This is not a Bear blog but here is my submission for Bear Blog Carnival for November 2025.
Prompt by Absurd Pirate
My Inventory
- Glasses Microfiber Cleaning Cloth - I wear glasses and despite my best efforts they are dirty most of the time. I have this on me always and am still looking through a fog even now.
- Moondrop ARIA IEMs w/Tripowin Zonie cable and 3.5mm to Lightning Dongle - Fell down a bit of an audio rabbit hole during the pandemic but luckily all my purchases still work. I am sure there is a better entry priced IEM at this point but these are still working well. My life was improved by replacing the cable for these with the Zonies. They don’t tangle and I think the dark green color looks nice. I have an iPhone 12 Pro and need need a dongle to use any wired headphones.
- Hedley & Bennet Mask - Got this in the early days of the pandemic when masks were hard to come by and this company, that usually makes aprons, used their existing material to make these masks.
- Reclaimed Leather Wallet - This slim wallet was purchased off Etsy and is made from left over pieces of leather. It does not have to be this one but I recommend switching to a slim wallet and carrying it in a bag or a front pocket. Your butt will thank you.
- Key w/FOB and Yubikey - House key, FOB for my 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV, and YubiKey which is a hardware device for two factor authentication.
- Pen - Just a pen my wife and I bought for journalling when we went to France this summer. It has lived in my bag since.
- Notebook - Fieldnotes style notebook for quick notes. Honestly, I take more notes on my phone but I like to have this as an option too.
- belkin Power bank - This is another purchase for the France trip and it was well worth it to keep all our devices charged. Have not had to use it since being home though, although I do keep it in my bag just in case.
- Man-Bag, Dammit by Nutsac - Does anyone else just love how awfully named products for men and companies that sell them are? I wanted a small bag that was more on the casual side (not leather). I like the look of the waxed canvas even if it does look like it needs to be cleaned.
Also Pictured
- beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 80 Ohms - Not carried with me every day but they are always at my desk. They do have replacement Dekoni Audio ear pads. These sound great but my ears get hot after long sessions so I alternate between these and the IEMs.
- Schiit Modi 3E and Magni 3+ w/Mini-Link RCA from Snake Oil Sound - This is a DAC and AMP stack that really helps the audio from my computer sound good. The Mini-Link RCA allows for them to be stacked and not take up extra room with a lengthy cable to go all of an in or so.
- Keychron K2 w/Drop MT3 Dasher Keycap Set - Managed not to fall too far down the mechanical keyboard rabbit hole. I have a couple keycap sets, the standard, Dasher, and Black/White. I purchased the Dasher keycaps on February 19, 2022 and the first episode of Severance aired the day before. I did not watch the show until after the first season was entirely out. I do not think this means anything I was just curious about the timing. In case you do not know the dasher keycaps look like the terminal in the show.
- Logitech MX Master 3 - This is a classic and if/when it stops working I will probably buy another one. There is a new version that I am not really interested in as the new features are not important to me. Not pictured here is a Glorious Model O Wireless for gaming. Just wanted to mention I am not playing games on an MX Master 3 anymore.
- Venus Pro XL in Black - They call this a mousepad but my cat lives on this thing. I have to move her all the time. It does give a nice surface for grooming her since she’s not slipping around.
Listening to: Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
