Ok, I have bag lust again. This is bad news, as I just bought a new bag a few months ago. I heart it still. It’s a Chrome messenger bag with a seat belt buckle. It must be worn over the body. It can’t be carried in the hand. It’s impractical as such sometimes.

In addition to this bag, I have:

A custom Timbuk2 messenger bag in red/grey/ivory. It’s nice, I like it. But I don’t wear much red. I mostly use it to carry my clothes for after work bike rides on such days as I feel motivated to do them.

A large leather bag. It’s nice. It’s too big, though, and has no top handle.

A grey Timbuk2 that’s a little frayed for my taste. It’s got a vertical orientation and is a tidy size. On a recent business venture I used it. It felt a little shabby in context.

A very small yellow Timbuk2 bag. Small notebooks only in this one. Really, it’s a purse. Shh. Don’t tell it.

A black leather dealio my mother gave me. It would suit her terrifically well. I think it rather fussy.

All of which is to say, I would like a bag about the size of my worn and red Timbuk2 ones that would be suitable for occasions when I would prefer not wearing a seatbelt over my shoulder.

I have found the bag. It costs too much.

Plus, if you’ve been counting along, I currently have six bags which I deem unsuitable. And I’m not counting backpacks (shudder) or the two bags made for carrying a computer which I use on the rare occasion when I, um, carry a computer.

Here’s what’s perfect about it. It’s small, but big enough for a full sized notebook. It’s black and tan. Mostly, I love the Eames design. I’m a bit of a fool for mid-century modern. (I love Arts and Crafts, too, but I don’t know how you could make a Greene and Greene bag). So, the Eames thing is a real turn-on for me.

Do I need it? No.

Do I want it? Lustfully.

So…what to do? *Sigh*

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