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Packing

Sunday Nov 23, 2003

For some reason it is always really difficult for me to pack. Some say that this shortcoming is a bit feminine, but I disagree. I believe it is the battle between my very logical mind, my frequent inability to take on a task before the 11th hour (crunch-time), and my disinterest in clothing. See I really like to look nice. It makes me feel good about myself when my presentation is sharp and attention grabbing. But I do not really care about what I wear.

The way I see it there are only about four types of packers, not including the Brett Farve led NFL squad:

-The prepare everything way ahead of time packer: This individual knows exactly what he or she will be wearing for every moment of the trip. Has already thought it out enough in advance to utilize the dry cleaners for the nicer garments they intend to bring along. These people tend to have OCD and sometimes even make an inventory list of the belongings they have extracted from their closet.

- The Gabriel E. Drukar packer: This is your typical college kid going home type packer or in San Francisco, your friend from the drum circle. Luggage is optional and often is substituted by a garbage bag. Nothing is clean execpt the clothes on his or her back. This traveller does not care what they have and assumes that a washing machine will be available at the city of arrival.

- The Over Packer: Fairly self explanatory. This person checks www.weather.com constantly before heading to the airport. Rain Coat, Winter Coat, Swim Suit, and Tux are common items found in this non-risk taking individual's case. Downside, very heavy luggage. Upside, prepared for absolutely any situation.

- Everyone else: We pack and we don't like it. Thinking about what one is going to wear for an entire week instead of just deciding in the shower that morning is a daunting task. We procrastinate the actual packing for several hours and then when the cab is honking downstairs the packing begins.

I fit in the everyone else catergory. This is a problem since my plan of going to the airport to fly out two hours after work ends on Tuesday involves me bringing my luggage to work tomorrow morning. Alas, I'm falling into old college patterns of procrastination with errands I do not desire to do. So suitcase, we'll battle it out in that AM. For now its sleepy time!