I need to make a list of things to do, as well as things to pack, for my epic adventure at the zoo later today.

To Do:

1.  Steal a baby.

2.  Shanghai a friend (may be unsuccessful)

3.  Change the settings on the laptop to maximize battery length.

4.  Check on Visa gift card’s balance.

5.  Obsessively check email and Facebook to see if anyone will go with me to the zoo.

6.  Pack the necessary items.

7.  Check the weather.

8.  Eat a BIG breakfast.

9.  Put cookies into bag.

10.  Take most everything out of backpack.

To Pack:

1.  ZooKey (a green monkey thing that’s about a decade old, that unlocks little information speaky box thingies)

2.  Laptop

[3.  Laptop bag with accessories (may resort to only backpack)]

4.  Backpack with supplies (may minimize down to laptop bag)

5.  Power Cord

6.  Power cord extension

7.  iPod

8.  Wallet, with credit-card-ish-thing and various sundry pieces of paper and plastic

9.  Pants, with cizash in the pocketz

10.  Hogwarts hoodie

11.  Jacket?

12.  Baby

13.  Vault

14.  Notebook

15.  Writing Utensils

16.  House Key (ZooKey more important)

[17.  Laptop speakers (if room, only slight chance of using them)]

18.  Trail mix, or assorted nuts, or power bars, things like that

19.  Copy of Zinsser, so I can make a series of photographs entitled “Zinsser at the Zoo”

20.  Hats! (fedora AND ski)

21.  WATER BOTTLE(S)

22.  Picnic Blanket?

23.  DUCT TAPE (important)

24.  Checkbook

25.  Wisdom rock

26.  A Harry Potter Book

27.  Headphones

[28.  Dawlish (my llama)?]

29.  Kazoos

More will be added as I think of them, and items will be striked through as they are completed, and bolded if they will not be included.