What Has It Got in Its Pocketses?

I've been tired recently. That could be because of my diet (pounds and pounds of meat), or it could be due to my sleep habits (not enough), but I think it's just because I've got too much stuff in my pockets and it's weighing me down. Let's do the rundown of what, exactly, is in my jacket and pants pockets.

Keycard: I work at a high-security building where you can't get in the building unless you wave your keycard by the reader. Most people have them in their wallets or something, which means that right outside the doors you usually have people hitching up to the wall and sort of doing The Bump. It's awkward, but at least it saves us the effort of reaching into our pockets.

Car CD Player Removable Face Thing: Back when I didn't have a cd player in my car, I got two break-ins. They broke the window and pried up the dashboard before discovering that there wasn't anything there to steal. It's not the illegality I object to so much as the lack of foresight. Whatever happened to casing the joint? Anyway, now that I have a cd player with a detachable face, I guess it's a visible sign of "this cd player is not a good one to steal", so it works better. Unfortunately, I now have to carry it around.

Sidekick II: There's no denying that this is a really cool phone, what with the keyboard and large screen and full Internet access. Unfortunately, it's also a little big to clip on a belt or something.

Wallet: Money comes in handy. Hey, I'm no commie!

Five Pens: Apparently, the reason I always seem to be out of pens is because they're in the depths of my jacket's inside pocket.

iPod: This comes in handy when I wish to walk somewhere and would like some loud music in my ears. Unfortunately, my usual tactic of just shuffling all my songs together doesn't always work, because sometimes I end up skipping a song or two and then I get really, really picky. I'll start thinking "well, that song's okay, but I bet I'll get a better one." And then I'll be on a roll and end up skipping past songs I like. I should really just let the iPod do its work.

Checkbook: I've got more than $1.13 in my savings account for the first time in years. Frankly, I'm stunned.

Keys: I am not a person who sets his keys aside when he returns home; I think one of the very valid uses of pockets is so I can always have my keys handy. That prevents all sorts of problems, like getting locked out of my apartment. Or, um, getting locked out of my car. Okay, that's only one kind of problem, but at least it happens in two different places. Unless I get locked out of my car after parking it at my apartment.

PSP: This is all the rage among gaming geeks of a certain stripe, so naturally I have one. I hadn't been carrying it around much (because even though it's neat to have a portable video game dealie that also plays movies, I don't really have much opportunity to sit around and play in the course of my day), but I was determined to finish off this game Untold Legends. I finally did, but it took forever. Frankly, by the end, it was more of a chore than a game. Anyway, that was the only game I own for the PSP, so now I guess I can leave it at home. Or I could buy a new game.

Sheesh! See, that's why I usually wear a jacket; so I hav ea place to carry all this stuff. What I really need is a utility belt of some sort, but I suspect that would result in me getting beaten up during recess or something.