What to pack

Our venue is about an hour NE of Beijing, out past the airport.

I met a photographer who has lived in Beijing for 9 years. He'd never been there. "We're in the sticks, man" was his comment I think.

So, I have to carry a lot of stuff. See photo below. I may add another poll to see what you think this baby weighs. Then again, I don't have a scale and I hate not to at least pretend to be precise.

Here's the ever-evolving list:

1. Passport - don't ever let anyone keep this from you!
2. Credentials - USOC, BNU, BNU part 2
3. Camera
4. Laptop - what a pain
5. Orbitz - Dirty mouth?
6. Glasses
7. Hat
8. MP3 and earphones - so I don't have to listen to all the photographers.
9. Beijing map - so I can point and grunt at cab drivers
10. Moola - yuan, RMB, whatever. I bought a water - at a VENUE - for 50 cent. Silly.
11. Jacket - hopefully not
12. Umbrella - oh, I forgot, I left it in a damn cab!
13. Pins - I'll have a whole new post about this - always sumpin new on the McBlog!!
14. Clif bars
15. Pens - gotta have a Sharpie
16. Flash drive - I now hang that on my cred
17. BlackBerry
18. Phone
19. Extra shirt - don't know why. New ones just get drenched too.
20. First aid - moleskin, Tylenol, back meds (just in case), band aids, heartburn stuff
21. Hand sanitizer
22. CRSC sign - thanks again Barry at Conder Flags!!
23. Sunglasses
24. Business cards
25. Are you still reading this? Get back to work. You'll get in trouble.