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It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you, without a blog entry to read through

But I’m finally back, with a new hard drive! (Don’t forget to back-up!) I haven’t just upgraded my hardware, I’ve upgraded my foot wear. This week I got my first pair of Nike+ sneakers. Simply running is no longer enough. In the year 2011, we track our runs distance, pace, time and calories burned via a small chip inside of our sneaker. We then download the information to the internet where we can see progress and send the information to our friends via Twitter and Facebook to remind them of how fat and lazy they are. Isn’t technology amazing? The sensor in my sneaker sends the information to my iPod while I run, and a voice periodically comes on over my music to let me know how I’m doing. After my iPod sends the information to the Nike+ website, I can then set goals and see how I’m measuring up. Just as I’m loving my new toy, I find out about a new app; Nike+ GPS. With the GPS app I can link Nike+ to my iPhone and it will map the route I ran, or let me play a game of tag with friends. Once the game of tag is initiated, the person who runs the shortest distance is ‘it’ and it’s broadcast via the Nike+ site. Obviously not for the faint of heart or easily embarrassed. For now, I’m going to follow one of the pre-set schedules to go from winter couch potato to spring athlete-in-training.

Aside from all of this technology, my new sneakers are amazing. They have the perfect amount of cushion to take the shock off of my knees, plus they’re cute. I don’t really mind looking like a walking Nike ad if the outfit is cute. I don’t know about anyone else, but I like having pretty workout gear. If the outfit looks right, you just might wear it more often, and since you’re all dressed up for a run, you might as well go running! A dirty white tee and some cut off sweats might cut it over at Lucille Roberts, but no one’s going to wear that on the street. When I was a little girl, I had this Barbie workout album called “Looking Good, Feeling Great”. Yes, a vinyl record. The kind that plays with a needle. Anyway, it’s good to remember that those two things go hand in hand. When you look good, you feel great. So remember who you’re working out for. You’re not just trying to impress an ex-lover, you’re not just trying to make those bitches at the high-school reunion jealous, you’re not just trying to fit into your old bikini for summer, you’re trying to do ALL of those things! And those things will make you feel GREAT! Barbie has taught several generations of women that “Looking Good” and “Feeling Great” go hand in hand. But the power is in your hands, and it’s also in the NIke+ sneaker. Just do it.

Personally, I’m a Mac girl (Once you go Mac…) but I am loving the fact that Google is getting in on the laptop game. There are many things to love about Google other than their nifty search engine. What I like most about Google is that everything is free, including their new laptop, if you find yourself lucky enough to be on the receiving end of one…

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