What's in Your Bags

Highlights of my worldly travel possessions:

1. DVD movies (「仮面ライダーザ・ファースト」＋ジェットリーの「スピリッツ」＋ジャックブラックの「ナチョ・リブレ 覆面の神様」)

2. "Legacy" Leather Flap Briefcase by "Coach" (bought at The Coach Store in Carmel, Calif.)

3. Backpack from the 2005 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) (gift from Apple patent counsel)

4. Optical Mouse with retractable cord (with Google logo; found at Google booth at 2006 CES)

5. Gameboy Advance SP (in metallic blue) + ワリオアドバンス (for long waits at airport lounges)

6. New Balance "361" Running Shoes (for morning jogs)

7. In-Flight power adopter for continuous AV power, esp. for use on long, international business class fights

8. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 Digital Camera (5MP, 2.5" LCD, 10X Optical Zoom)+1 GB SD Card (backup)+battery charger with generic spare battery from Fry's

9. Maxell Closed-Cup Noise Canceling Headphones HP-NCII (stored in a zip-style, neoprene-ish United Airlines Business Class amenity kit pouch given out on a trans-Pacific flight last year)

10. Calculator for doing expense reports (with corporate logo; found at 2006 ACCA Annual Meeting at San Diego)

(NOT SHOWN) 11. Dress Shirt by "A.V.V. Homme," laundered and folded at the Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore

The Capital of Live Music

Went to Austin Texas for a business trip and enjoyed live music in the form of the South Austin Jug Band and Grammy-winning Ray Benson. Also enjoyed going through just a fraction of the 240-page song list at the Common Interest Karaoke and Sports Bar.

中央テキサス州南オースティン市で、ライブミュージック(www.southaustinjugband.com, /www.raybenson.com)を聴いたり、カラオケ(www.ciaustin.com )を歌っています（Johnny Cash, Tool, Marilyn Manson等)