What to talk about when the sale is over

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I always bring a body bag with me. I'm a writer.

I'm a woman, I can fit in everything into my bag...

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I'm a woman, I can fit in everything into my bag...

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

As I'd never leave home without my tablet and ebook, I'll never leave home without a bag and to work I also always bring my lunchbox.

I was rocking the satchel/messenger bag/'man purse' before it was cool (yes, I know, it never became cool), because I never go anywhere without my tablet, e-reader and too-large phone. Since I got the nicely designed Timbuk2 messenger bag, the level of grief I receive has gone down. Is it because it is better designed, or because people have accepted my choices?

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I was rocking the satchel/messenger bag/'man purse' before it was cool (yes, I know, it never became cool), because I never go anywhere without my tablet, e-reader and too-large phone. Since I got the nicely designed Timbuk2 messenger bag, the level of grief I receive has gone down. Is it because it is better designed, or because people have accepted my choices?

Everyone it seems carries bags of some sort now.

[CWatkinsNash]

Some friends got me a quilted handbag for Christmas. It looks small, but I was delighted to find that it can hold: My phone, my iPod, my Fire HD 8, my Paperwhite, my wallet, my charger, my e-cig case AND my small notebook that I've started carrying with me.

I actually started reading stuff I got in the sale. Small miracle, that. Sometimes I think the mass of my TBR has created a black hole because I often get books and then somehow forget to read them till years later.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Everyone it seems carries bags of some sort now.

And some people resemble bags - not that there's anything wrong with that; and other people wear bags.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Some friends got me a quilted handbag for Christmas. It looks small, but I was delighted to find that it can hold: My phone, my iPod, my Fire HD 8, my Paperwhite, my wallet, my charger, my e-cig case AND my small notebook that I've started carrying with me.

The one thing I really hate is a handbag. I only want backpacks, those are the only things large enough for my needs (I need a new one though...)

[Alpha o]

If it doesn't fit into a jeans pocket, I don't bother with it. Phone is in a side holster.

I can watch birds, clouds, whatever and amuse myself. I have all the identifying apps on the phone. They were physical books before being turned into apps.

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I was rocking the satchel/messenger bag/'man purse' before it was cool (yes, I know, it never became cool), because I never go anywhere without my tablet, e-reader and too-large phone. Since I got the nicely designed Timbuk2 messenger bag, the level of grief I receive has gone down. Is it because it is better designed, or because people have accepted my choices?

I wear a ScotteVest, a vest with tons of big pockets. Plenty of room for my iPad mini (I've even carried a full sized iPad in it), iPhone, earbuds, distance glasses, reading glasses, multi-tool, tape measure, flashlight, Kleenex and other useful items. While originally designed for travelers, it's the ultimate geek garment. I'm pretty sure that coolness doesn't come into play.

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Some friends got me a quilted handbag for Christmas. It looks small, but I was delighted to find that it can hold: My phone, my iPod, my Fire HD 8, my Paperwhite, my wallet, my charger, my e-cig case AND my small notebook that I've started carrying with me.

I actually started reading stuff I got in the sale. Small miracle, that. Sometimes I think the mass of my TBR has created a black hole because I often get books and then somehow forget to read them till years later.

Funny, you're using 'handbag' and 'black hole' in one post.

I met a woman in a photography meetup once, and I thought to be the chivalrous man.

"I'll hold your bag while you switch lenses."

I thought my back broke. My gear weighted around 15 pounds (which is normal for a large DSLR kit), but that bag was heavier. She was carrying *that* in addition to her photography gear.

When she was looking for something, the stuff in that bag never seemed to end. That bag must have had a black hole (or worm hole) in there to allow stashing stuff into other dimensions or something.

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I was rocking the satchel/messenger bag/'man purse' before it was cool (yes, I know, it never became cool), because I never go anywhere without my tablet, e-reader and too-large phone. Since I got the nicely designed Timbuk2 messenger bag, the level of grief I receive has gone down. Is it because it is better designed, or because people have accepted my choices?

Lawl... I've been carrying a (messenger) bag for... like... uh... 20 years now?

I mostly carry these things:

e-reader (previously: a book)
audio-player (don't like drain my phone for entertainment)
tablet (sometimes, if I expect a REALLY long wait and want internet)
phone
paper notebook
lunch box (to work)
... and whatever else I might need. Sometimes I take my system camera with one lens if I expect something worthwhile to photograph, for example.

No-one ever said anything strange or disparaging about it.

I've become so used to carrying it that I always experience a moment of anxiety when I don't have it with me. The moment I step off of a train or bus, or leave somewhere and I don't have that bag, I always go: "Damn, forgot my bag," before I remember leaving it at home.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

Funny, you're using 'handbag' and 'black hole' in one sentence.

I met a woman in a photography meetup once, and I thought to be the chivalrous man.

"I'll hold your bag while you switch lenses."

I thought my back broke. My gear weighted around 15 pounds (which is normal for a large DSLR kit), but that bag was heavier. She was carrying *that* in addition to her photography gear.

When she was looking for something, the stuff in that bag never seemed to end. That bag must have had a black hole (or worm hole) in there to allow stashing stuff into other dimensions or something.

Several years ago when I was on a truck, some big guy would see skinny female carrying a decent size purse. The guy would offer to carry said purse. It was always funny to watch their arm drop due to the weight. Next comment was always you could hurt someone with that.

[AnemicOak]

I'm waiting for someone to make a bag like Mary Poppins had.

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I'm waiting for someone to make a bag like Mary Poppins had.

Or Felix the cat.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by pwalker8

I wear a ScotteVest, a vest with tons of big pockets. Plenty of room for my iPad mini (I've even carried a full sized iPad in it), iPhone, earbuds, distance glasses, reading glasses, multi-tool, tape measure, flashlight, Kleenex and other useful items. While originally designed for travelers, it's the ultimate geek garment. I'm pretty sure that coolness doesn't come into play.

I'm pretty sure wearing that in Houston, where even on Christmas the humidity was out of control, I would either boil alive or at least lose weight rapidly.