Where No Man Has Gone Before! (at least not the smart ones)

Theresa has been blogging for a while but apparently has only recently lost her meme-virginity and in the process tagged me. Now I have done more memes than I can even remember, some of them multiple times, so I don't know if that makes me some kind of meme-whore or what but I figure ya gotta be sweet to the recently deflowered so I am going for the gusto and doing her Purse Meme.

Now, Flash is a smart fellow who says he would not dream of going into a woman's purse (hence that title up there). Smart fellow, that Flash is but I'll let the faint of heart know there is nothing really to fear here. But I darn well better not ever catch any of you gents rummaging around in my bag. I get fairly ornery about that. Even meme-whores want to be treated with respect.

So here is the current bag. I needed a new one recently and this fit the bill. I actually hate carrying a purse and now that cold weather is here and I can wear my winter coat with a millions pockets soon, I will be loading up the pockets and ditching the purse. Calypso was impressed when I picked this one. Apparently it is some trendy brand name. All I know is it was on sale for $10, not too big, and a neutral, dirt hiding color. It also didn't look like something my grandmother would carry.

Here we see the first level of purse contents. Notice the tie dyed key-ring. I didn't buy this for myself. Mr. Lime got it for me to replace the teeny leather sandal I had from Trinidad. I was very sad when it broke, boo-hoo, but the tie dyed key chain made me smile. The cellphone is very tiny because I usually have it shoved in my pocket. I like the way it vibrates It's much handier in my pocket than having to rummage around in my purse, and remember I hate carrying a purse. The wallet is also very tiny as wallets for women go...because I hate carrying a purse..so it needs to be small enough to go in a pocket on occasion. I got this one for Diana but she decided she hated it so when my old one fell apart I took it back from her.

See? Here's the falling apart wallet that needed replacing. Would I lie to you? Of course not. I do still have it to carry a myriad of other things I have not put in the new wallet. There's crap like social security cards, membership cards for 100 different savings clubs, frequent flyer punch cards, oh and these things....

Bolivian currency, ticket stubs to a soccer game in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and a federal reserve note from 1950. Doesn't everyone carry this kind of crap around with them?

Oh, and the old wallet had this old fortune from a fortune cookie in it. I got that fortune cookie when I came home from the hospital after the hand surgeon told my I might not regain full use of my left hand. In case you can't read it it says, 'Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.' It made me smile and seemed quite appropriate so I kept it. But ok, none of this crap is actually in my purse so I have digressed quite far. I know you all are dying to get back to the actual purse contents so let us not waste another moment.

Here is the pharmacy which includes my inhaler (don't leave home without it), some leftover throat lozenges from when I was sick in October, and a travel pill bottle with Tylenol, Benadryl, and Mucinex. I didn't even know I had anything other than the inhaler until I looked. Stupid me needed my migraine meds while I was away this weekend. Was I smart enough to have those in my purse? Of course not.

Here are some truly medicinal contents. Although I admit to forgetting the Hershey bar was in there. Someone gave it to me and although Hershey's is ok it's not my favorite. that teeny square is some super dark Chocolate which is truly yummy. There is also the old dinner mint in the wrapper and the leftover 3 pieces of Orbit gum. One must have fresh breath.

These I knew I had because I can't stand to be without my sunglasses or lip balm. and since the weather is getting cold I recently tossed in the little thingy of moisturizer. I had having dry, flaky hands too. I am the moisturizer queen. No make-up for this girl but don't deprive me of moisturizer.

Here we have the artistic/MacGyver items. The pen is teeny weeny because...I hate carrying a purse....but I need one frequently like when inspiration for a Friday 55 hits me and I scribble one down one a scrap of paper and then let it sit in my purse for the next couple of months. Hence I also need to keep a couple of receipts so I have something to scribble on when the muse speaks. The coins must have fallen out of the old wallet or maybe I was too lazy to put them where they belong. With the Orbit gum and the bobby pin I could probably jerry rig a bomb or something if I had MacGyver skills. Maybe I should just try to convince you I am James Bond instead with that teeny weeny pen, which is really a camera, computer, and laser gun all in one.

Finally, (yes, I hear those of you who have not already clicked on to the next blog breathing a sigh of relief) we find the bottom of the purse remnants of garbage. candy wrappers and beads from the doohickey hanging off my purse. Or I could tell you the beads are really some more James Bond type tracking devices.