June 02, 2006

Starting to Crack

filed under: Idle Chatter

So I got home from tech last night at 3am. And got up at 7:30 to start working on it again.

In the midst of the stress and fatigue, I've developed strange irrelevant fixations. As my satchel gets overstuffed with all the things I'm carrying - computer, iPod, CD-Rs, camera, script binder, props, etc. - I think wistfully of the new Brooklyn Industries bag I'm going to buy as soon as I have an hour free. Somehow I've become convinced that, once I buy that bag and transfer all the wires, adapters, pens, headphones, plugs and assorted electronic crap that are currently unhappily cohabiting the one outside pocket of my current bag, my LIFE WILL BE BETTER AND MORE IN CONTROL.

Sigh.

So I've been checking out other dudes' bags on the subway. (Boy does that sound wrong). Today, in rapid succession, I saw two guys with bags so small they couldn't even carry a 3-ring binder. And as the second guy delved into his sleek but petite YakSak my fatigue drifted towards Tourette's and I very nearly shouted "MANPURSE!" at him at the top of my lungs.

In other news, I may finally have broken myself of my decades-long habit of trying to do everything myself when I put a show together.

Posted by rjt at June 2, 2006 11:26 AM
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yeah, my daily bag with the pc and gym clothes is pretty much general-issue nyc $15 synthetic bag (i got a foam case for the laptop at compusa, about 15 bucks), but the night bag (biking to rehearsals) is a monk's bag from nepal via east village.

om.

Posted by: dave at June 2, 2006 01:54 PM

I carry a see through plastic grocery bag from Acme. When it rips, I get another one from the drawer, or I go buy 2 apples. Holds 20 pounds of crap if you double bag.

Posted by: perj at June 2, 2006 02:22 PM