#go bag tips

[bamsara]

Hey! I thought your talk on stream about your go-bag and what's in it was interesting, but I process text better than audio, so I was wondering if you had advice on putting one together? It's fine if you'd rather not! Thanks either way!

Okay! Note that some of these things are gearing up in prep for sudden homelessness or natural disaster (tornados, personally) but some are just generally good things on hand you might need to keep. Also, some tips involve a car, skip those if they dont apply.

You're going to want a backpack or duffle bag with comfortable enough straps that are thick and sturdy enough to hold the weight of everything you are carrying while also keeping you balanced. I got my blue one at a charity give away for students in poverty, those heavy duty school bags for textbooks, but you can thrift the same bags for around $5-$10, at least in my area.

What I have in the front pockets, in smaller ziplock bags:

Ziplock bag of first aid supplies (bandaids, gauze, sterile wipes, ect)

Small hand sanitizer, bottle or wipes.

Baby wipes, water based.

Matches

Small travel deoderant, small travel shampoo, travel hairbrush, and the bare minimal needed for a 'freshed up look' of make up like concealer, mascera, and face wash. Good for spucing up for job interviews if you end up in a situation where you're living out of your car, and can't acsess a full bathroom.

Menustration products. Pack SEVERAL if you are someone who bleeds, or a few if you just want some on hand just in case for someone else you are with.

Mouthwash, toothbrush and toothpaste. If you don't have enough room, opt for mouthwash/toothpaste combo, and just rub it on your teeth.

Self-protection, dependant on what you prefer. I keep pepper spray and a tazor in the car at all times, and in the bag if not out in the console.

Pocket knife and scissors. You never know when you might need to cut something.

If you can get some and they fit in the bag: Gloves meant for gardening. Thick enough to protect you if you go dumpster diving. I have a list of tips of safe and legal dumpster diving here.

What I keep in the main pocket of the bag:

A large gallon ziplock baggy with emergency clothes in it, consisting of: Pants, short sleeve T-shirt, and 3 pairs of underwear/socks. If you can fit it, slip a long-sleeve shirt in there as well. Keep a 'nice shirt' like a button up or something 'nice casual' in there for job interviews.

You're going to want a jacket in your go-bag, but since they can be bulky, it might be best to just leave one in your car. Also good for when you're out somewhere and just get cold suddenly.

RAIN! I have a small one-person umbrella in the side pocket of my bag, and a yellow poncho from walmart in main pocket. I recommend having both, but its fine if you just can fit one.

A bag of COMFY clothes, aside from the intial emergency clothes. For me, I call it the pajamma bag, which just has a pair of sweatpants, T-shirt and fuzzy socks.

FOOD AND WATER. I keep ziplock baggies of non-perishable food in the bag like: granola bars, slim jims, fruit gummies, cans of preserved fruit, ect. You need to pack at least 2 bottles of water. I think I freaked out Twitch stream a little bit when I pulled out 6 bottles of water out of the bag, but I'm telling you: the more water you can carry, the better.

The 'entertainment satchel', which is basically anything that you can do that doesn't require electricity like your phone does that can keep you busy. For me, it's a ziplock bag of a journal/sketchbook with some colored pens. This can be a small book or something.

A sewing kit. One of those travel ones, the tiny tin ones. Comes in handy plenty of times.

A water-tight folder/baggie that will protect legal documents for you. You probably wont keep them in the car, but if you can grab them on your way out, keep them safe in something they can't get damaged in.

A portable battery, a cord for charging your phone and extra wall thingie to plug it into. You can get a decent battery for around 20 bucks on amazon, and your car and public spaces like a library can let you charge your phone.

PETS! If you have a pet with you, PLEASE pack the things needed for them ahead of time in your go-bag. Doggy bags and treats and food and the like. I'm a cat person, so I keep three ziplock baggies: one with treats, a large one with food, and one with cat litter in it. You can usually grab a cardboard box by a dumpster for a make-shift litterbox if need be.

Depending on who you talk to, money may or may not be a smart thing to keep in your bag, but I say keep at least $50 of cash in there for absolute emergencies, if you can afford to store it.

An extra pair of shoes. If they don't fit in the bag, you can store them in the car, or tie them to hang off the bag if you really need them.

Also, not really go-bag related, but I suggest keeping a blanket in your car. If you don't have a car, they make blankets with straps that you can attatch to your backpack, or you can take a long sock or piece of fabric, wrap it around a rolled up blanket, and tie it to your bag. It might not look aesthetic, but it'll be worth it to have it.

Change out the items in your bag every couple months, usually as it starts to get colder or hotter. Currently I'm changing out my stuff from summer items to winter items, like warmer clothes and what not, so I had the bag already near me to show twitch chat. Thanks for everyone that came by Twitch chat and talked by the way, it was fun!

