WOO!
Instant messaging with my husband late this afternoon:
Me: You have a package from Amazon.com
Me: Why would you go and buy something from Amazon this close to your birthday? You don’t make things easy!
Him: Actually, it’s not for me!
Him: SURPRISE!
Me: What??
Me: Um, sorry about busting your chops, then.
Yes, turns out my wonderful husband bought me something I’d been talking about for a while now, the new Nike + iPod. It’s a little dealiebop that attaches to your shoe which you sync with your iPod Nano (which I have one of, thanks to the lovely and generous Ellyn Ritterskamp of TV game show fame). When you sync your iPod with the internet, it transfers all the data from the last time you worked out and creates graphs of your performance, calories burned, etc. You can join up with online groups (runners for Obama, anyone?), download customized playmixes, and generally nerdify your workout however you like.
Goodbye, plateau!
Mr. Tvini, after I opened it and went nuts: Well, you’ve been a little low, and you’ve been talking about this, and I thought you deserved something nice as a pick-me-up.
I’m the luckiest geek girl ever. Let’s hope the hurricane only skirts us so I can try this baby out tomorrow morning!
Yay! You’ll have to let us know how it works out. I’ve been toying with getting one, but I’m too flaky about working out and have been trying to remind myself that having new toys doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll use them.
Yay! You’ll have to let us know how it works out. I’ve been toying with getting one, but I’m too flaky about working out and have been trying to remind myself that having new toys doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll use them.
Awwww, major points for Mr. Tvini. Presents out of the blue are the best.
Awwww, major points for Mr. Tvini. Presents out of the blue are the best.
Ooh! What’s that Shoe Pouch? Is that something I can buy locally you think? Or do I need to order one too? Awesome! No rigging of the shoes! Yay! We can play with out geek gadgets together!
Ooh! What’s that Shoe Pouch? Is that something I can buy locally you think? Or do I need to order one too? Awesome! No rigging of the shoes! Yay! We can play with out geek gadgets together!
Husband says that he got it from Amazon separately from the iTunes thingie. He says there were many different vendors selling them. He doesn’t know who might sell them locally.
Husband says that he got it from Amazon separately from the iTunes thingie. He says there were many different vendors selling them. He doesn’t know who might sell them locally.
Heh. Normally I’d agree with you, but since I actually have been using the wii fit every day, I feel like I’ve got pretty good odds with this.
Heh. Normally I’d agree with you, but since I actually have been using the wii fit every day, I feel like I’ve got pretty good odds with this.
Awesome!!
I have just started running again (all Couch Potato to 5k) and I would love something like this. Tell us how it works!
Awesome!!
I have just started running again (all Couch Potato to 5k) and I would love something like this. Tell us how it works!