One of my weaknesses is packing. I cannot, for the life of me, pack things efficiently. My mom, when she used to pack my bags, was somehow able to take half the space that I did.

So my packing for my two week trip is a pretty noteworty achievement:

I will be taking my Canon digital SLR and two lens (fish-eye and my general 24-85mm), my Polaroid with 5 packs of film, my personal HD pocket video camera, two tripods (a miniature one that's in the camera bag, and my full-sized tripod in my backpack), a first-aid kid, a bunch of medicine, and clothes for the trip. All in those two bags. Isn't miniaturization grand?