30th Sep 2003
Day Before
New York tomorrow. Mind in full anticipation, and in constant Traveling Soundtrack mode. 5 weeks away. Big Trip.
Got everything ready to pack, but haven’t figured out what bag gets most of the equipment (cameras, power adapters, two laptops, a keyboard, and so on). I’ve traveled enough now to have a pretty good idea of what I will actually use. That’s the problem: being interested in photography and computing means power adapters and all sorts of bulky, heavy gear. I should have been a clarinet pro, or perhaps a Blues Harp (harmonica) musician. Less to pack.
A pox on the power adapter people! Every single one has to be heavy, bulky, and just a little tweak different from every other one out there. I have about 8 of them on this trip … It’s a conspiracy, I tell ya!
Oh, and it’s getting cold there. Jackets++
But you know what? Once I get there, unpack, get some sleep, and get out there, I think I’m gonna love it. All sorts of pilgrimages to take: The J & R store, Apple SoHo, B & H Photo, The MoMa, P.S.1, The Met, and others. Lots of photo/linux/blog meetings to get to as well. A main goal is just to get out there, every single day.
Gotta go pack.
