Terminalcoffee discussion

My ten year old returned home from his first day of school today...I asked him if he had any homework. He said he's supposed to take five to ten small objects in a bag to school that he's going to use to introduce himself to the class.

What five to ten items would you bring?

1. A book
2. A Diet Coke
3. A picture of my family
4. Bicycling shorts
5. A newspaper
6. TV Guide
7. My business card

1. My Nook
2. My library card
3. A photo album
4. Travel brochures
5. Chocolate
6. A computer

(oh and since I mentioned it in the other thread...my pimped out throwback bike with the foot brakes!)

1. A paint brush
2. Music note charm/a cd
3. My coffee cup
4. Cake decorating tips
5. A Christmas bulb
6. A bookmark
7. Brass knuckles and a heart eraser
8. Family photo...I am so fired cuz I forgot to include that

1. Bra with cell phone tucked in securely (HA)
2. Wedding ring
3. Photo of husband and kids
4. Photo of pets
5. Hospice volunteer badge
6. Ipod

Haha I guess Jonathan leads a life that can't be defined by material objects?

1. iPod
2. Book (Lolita, probably)
3. Flats
4. Pads
5. Eyeglasses
6. DVD (The Complete Series of Daria)
7. Empty Starbucks cup
8. If I owned one, a vibrator because I probably should have one.
9. Cellphone
10. Comb

Jonathan is a blank slate.

Or is he a clean slate?

This is something like what would be in very own vending machine list!

1. Stephen King book
2. Rolling Stones CD
3. Voltage Mt. Dew
4. my work ID/library card (although I look like a deer.in.headlights)
5. cat hair (a photo doesn't give the whole picture)
6. lip gloss
7. Moose (a photo won't do)
8. board game
9. family photo
10.peanut butter cups

Britt wrote: "Haha I guess Jonathan leads a life that can't be defined by material objects?"

But those are material objects--grapes, melons, a barrel, etc.--all arranged to represent a man's face. I was just going by the title of the thread...

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Ah. That explains Cynthia's "blank slate" comment too.

5. Hospice volunteer badge

Whoo! Cynthia!

Nice Niddy noddy, Bunny.

Smetchie wrote: "5. Hospice volunteer badge

Whoo! Cynthia!"

Thank you. It is so much fun, really.

1. Van Morrison's Astra Weeks CD
2. DVD of Henry and June
3. Spiral notebook (one of my journals)
4. Pencil
5. A self-made cookbook with my favorite recipes
6. a tomato. Or garlic. Not sure which!
7. Audiobook with Bob Dylan lyrics, read by my sweetheart.
8. A Biestle Halloween decoration
9. A set of gaming dice
10. Pictures of family and friends

"Henry and June" made me think of "Benny and Joon."

As someone here is wont to say, that is all.

book
work boots
passport
hot sauce
softball glove
camera
lucy the beagle

is that 7?

Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "is that 7?"

yup

Phil wrote: ""Henry and June" made me think of "Benny and Joon."

As someone here is wont to say, that is all."

Benny and Joon ain't bad, but it couldn't represent me...I do wish I could do Benny's keen Charlie Chaplin imitation, though.

ice cream cone (almond joy)
sock with hole in it
porch swing

Jonathan wrote: ""
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1. digital camera
2. radio
3. library card
4. picture of my beautiful girl
5. pictures of my two kitties
6. St. Francis statue
7. compass
8. journal
9. backpack
10. a glass half full

this thread makes me happy. thanks!

family photo
salt air
beach sand
pine needles
snow
the smell of a baby freshly tubbed
bicycle
ipod
caffeine
and an good book

Cambridge wrote: "the smell of a baby freshly tubbed"

At first glance I read this as "the smell of a baby freshly tubed." That made me stop and worry for a second. :)

hahaha not sure what that could be (test tube babies? ;) . . . and not sure I want to know that smell.

But clean baby smell is like a hot bath, hot toddy and curling up by the fire.

Ultimate aromatherapy!

I agree that a clean baby smells like comfort to me as well.

Were you in my son's fourth grade class, his teacher would be rather miffed at you guys for bringing in babies (for the smell, I assume), beagles, moose (!) and melty ice cream. But I love you anyway.

i am used to that. in the fourth grade, when we used to have Show & Tell once a week, i would bring in stuff like a foxes skull i found in the woods. teachers were somewhat miffed then.

a book, or more than one book
my mp3 player
an apple
my book journal
my laptop
a water bottle (filled)
a dvd, probably the science of sleep
pictures of family and pets
my clock (it has words in it!)
teabags

1. Cheesy paperback
2. Sixer of Rolling Rock
3. Cup of coffee
4. Fishing gear
5. Softball mitt, size 15-1/2
6. First New York Dolls album (on vinyl, with ring wear on cover)
7. Straight-leg, relaxed-fit Levi's, size 32/32
8. Pocket t-shirt, size L
9. Bad attitude
10. Nightly confab with God re: my family, my job, and the size of my prostate

1. A St. Francis statue, because I work for a Franciscan institution and believe in the Franciscan mission
2. A traditional old hand bell the students gave me when I moved from my first school to Wisconsin
3. My Zune, but I'd work in some of my favorite bands
4. Picture of my family, including my dogs
5. My gym shoes
6. A map of the midwest
7. My laptop

RandomAnthony wrote: "6. A map of the midwest"

God's country?

Hell yes.

Book
ipod
Cubs "Die Hard Fan Club" pin
Picture of my family
turtle

A book
A guitar
My pony (OK, or a picture)
My pup
An Adirondack chair
A piece of fruit
One of my stories
A picture of my sisters
A picture of me & Zu at the Grand Canyon or the ocean

I need to say dibs on writing a story or a song called "Brass Knuckles and a Heart Eraser." All credit to Alecia for the title.

some of you are going to have trouble fitting these into a zip-lock bag.

was that part of the criteria?

I'm mad Barb didn't say "some of you have some big-ass sacks...."

It's ok, I borrowed Mary Poppins' bag.

Barb wrote: "I beleive it was to be small items you can fit into your school bag ... some of you have some big-ass bags."

Well thank you, thank you very much!

RandomAnthony wrote: "I'm mad Barb didn't say "some of you have some big-ass sacks....""

grinning

I just have a big ass.

Good for you Barb, I usually post pre thought, you at least thought first.

- my water bottle
- a Fuji apple
- a fleur de lis
- a family picture
- the hand made smiley face plate I was given as a gift (I supposedly put them on EVERYTHING)
- my 2008 dog-a-day calendar
- my dog's leash
- Mr. Bear
- the quilt my great-grandmother made for me when I was born
- my Mickey Mantle autographed baseball

whoa whoa whoa. what was the last item?

Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "whoa whoa whoa. what was the last item?"

:) It's TRUE!!! I have one.

When my dad got a VA benefits settlement, my bro and sis got a hefty check because they were still minors. I was too old to get anything. Dad asked me if I wanted anything else of his because he thought it was unfair, and I told him I was good. He gave me his Mickey Mantle baseball instead. He knew I treasure it. I have to hide it from my brother and sister when they come to visit. They each think it should be theirs.