[dailyrazordoodle]

day 123: cake mix was on sale today so i bought some :)

[a2zillustration]

June Baking 2024

Vanilla cake with buttercream frosting - 4.5/5

I made this cake last year with disastrous results, so I wanted to try it again with a frosting recipe from the actual blog. It was a lot better but I still think this cake would do best with either the less-sweet frosting on the blog, or on its own with powdered sugar. The buttercream seemed a little too sweet!

((Also I was going for a trans flag theme but botched the colors and also apparently don't know what the flag looks like, happy pride!))

[quibbs]

when writing the script of your comic, did you ever draw some of the panels ahead of time? im making a comic of my own and find it difficult to choose between drafting sketches of the comic and finishing the scripts because i get to overambitious and finalize the pages drawings enitrely, and later find the mood/style of the comic doesnt fit the later halfs of the script. did this ever happen with you? and how did you overcome it? thank you for your time :)

oh yeah dude! personally i've found that i can NEVER be too precious about either side of the process....it's an exercise in futility because inherently you are only working with one half of the vision that MUST change once it meets its other half. it's only where drawing and writing meet that you even actually truly understand what you're making at all!

i think everyone's got a different approach to how they merge the two processes; unfortunately what works for me may not work for you, but personally....the scripting and the drawing have to be done simultaneously in a balanced way or it just won't harmonize.

the script gives you the structure and the meaning, but it doesn't show you how the scene moves and lives and feels. invest too heavily in that and you could miss where drawing the life into the script takes you organically. but just as the drawing gives you the movement and energy and emotion, overworking that without the structure of the script makes the art unguided and incoherent. in my experience (which again, is just how i do it, lol) they gotta be developed together or else risk feeling like completely disjointed pieces.

the best advice i can give is to do both simultaneously but loosely. start with the script, write until you know it's solid but not perfect- basically, write with room for change. then make loose sketches, solid enough to work with, but again, with room to change. by the time you've finished sketching, you'll understand what needs to change in your script, and then by the time you edit your script, you're ready to finish the art. the rest falls into place as you put them together.

hope that helps!!!

[radmista]

My cat just ran outside while I was taking my dog out to the bathroom, refuses to come back while calling her and shaking food at her. Actively runs in the opposite direction. And ofc someone broke the laser pointer I keep on my keys so I can't trick her back into the apartment. I'm so pissed that shit broke off, all my other crappy keychains are still attached. The laser was how I got her back last time she escaped but she'd only taken a few steps out and I was able to snatch her.

And I'm not supposed to have her so I can't even notify the apartment complex a cat is missing 😐 guess she's an outdoor cat now :/

[housewifebuck]

Do y’all think my DoorDash driver will judge me if I order like 1 snack from cvs to be delivered bc I’m too tired to get out of bed

[willgrahamsleftear]

I CAUGHT THE RAT!!!!

[quaranmine]

survived the layover. next gauntlet was the mortifying ordeal of almost giving a poor man and woman a concussion as i unsuccessfully tried to lift my own bag into the overhead bin. a nice old man helped me <3

[silverfroot]

crochet bag I made for my tablet

Since this tablet was reached 12 years ago, I couldn't find any protective bag or cape for it. It's a huge one. So I decided to crochet one bag.

In my plan, the yarn may protect the tablet and cleans up the screen while storing.

It's my proudest crochet project EVER. Created it all on my own.

Now I can take my tablet into places and study on the go (I mean, not in the bus, it would be impossible, but well...)

[thatiranianphantom]

I know thrifting is the new thing on Tiktok.

Could we at least be a LITTLE bit genuine and SAY when we're in a consignment store and not a thrift store?

I know, the views for that AmAzInG fInD but it's just so disingenuous and when you add it to the gatekeeping the shop name?

[niccage]

It is SO wild to me that people will straight up write NO TIP in the delivery instructions for their pizza. Like listen i would obviously never fuck with someones food but i just do not think it is a good idea to piss off the person delivering your shit before they've handed it to you 😭

[barbossas-wench]

Trying buyee for the first time and see how it goes

[majimassqueaktoy]

trying to make a gif but it just doesn't look right and I am confused \insert image of guy crying\

ignore that it says Fish and chips

[smoothpeanut]

look at this massive fucking box of tea I found. at the Asian grocer no less. it's the size of my head. i feel like i could bludgeon someone to death with this

[gatheryepens]

Things I’ve learnt whilst being in nyc

[bzedan]

I am very grateful that this particular sinus infection was bacterial so I could get antibiotics and speed the process up, but also it’s been so long since I’ve had a real fucker of a sinus infection that I’m in angry awe of how long I lived getting these once or twice a year.