(OT) Adulthood Survival Kit

[howandwhy99]

Nail clippers,

A flashlight,

1 manual pencil sharpener

spare glasses (if needed)

PHB?

 

[Buttercup]

A decent pair of sissors.

A sewing kit which contains black, white, navy and beige thread, a few needles, a needle threader, some safety pins and assorted buttons. You can buy one of these at any fabric store, fully assembled.

A flashlight.

Two good screwdrivers, flathead and phillips.

 

[Nellisir]

I'll second (or third) the
Band Aids
Flashlight
Tweezers
Can opener
Responsibility Test Kit, AKA Pregnancy testing kit. ;-)

Cheers, and best of luck to him
Nell.

 

[orbitalfreak]

Stapler (with staples!)
Pencil Sharpener (even a $0.50 plastic hand-held one)
Sciscors(sp?)
Hole-Puncher
pack of Pens/Pencils
Pre-paid calling card (for emergencies or homesickness)
Coupons for Romen Noodles! (cheap is good, cheaper is better!)
(New?) Watch of semi-decent quality.
A pair of gloves

 

[dave_o]

SHARPIES!!!1

Millions of Sharpies.

 

[reiella]

I'm going to be a smart alec

The Core Books .

 

[Zander]

Iron rations
Long sword
Short sword
X-bow

Oops! Wrong list.

Seriously, some fast-drying epoxy resin, some rubber bands and some bin bags.

 

[Umbran]

I'll have to suggest you not put in something that antoher poster has mentioned. Caffiene tablets. Lastest studies I've heard of show that, for academic purpopses, these things are worse than useless. Caffiene may keep you awake, but it doesn't improve your mind's condition for retention of information. If you need caffiene to stay awake for studying or class, then you might as well just sleep.

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

I actually thought of giving him my 3.0 books (as I'm all 3.5ed now!), but my mother would pitch a major hissy if she found out I did. She's not a fan of the roleplaying, or rather, the time it eats up. So to keep the peace, I'll probably leave out RPG material.

Lemme check out the list:
Band Aids - Totally. I don't have any right now, and it's driving me nuts. I'll pick up a box for him and one for me.

Mag-Lite - Lotta people are saying this. Do dorms blackout a lot or something? If I can find one on sale this week I'll pick one up.

Pregnancy tester - Trust me folks, I'm giving him a lot more credit than he deserves with the condoms. Pregtest would be like giving a two-year-old a supercomputer. Unless they have some other use I don't know about. Can you make a bong out of one or something?

Speaking of bongs - He is such a straight arrow it ain't even funny. The one thing he's afraid of is that he'll get some stoner for a roommate. I've told him you won't care what drugs he does, as long as he cleans up after himself.

Phone Card - I've heard colleges sneak some high long distance rates in. Is that true? If so, a phone card might be a very good purchase.

Assorted screwdrivers, can openers, scissors - The Leatherman's got EVERYTHING. You could knock over a Central American junta with one of these babies.

Sewing Kit - Bwah ha ha ha! All he wears is T-shirts, and he couldn't sew a button to save his life! Hell, neither can I! Ha ha ha ha!

 

[Zub]

grow lights
bag of seeds
potting soil
aluminum foil
roll of black plastic
small fan
miracle grow
extension cords
electrical timer for the lights
one year subscription to High TImes Magazine