- clothes - variety of weather conditions - CHECK
- raincoat - CHECK (and boooo, East Coast. Booo.)
- passport, false identity, key to a new life hidden under secret obsidian pavestone on 114th and 5th Ave - CHECK
- lube, bongs, number to that guy in the Bronx with "firepower" - CHECK
- ocelot fur coin-purse - CHECK
- positive mental attitude - CHECK
- barely legal porn - CHECK
- other reading material for the flight - CHECK
- map of Manhattan - CHECK
- laser pen- CHECK
- bibles - DOUBLE CHECK
- white-noise-canceling headphones (you have no idea how much
cherusha talks - be prepared!) - CHECK
- BOTTLE OF MILAGRO SILVER TEQUILA - CHICKITY-CHECK
- sacks of cash - CHECK (they even have a dollar sign on them! That'll make them seem like props as I saunter through NYC carrying them, so I won't get mugged. Right?)
- extra snacks for plane since they don't FEED US ANYMORE - .....check.
And because this is really, really funny: a final link before I go from McSweeny's. 13 Writing Prompts. Now, don't y'all go doing anything entertaining while I'm gone, 'kay?