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

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

iPods definitely help with the workout discipline, and blot out other noise well. I didn't realize how loud my treadmill was until one of the earbuds fell out one day.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Good to know. I'm looking forward to avoiding the stress-inducing sounds of Fox News Channel....

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I wondered if that was the network in question.

Yeah boy howdy, that would do it...

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Big screen TV in the cycle room. And by big screen I mean one of those giant rear projection TVs, with volume set on "soon to need hearing aid crowd".

About half the time I work out the TV is set to ESPN or some other sports channel. And, about half the time it's not. It's that other half of the time that adds that extra special spike to the heartrate monitor :-)

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

So, it's a bit like working out at my father-in-law's old-age home ...

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Hee!