gadget whore

my recent acquisition of a new ipod nano, the nike+ ipod kit, and armband AND underwater casing for my nano has prompted an increase (hopefully not short-lived) in sporting activity. been running much more often and for longer and while my weight doesn't seem to have fallen, i do feel a tad healthier.

reading murakami's what i talk about when i talk about running has also given me inspiration and the added, much-needed push to get out of whichever comfy bed i happen to be snuggling in to go for a run.

i do need to swim more to further test out the underwater casing though. my first use of it went well initially, only to have my nano die on me after four songs because it ran out of battery. *cue three-dimensional "L"*

speaking of murakami, and lifting off an idea from jenn's blog, this is what i thought about when i was running earlier in the hotel's gym here in manchester:

why is the gym so cold?
i need to pee.
why is this screen so fuzzy?
i need to pee. badly.
cnn is repetitive and boring.
bbc is too.
peeeeeeeeeee.
this towel smells bad.
why are the other channels even fuzzier?
oh look, there're people walking by.
people are boring.
it's raining.
my reflection is boring.
uh no, knees starting to hurt.
it's not raining anymore.
yum, water.
peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
help. legs. dying.
it's raining again.
is it bloody 10km yet?!

and so on. now, all i can think of is a good, hard massage.

dreamstate


an hour's sleep after an overnight flight.
lunch that made time fly by.
post-swim, awaiting dinner.
lying on my bed and gazing out the window.
the evening sky looks like one big bubblegum paddle pop.

hocus pocus

i recently spoke to, on separate occasions, people with deeper-than-normal knowledge of and belief in horoscopes, some of whom take it upon themselves to find out what a person's zodiac sign is before deciding whether to pursue a relationship.

i've always thought horoscope readings were bullshit that people like professor tralawney come up with when they get bored looking into their crystal globes.

i do agree that i possess many of the scorpio characteristics though. and it is entertaining clicking through some of those websites, for a while anyway. apparently, my best bet for a best friend is a virgo or a capricorn but i have very few friends who fall into that category and my two bffs are aquarius and leo. romance-wise, seems like i should be looking for a capricorn, cancer or taurus.

erm. right.

why did you have to go?


at times like this, i miss you all the more.
you would have understood.