* set up picard and riker for remote access (perhaps move network cable that goes across the basement so that nobody unplugs it?) and ensure that they constantly check to make sure they are accessable * copy music/movies/TV to laptop that I may want, and to iPod (that's 120 GB total!) * prepare vmx and vmdk files for windows xp to run under VMWare Player * see if dial-up is possible using the free aliant dial-up STUFF TO BRING: * headphones (cable, headphones themselves (leave adapter at home)) * iPod (cable, earbuds, the device itself) * laptop (power cable, a short patch cable, PS/2-->USB adapter, mouse, mouse USB->PS/2 adapter, mouse pad, headphone->RCA cable, S-video cable, telephone cable?) * books (sudoku puzzles, A Brief History of Time, Godel-Escher-Bach) * clothes (???) * digital camera (my PDC3050, parents camera, my USB cable, parents USB cable) * wallet * toothbrush, comb, fingernail clippers, toothpaste, shaver, shaver power cord * blank CD's and DVD's? (just in case, maybe?) and the ubuntu install/live CD (super just in case) * sunscreen * DVD's (star trek season 5, star trek: first contact, office space, pi) THINGS TO DO THERE: * find a headshop, buy a pipe and/or bong! * buy some RAM if it is cheaper then ncix+shipping (or even if it is only slightly more... no waiting time!) CLOTHES: * belt * 2 pairs of jeans * 2 pairs of shorts * one pair of swimming trunks * 4 outer shirts * 3 white shirts * short socks