Shiny toy!

[pbray]

Whee! I bought an iPod Nano today. I've wanted one for a while, but couldn't justify spending the money. Finally decided that a) I deserved it, and b) it would help motivate me to workout at the gym where I'm usually surrounded by TVs blaring programs that drive me crazy.

So it's a "To Patricia, From Patricia, Happy Early Birthday" present. A very big deal for someone who remembers back when the dividing class line was who could afford a Sony Walkman and who couldn't. I was on the have-not side of that equation, so this is also a bit of delayed gratification.

Anyway, cheerfully loading CDs and investigating options for sports holders. Looking forward to the gym tomorrow!

Comments

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

Good for you! :D ::tries not to be jealous of shiny toy::

I am strongly in favour of self-addressed birthday presents. This year I am buying myself a new haircut (after 2 years of growing out the accursed chevelure in order to donate it for kids' chemo wigs), and I can't wait!!

[pbray.livejournal.com]

That's a very kind thing to do. I admire your discipline, since I'm sure you must have been tempted to just hack it all off.

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

Yeah, see, if you've had cancer, you tend to know a lot of other people who've had cancer, and a lot of those tend to have lost all their hair. I was lucky enough not to, so I reckoned I should do some giving back to the community.

But "tempted" is a very serious understatement :P. I'd forgotten how much I don't like having long hair.