tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post6810482686880693630..comments2024-01-02T16:42:15.732-05:00Comments on Redlines and Deadlines: What's in your purse/suitcase?ECPI Editorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569261288668237013noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-31195564620151441302009-04-15T18:15:00.000-04:002009-04-15T18:15:00.000-04:00I admit it...I'm a suitcase packer addict. I take ...I admit it...I'm a suitcase packer addict. I take everything and end up using half of what I take. But there's this little voice inside my head that keeps telling me maybe I'll need this or that so into the suitcase it goes.<br />So, if there's a party to go to, I'll be ready!Marianne Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277593485137508765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-43163908341317487472009-04-07T19:29:00.000-04:002009-04-07T19:29:00.000-04:00I also am a complusive overpacker, so the ballgown...I also am a complusive overpacker, so the ballgown does not strike me as that odd. As has been said, I might pack one -- IF I was willing to wear a bikini in public! <BR/><BR/>My purse is more of a surprise grab bag. I can almost always count on finding some ibuprofen and loose change, and I try to keep a pen or two in there, but otherwise... It's a safari. The result is that when anyone asks for anything, I look in my purse before answering. I have come up, on the spur of the moment, with: spare bootlaces, a scarf, food, needle-nose pliers, phillips screwdriver, and knee-highs.<BR/><BR/>But not, unfortunately, my proof of insurance while driving.<BR/><BR/>As a plot point, I would want the dress to be in character (it isn't for me, but for the protagonist?); also, NOT having a gown for the ball could be much more interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-67922381567065857282009-04-01T15:35:00.000-04:002009-04-01T15:35:00.000-04:00Knowing the problems women face, all I can say is ...Knowing the problems women face, all I can say is there are times when it is great to be a guy. The fun comes in when the guy has to guess what the lady has with her.johnny rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155429831729617056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-34344054410123771292009-03-28T17:16:00.000-04:002009-03-28T17:16:00.000-04:00I almost always take a jersey cocktail dress or si...I almost always take a jersey cocktail dress or similar dress with me on vacation because I like to dress up and go somewhere nice at least once when I am out of town. I try to take an outfit for dressing up, a couple for going out and the rest casual. I like to be prepared.<BR/><BR/>My purse? Wallet, cell, gum, tissues, pain killers, tampons, lip balm, a small tube of hand cream and usually a pen or pencil.Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-85199250138957084532009-03-25T09:56:00.000-04:002009-03-25T09:56:00.000-04:00I always overpack for vacations or overnighters an...I always overpack for vacations or overnighters anywhere. I'm stereotypical girl that way, 4 suitcases for a weekend.<BR/><BR/>My purse, though, is not nearly so well-prepared. I have:<BR/><BR/>Wallet<BR/>makeup bag with all my essentials, which is a lot<BR/>rubberbands/hairclips etc<BR/>pens - usually out of ink<BR/>gum<BR/>a metric fuckton of spare change loose in the bottom<BR/>cigarettes and lighter<BR/>business cards<BR/>phone/address book<BR/>and tampons<BR/><BR/>That's it. No reading material, no notebooks, I always end up scribbling book ideas on the back of receipts and cursing my lack of paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-49669831426054655592009-03-24T22:18:00.000-04:002009-03-24T22:18:00.000-04:00Helen I think every discerning heroine will have a...Helen I think every discerning heroine will have at least one to two taffeta wonders in her bag just in case! Plus she'll have designer shoes, a make up artist, a hair dresser and a body waxing specialist (no regrowth for our girl). <BR/>See that's why I don't sit on a beach in a tiny bikini, I just don't have a bag big enough to fit everyone in.Natalie Hatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09377665702278806398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-13382675564597340182009-03-24T14:02:00.000-04:002009-03-24T14:02:00.000-04:00Any New Yorkers in the group? I gotta know--Buncha...Any New Yorkers in the group? I gotta know--<BR/>Buncha years ago, dinner in the Bull & Bear in the Waldorf. Casual my ass. I'm dressed to the nines. The locals are dressed to the sixteens and not a one of them is carrying a bag. Not so much as a clutch. And there was no where to hide anything in those sleek outfits. So tell me, how'd you get your dates to tuck your comb, your lipstick and your tampon in their suitcoat pockets?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-63951964829556584342009-03-24T03:14:00.000-04:002009-03-24T03:14:00.000-04:00Hilarious!Now that I think of it, today my purse c...Hilarious!<BR/>Now that I think of it, today my purse contained: an empty plastic grocery bag, a set of iPod speakers (not mine), another smaller, empty purse, and a set of bilingual sexual favors dice--I'm not lying.<BR/>There are very good explanations for all of these items.<BR/>Never doubt your heroines, people.<BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-59744097974369949062009-03-23T22:07:00.000-04:002009-03-23T22:07:00.000-04:00I'm a bare bones packer also, but that's not the r...I'm a bare bones packer also, but that's not the reason I'm commenting. I'm commenting just to say I really enjoyed this post! Very fun and entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-37222174039170112742009-03-23T16:36:00.000-04:002009-03-23T16:36:00.000-04:00Completely annoys me. No one packs perfectly even ...Completely annoys me. No one packs perfectly even when prepared for a trip. Add surprise element and all is shot to hell.Mia Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674765897555195383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-18078519889949461792009-03-23T15:09:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:09:00.000-04:00Handcream, water and sunglasses are my must-haves....Handcream, water and sunglasses are my must-haves. A book too if I can squeeze it in. Definitely no room for ballgowns!