Not sure how much of this is actually essential...
...but here we go:-

-1 mobile phone (2 if I'm working and on call)

-A wallet containing: money (not much of it), bank cards, National Insurance card (even though I can remember the number off by heart), various loyalty cards, my University ID card, my library card, my Oyster card and my young person's railcard (including about 20-30 old tickets)

-A keychain to which is attached: 2 flat keys (with random landlord's keyring, 3 house keys, a window key, a key to the disabled toilets at the World's End in Camden (my friend nicked it by accident and got me a copy cut as a present before he gave it back), a broken maglite, a swiss army knife, a padlock key (never use the padlock though) and a kubotan (5/6 inch metal stick you can put in the middle of your fist to make it rock solid if you get attacked, nearly had to use it tonight because we thought some scallies were trying to burgle the pub beneath our flat).

-On my wrists/hands: 4 rings, a watch, a Desperados sweatband (badly needs a wash), Arsenal wristband

I also had a mystery key, but whilst writing this post I worked out it was for my window, so there goes another bit of magic from my life...
(Dowbocop, Fri 28 Oct 2005, 2:10, Reply)