I just emptied out my laptop bag so that I don’t accidentally try to bring something both beloved and forbidden though security. To pack, you must fist unpack.

  1. Two single-serve bags of almonds.
  2. An unopened envelope with a check in it, postmarked from February. From a medical practice that alternately sends me checks for $15 and then bills for $15.
  3. Loose check, also uncashed (but opened) (from my parents) ($25).
  4. Five tablets of generic Maxalt.
  5. Two fountain pens (both out of ink).
  6. A millionty bazillion business cards (mine).
  7. Ten 8-digit codes that most likely let me back in to some account that talked me into some sort of security scheme that relies on me not losing this list of codes.
  8. Postage stamps (28).
  9. Still more business cards (mine).
  10. Bus pass that expired several months ago.
  11. SD card to USB adapter.
  12. Clip-on blinky red light.
  13. Splenda (two packets).
  14. Stickers with the company logo on them (not hex shaped).
  15. Phone charger.
  16. Two pairs of reading glasses.
  17. iPhone earbuds.
  18. Corporate credit card.
  19. Hair ties.
  20. Band-aids.
  21. 64 GB SD card.
  22. 4 GB flash drive.