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Contents of a Character's Wallet by Cunning Linguist
June 3rd, 2006 4:13 PM
Due to the nature of my work, I usually have to carry around more than just a wallet's worth of things. As a result, I take advantage of the fact I have to carry around a bag by putting more things inside of it. The following are the contents of both my wallet and "murse", or man-purse for the lay:
Wallet:
3 Credit Cards - Visa/MC/Amex
Bike Birth Certificate (7 cycles)
Blue Cross Insurance Card
LoJack ID card
Costco card (god I love that place, where else can you get 5 gallons of ketchup?)
Blockbuster card (used once)
Bartpass (with 15 cents, how embarassing)
Half a ticket to the Parkway Speakeasy theater in Oakland
LA Fitness pass (my brother's... I use it when i'm in LA)
Calling card (in case something happens to my cell phone)
Triple AAA card
Albertsons' Preferred customer card
CA Driver's License
Necessary currency
Murse:
Many note-taking devices (8x11 as well as 5x7 for easy access/transportation)
Gripmaster - Light Tension Blue
6 AAA Batteries
ANCIENT mp3 player (that takes AAA batteries)
Lock and key
2 Ball Point pens (one blue, one black)
24 Hour fitness card
Ink Cartridge in package for recycling
Floss
Work ID
Some yellow post-it with "Geary and Spruce @ 830" written on it, no idea what that was for
Toothbrush w/ single serving toothpaste (from airplane)
Camera bag
CD (Quittus: Music of South America)
Index Cards
Clif Bar
If anyone thought to piece together my personality from the contents of my wallet/bag, I'm not sure it would be an accurate reflection of who I am. I bet they would think I'm a fairly healthy/active person (not 1 but 2 health club membership cards, a cliff bar, and a finger strengthening device, dental hygiene materials), environmentally conscious (empty printer ink cartridge in envelope to be sent to a specialized recycling center, recycled paper pads), somewhat financial responsible (carrying some semblence of cash/credit), as well a varied taste in music (south american CD, mp3 player w/ an ecclectic mix of music).
Not that any of those are misgivings, but they are lacking.
The few things I would add:
a guitar pick
my camera (it would have been hard to take a picture of my camera with my camera unless a complex system of angled mirrors was constructed)
skateboard
a few pncils
some sand (from the beach)
a shuriken (6 prong if possible, but 3 would do)
a 8x11 mosaic made of skittles depicting santa and jesus in mortal combat
and a flask (8oz of tequila)
hmm... i think that might be it... possibly more, but then it would start to get heavy.
Wallet:
3 Credit Cards - Visa/MC/Amex
Bike Birth Certificate (7 cycles)
Blue Cross Insurance Card
LoJack ID card
Costco card (god I love that place, where else can you get 5 gallons of ketchup?)
Blockbuster card (used once)
Bartpass (with 15 cents, how embarassing)
Half a ticket to the Parkway Speakeasy theater in Oakland
LA Fitness pass (my brother's... I use it when i'm in LA)
Calling card (in case something happens to my cell phone)
Triple AAA card
Albertsons' Preferred customer card
CA Driver's License
Necessary currency
Murse:
Many note-taking devices (8x11 as well as 5x7 for easy access/transportation)
Gripmaster - Light Tension Blue
6 AAA Batteries
ANCIENT mp3 player (that takes AAA batteries)
Lock and key
2 Ball Point pens (one blue, one black)
24 Hour fitness card
Ink Cartridge in package for recycling
Floss
Work ID
Some yellow post-it with "Geary and Spruce @ 830" written on it, no idea what that was for
Toothbrush w/ single serving toothpaste (from airplane)
Camera bag
CD (Quittus: Music of South America)
Index Cards
Clif Bar
If anyone thought to piece together my personality from the contents of my wallet/bag, I'm not sure it would be an accurate reflection of who I am. I bet they would think I'm a fairly healthy/active person (not 1 but 2 health club membership cards, a cliff bar, and a finger strengthening device, dental hygiene materials), environmentally conscious (empty printer ink cartridge in envelope to be sent to a specialized recycling center, recycled paper pads), somewhat financial responsible (carrying some semblence of cash/credit), as well a varied taste in music (south american CD, mp3 player w/ an ecclectic mix of music).
Not that any of those are misgivings, but they are lacking.
The few things I would add:
a guitar pick
my camera (it would have been hard to take a picture of my camera with my camera unless a complex system of angled mirrors was constructed)
skateboard
a few pncils
some sand (from the beach)
a shuriken (6 prong if possible, but 3 would do)
a 8x11 mosaic made of skittles depicting santa and jesus in mortal combat
and a flask (8oz of tequila)
hmm... i think that might be it... possibly more, but then it would start to get heavy.






"a 8x11 mosaic made of skittles depicting santa and jesus in mortal combat"
you could do this for "document a construction" or "art creation", if you wanted to... i'd help! (well, help eat all the extra skittles anyway.)