I just purchased my third pair of Koss PortaPro headphones, which are the ugliest, 80s-est headphones ever, but they're comfortable, cheap, and have good sound. (If they're so good, why am I on my third pair? Because I chewed through the cord on the first two. But that's not the point of the story.)
Anyway, when I received them yesterday, I noticed that listed in the features on the back was: "New mini plug compatible with all music players including iPhone".
I tested out my new GPS watch on a hike this weekend on a nice hike in Bolinas/Point Reyes. I especially like how it maps out the route in Google maps. Ignore the fact that there are two laps -- I had some button confusion the first time it auto-paused. The little offshoot to the lake was a short detour to go swimming in Bass lake.
It was a nice hike, but also kind of weird because I'm sort of in shape right now. An unfamiliar feeling...
Okay, I guess it doesn't really count as consumerism, but I bought carbon offsets for my car from TerraPass. On the one hand, it does feel a bit like cheating (the lazy man's version of good environmental karma), but I figure it's better than doing nothing, right? I have been carpooling for a few months now, but I still drive quite a bit, so I thought I'd try to do my small part.
I also purchased a Garmin Forerunner 405 today, which is a GPS-enabled watch. I'm trying my best not to fall out of running shape again, so I thought this could help with my training. I've signed up for the San Jose Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in October, and I'd like to try to beat my time again. Having the watch to be able to exactly track my pace and distance should be really beneficial for my training. Plus, it's shiny and has buttons. Okay, it was mostly that.
Lastly, I finally saw Wall-E tonight, which I thought was very cute.