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-60613222322279338742009-03-23T15:05:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:05:00.000-04:00I don't get invited to those kinds of parties.I don't get invited to those kinds of parties.Ulysseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702993322170403647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-84919653396281580262009-03-23T12:45:00.000-04:002009-03-23T12:45:00.000-04:00I never go anywhere without six ballgowns so that ...I never go anywhere without six ballgowns so that I have a selection to choose from. I also need a separate suitcase for my jewelry - of course my maid is in charge of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-37967648995532499482009-03-23T07:59:00.000-04:002009-03-23T07:59:00.000-04:00I carry very strange things in my luggage so I acc...I carry very strange things in my luggage so I accept the miraculous emergence of ball gowns etc! I was once stopped at a UK airport on route for the Channel Islands and had a severed hand in my bag. It was green, covered in blood and battery operated. Luckily the security guards had a good laugh about it. In fact they took it away and tricked one of their colleagues before they let me have it back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-20501030736014816952009-03-23T05:29:00.000-04:002009-03-23T05:29:00.000-04:00My heroine would have a large canvas sriped beach ...My heroine would have a large canvas sriped beach bag ad inside, in a large lastic baggy, is a crinkle material low cut black dress that folds up into a handkershief ut stretches out to cover the bare essebtial in an eye popping way. So we've got the dress, good for all occasions, what kills me is the bug gold clip thata she uses to pull hair that looks like it was blown away by a jet engine and tames it into a sexy, apealing, casual but sophisticated 'do' where every curl falls perfectly into place. Maybe with a carton of har spray it ight. Oh, and what's with the stick on fingernails she always carried, and the absolutely perfect pair of drop earrings? If I sat on a beah like that n=and mr gorgeous came along, I need therapy from three salons before even having coffee with him. LL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-14575537245070975502009-03-23T02:42:00.000-04:002009-03-23T02:42:00.000-04:00Well, if I could fit into a bikini then hell yes I...Well, if I could fit into a bikini then hell yes I would have an evening gown in my bag. It's about as doable as the bikiniAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012768592941285677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-40027916666019632922009-03-23T02:41:00.000-04:002009-03-23T02:41:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012768592941285677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-63823978131162333462009-03-22T23:12:00.000-04:002009-03-22T23:12:00.000-04:00I gotta say, I have the bottomless purse. Comes wi...I gotta say, I have the bottomless purse. Comes with having kids.<BR/><BR/>You could put me on that game show where the guy asks if anyone in the audience has a ?? and I would have it.<BR/><BR/>Off the top of my head, aside form the wallet stuff that's in there, I know there's a leatherman, hand sanitizer, a pen, a few crayons, tissues, and epi-pen, bandaids, hair ties, pepto bismol, migraine meds, kid tylenol, a greek coin with a phoenix on it, a squished penny form a railroad track, an empty ziploc bag, my phone... this could take days...CatherineBerlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546381290722581834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-8752693669294706112009-03-22T22:15:00.000-04:002009-03-22T22:15:00.000-04:00I'm guilty of treating fictional suitcases as Bags...I'm guilty of treating fictional suitcases as Bags of Holding.<BR/><BR/>My own suitcase currently has: pads, toiletries, three pairs of dress shoes 2 pr of jeans, 1 pr slacks, 2 dressy tops and my wacky satin jacket, a black sparkly fancy dress, sheer knee highs, black thighhighs, black socks, hand-crocheted garters, chapbooks, a novel and my perfume case, plus 3 bottles of diet dr pepper and an apple.<BR/><BR/>I haven't unpacked from a three day SF convention...in my own CITY. I could be home and back in 2 hours, and I was less than 5 minutes from a walmart. You should see me try to travel any distance,<BR/><BR/>So, i tend to assume my characters will have anything the need packed, Unless not having such item is itself a plotpoint.Angelia Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980408280435868479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-43226793791957875012009-03-22T21:50:00.000-04:002009-03-22T21:50:00.000-04:00I guess it depends on how willing you are to suspe...I guess it depends on how willing you are to suspend disbelief. If it's a really good story you might have managed it already and therefore it works okay. Otherwise... Nope. It's just really annoying...Stacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922264673336660302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-14170013185022003322009-03-22T20:57:00.000-04:002009-03-22T20:57:00.000-04:00I would always have a velvet or silk blank pair of...I would always have a velvet or silk blank pair of pants and a dressy knitted shirt. They don't wrinkle and look good with a nice necklace and dangling earrings.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-83766955126600670082009-03-22T20:49:00.000-04:002009-03-22T20:49:00.000-04:00Yup, very annoying. Real life is never so well pl...Yup, very annoying. Real life is never so well planned out. I bring headache pills - number one, flip flops, favorite butt shaping jeans and my black tank, a toothbrush and of course ID - all the rest is optional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-27803331899150569112009-03-22T20:24:00.000-04:002009-03-22T20:24:00.000-04:00I'll often toss in a gauzy skirt if it's summer--l...I'll often toss in a gauzy skirt if it's summer--looks fairly dressy with a tank top, and is cool and easy to put on over sunburn. I own a dress...I think...not sure it fits...Cindy Spencer Papehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583236494759465431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-4745192325550284832009-03-22T20:21:00.000-04:002009-03-22T20:21:00.000-04:00Nah... mine would more likely have a pair of short...Nah... mine would more likely have a pair of shorts and a tee shirt!Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.com