph into a showcase and sounding board for photography, airsoft and other things I find important.


What you won't find here (At least I hope not.) are some of the major tropes of blogging. No religion. No politics. No music. No, "My girlfriend left me for a guy with a Harley and a "Born To Kill" tattoo." I'd like to be a little more creative than that. I'm also going to try to live up to another rule: I will not say anything about someone on this blog that I would not say to them in person.


Sit back, relax, enjoy the show.