Packing

So I'm going on a brief trip.  I realize Cape Cod in October immediately post tropical storm related flooding doesn't seem ideal, but you take what you get.  Hopefully I will have nice photos.  I have my purple rainboots so I can get in the surf without getting soaking wet and cold.

Now, I was attempting to pack last night, at least most of it, and when I was done and climbed into bed I realized something interesting.  I am going to Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod, generally sort of nature, pretty, slightly outdoorsy type places.  The things that I was most stressed about making sure I packed were: camera (okay, that makes sense) Macbook Air, Nook, charger for Nook, iPod and iPhone.  Then I realized that charger I preferred to bring for the latter two was at work, got upset with myself, and finally decided to deal with this by sending the following e-mail to my work account.  'Pack iPod/iPhone charger dumbass.'  As if I would fail without that last admonition. When I arrived this morning and checked my e-mail, it was the first e-mail and I immediately packed charger.  Otherwise, who knows.

But, ummmm, I'm totally just assuming that I threw enough shirts in there.  Couple pairs of pants, whatever.  However, I obsessively needed to make sure that every piece of gadgetry I own was packed (and had downloaded a couple books to the Nook, just in case.... nothing, there is nothing.  I can buy books and download them if there is 3G, so, there is no way I could be without the capability of downloading books unless, perhaps, I wandered off into the African desert while I was on Cape Cod.)
And I also had to make sure that all chargers were packed.

Admittedly there have been some issues there in the past... I got to Barcelona with camera in hand, having put the battery to charge in the charger the previous night.  Unfortunately I left charger and battery behind, and, therefore I have no photographs from Barcelona.  I've left behind laptop chargers and made emergency Apple Store trip to acquire a new one (those things are damn expensive.)

So I guess there is some reason for this level of panic. But I was shocked at the level of gadgetry I feel it is necessary to bring with me for a few days trip.  Also, I am female.  Do I not care at all what I look like? Or whether or not I actually have clothes to wear? I mean guys should care too, but they seem more likely to just wear the same thing three days in a row.  There is no makeup or jewelry packed.  I even forgot to put on my usual jewelry this morning.

Now, I was all set for expected monsoon weather this morning.  It did not appear.  I became annoyed.  I'm pretty sure that this expected downpour is going to end up occurring right when I leave to walk home and continue through my walk to the T completely soaking me and my non-waterproof duffel bag.  But dry feet I will have! If I have to wear these rainboots the whole effing day I will do so! They are purple, shiny and warm.  All positives.  Maybe I am a girl after all.