I leave for Amsterdam in about 18 hours. Time to put together the list of stuff to shove into the backpack.
Oh, and yeah, what do I have to not miss in Amsterdam or Rotterdam?
I've been to Amsterdam twice briefly, so the first-cut "go to a coffeeshop and lose a week" isn't top on my list.
ibook
ibook SVGA Cable
ibook AC adaptor
euro-plug converter for electronics
1 cat5 cable
keyboard (either the natural, or the fingerworks if it shows up tuesday morning.)
tripod
phone
phone charger
hotsync cable for phone
ipod
earbuds
firewire cable for charging the ipod
"The other ibook", with AC adaptor, ipod, headphones, ipod ac adaptor, firewire cable
Camera
Camera charger
usb -> cf adaptor for camera
28-135mm lens.
If I feel like I've actually got room, I may bring the 100-300mm lens.
food stuffs for ann:
wondra
maple candy
estee sour citrus
estee peppermint swirl
arm and hammer unscented dryer sheets
sorbee peppermint patties
theraflu cinnamon
Clothes:
2 pair pants
Boxers
socks
3 shirts, buttondown
3 tshirts
umbrella
scarf
jacket
jacket liner
Toiletries
razor
blades
shaving cream
toothbrush
toothpaste
shampoo
conditioner
elastics
hairbrush
advil
novel or two
passport (with free bonus leftover travellers checks)
netherlands guide
notepad (mmm. paper)
pens
plane ticket.
Todo:
buy the rest of the food for ann
pick up drycleaning
coordinate contact information with chrysaphi, who's showing up in Amsterdam while I'm there.
email a couple of customers
mail ibook documentation to Jos.
deposit my paycheck.
sleep.
So yeah. That's about what I'm packing. So much for "pack light." At least the foodstuffs and one of the ibooks are on one-way trip