Working It Out.

Posted by terri | Filed under chub chub, digital life, tunes

It’s been over month since I got my new iPod Nano, and so I guess it’s about time I write about how that’s working out as well as how I have been “working out.” As I mentioned, I got the Nano with the intent of taking it with me when I take a walk around my neighborhood or wherever else my legs take me (while sparing my iPhone.) It has been rather successful as I have been putting some exercise into my day. It was a little scary that a man that got stabbed to death near my house on my walking route, but nonetheless, I’ve been trying to go whenever I have an evening alone. My energy levels have been pretty good lately and I think taking regular walks has mitigated my stress levels a little bit. Unfortunately I just haven’t been entirely motivated to do it everyday, but I guess I can celebrate the baby steps.

And in the spirit of trying to improve my wellness, I recently obtained a Wii Fit. It was actually a gift from a friend who remembers me from a time when I wasn’t so pudgy. I guess you could call it a “Wow, you got fat” gift, which I can definitely appreciate. I think it’s a rather fun motivator for fitness, though it can be useless if you do everything half-assed. I do wish it had better aerobic exercises, but it’s fairly good for the yoga and strength training exercises, not to mention for being a very expensive scale.


Sure baby I know it!

The Wii Fit, like with any “fitness program,” helps you set goals. Without much motivation, I really have difficulty achieving goals, but I suppose I should give this one a shot. I think it’s a matter of really taking advantage of the fact that I have a set work schedule, and that I need to stick to a routine. I guess it’s a matter of being motivated and not so easily distracted by the million other things I want to do. (And most of them involve sitting on my ass at the computer.)

Ha, well let’s see how THAT goes.

If anything, I’ve been able to listen to some fun music and some interesting podcasts while taking my Nano out for my walks. I’ve been tweaking with my playlists and I came up with these 10 songs that I think are the best for moving to. (I’m afraid to say that I haven’t used the Genius feature as much as I would have liked.)

  • “Just Dance” - Lady GaGa
  • “Little of Your Time” - Maroon 5
  • “Gotta Get Thru This” - Daniel Bedingfield
  • “What You Waiting For” - Gwen Stefani
  • “My Sharona” - The Knack
  • “Shake It” - Metro Station
  • “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” - Daft Punk
  • “Technologic” - Daft Punk
  • “Step By Step” - New Kids on the Block
  • “Fascinated” - Company B

And so the question for you is, do you have a favorite song you like to move to?

Page Link | Comments (0) | Nov 7, 2008

A new member of the family.

Posted by terri | Filed under geektech, shiny, tunes

What a pleasant surprise on a day off that I had to spend sick at home:


Nano in the Box

I got my iPod Nano delivered 3 days earlier than expected!

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Page Link | Comments (4) | Sep 27, 2008

Feeding the Useless Information Junkie.

Posted by terri | Filed under blogmeta, geektech, tunes

iPhone 2.0 has been so awesome.  It’s kind of like being in a relationship that is mostly good, but you wait around hoping that the other would change for the better, and then by surprise, they actually do.  I think I’ve fallen in love with the iPhone for real this time instead of just saying, “Oh yeah, I have an iPhone.”  Not to say that should provide an insight in my personal life right now…  (Life is pretty awesome for me right now, by the way.)

iPhone app happy!

Right now, I have about two full pages of apps and so far only paid for two apps:  Scrabble and Bomberman.  Scrabble is fun but a major crashbag, and Bomberman is kind of boring.  I have to say that the free apps have been what have impressed me the most.  It’s all been said and done, so I won’t go over what they do.  I guess I can mention some fun facts I learned from having iPhone 2.0.

  • Thanks to some random playlist in Pandora, I realized that “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On” by Robert Palmer was actually a cover of an R&B song by Cherrelle in 1984.  My only reference of Cherrelle is that duet she did with Pebbles in the early 90s.  Interestingly enough, Mariah Carey did a non-imaginative cover of Cherelle’s song for that bombed album/movie Glitter.  The song was written by Jam & Lewis, who also produced Cherrelle’s and Mariah’s versions.  (And in case you are under 15, everything Jam & Lewis produced in the late 80s and early to mid 90s was GOLD.)
     
  • It’s amazing how addicting something like Loopt can be for many people; and even more so, people are willing to give their bosses access to their most currently available location…heheh, including me…but, but, it’s fun!
     
  • There are lot of two letter words that I had no idea were in existence.  Now I can see how one really can be “hardcore” in Scrabble.  I prefer the friendly game than the competitive one.
     
  • The very first song on the playlist currently featured in the Apple Store is called “Silver Lining” by Rilo Kiley  I am in awe of Shazam for doing what many Google Searches could NOT do.  I got to discover the rest of their music on their 2007 album, Under the Blacklight, which is now downloaded to my computer from iTunes.
     
  • You can pick an app out of several only because it has your name in it.  I love Twitterrific!

And of course, I’m excited about my newest app, Wordpress!  I first had to upgrade my Wordpress before being able to set it up on my iPhone. I guess I’ve been more excited about getting the upgrade out of the way than actually having the app on my phone, but I am hopeful that it will actually allow me to make use of this blog, which is now hitting its 3rd year. Hooray, hooray…

Page Link | Comments (0) | Jul 23, 2008

Regurgitate.

Posted by terri | Filed under tunes

Eight years ago, I remember going through the tough time of having my favorite band break up.  I kind of felt like a child of divorcing parents (yet again) when LUNA SEA decided to part ways due to creative exhaustion.  From the sound of their last album, I could understand why it was time.  And though I started out as a fan of Ryuichi Kawamura, the band’s lead singer, I found it sad to hear his solo work come at the expense of the my favorite band.  Out of pure fangirl-ism, I had purchased every album Ryuichi Kawamura released following the breakup, but I still missed LUNA SEA.

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Page Link | Comments (0) | May 5, 2008