One thing I am majorly covetous of is the iPod+ Nike thinger. You know, with the sensor that goes into the shoe and connects with the iPod and downloads your workout data and gives you shiny, pretty charts?

Isn’t that pretty? And shiny? Doesn’t it make you think “Gee, I want to run so that I can have charts”? Because there are those of us, and I’m not mentioning any names (because it’s me) who don’t, as a rule, run. We do not like to run. We like to stroll. But strolling does not generate charts, and it certainly doesn’t involve clever sensors.

Unfortunately, the whole iPod+ Nike setup isn’t cheap. I know, you’re shocked. The sensor and receiver together (above) are actually only $29, but, see, you can’t use them unless you have an iPod Nano (+/- $149) and a pair of special Nike running shoes (+/- $109). And that, my friends, is just not in my price range.

Except that I found out this morning that Marware’s releasing for preorder a wee little strap thinger for connecting the sensor to any old shoes you want. For $9.95! $9.95 is totally in my price range.

Now I just have to scrape together enough for a Nano and life will be good. I do get an student discount…

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Programs/services I am beta testing right now:

And probably several more I can’t remember right now.

And, now, Yahoo! Mail.

It’s sort of sad. But also cool, right? I am cool?

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The package I’ve been eagerly awaiting for the past week has arrived: a Lucky Baby sling in hypnotic lime! I busted it out and put the baby in it right away, because I’m special like that. It’s seriously cute, and really cosy. The kid’s asleep in it right now. And I’m typing! With both hands! Does it get better?

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Lucky Baby sling in Lime

I am so in love with this sling, I can’t even tell you. People have been raving at me about the wonders of babywearing since before Happy Fun Baby was even born, but he (and I) never took to it. This might change my mind, though.

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I read in Lifehacker this morning that SkypeOut is going to be free until the end of the year. I totally want to try it now, and naturally the first step in trying anything new is shopping for accessories. I’m leaning toward the cute little Skype starter set, partly because of the cute and partly because of the vast global conspiracy against the Mac (all of the adorable candy-colored USB phones seem to be PC-inclined). Then again, perhaps I wouldn’t even want to run SkypeOut on my Mac. Perhaps we could run it on the Accounting Computer. We have an Accounting Computer, did I mention? It’s like we’re going to be running a business or something.

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Mother’s Day is looming in the way that only Mother’s Day can. Last year at this time I was smack dab in the middle of my first trimester, nauseous and miserable and cranky. Not So was gaming, if I recall correctly, so I spent the day nauseous, miserable, cranky and alone. And I didn’t get a card. Not that I am bitter.

This year I am considering an active boycott of the holiday, much in the way that for years I refused to celebrate my birthday. The Mother Game from Uncommon Goods could make me rethink that, however. Am I passive-agressive or overbearing? Can I make it into the will? It’s like the game of Life, only with more pink.

On another note:

Conversation between Cranky Mama and Not So Cranky Dada in the diaper bag aisle of Burlington Coat Factory:

Me: I like this diaper bag, but it’s too small.
Not So: Is it?
Me: The Skip Hop won’t fit inside. It’d be like a purse that says “Baby” on it.
Not So: (fiddling) No, see – it totally fits! (Holds up bag with Skip Hop Pronto – which is really very handy and fits in almost everything except this diaper bag – sticking awkwardly out of top.)
Me: See, but I can’t zip it up. And if I go around with my diaper bag unzipped, someone will come tell me that my baby’s ugly so they can steal my wallet.

I’ve got to say, the Baby Einstein stuff is sort of oddly addictive. We’ve got Baby Neptune, which is all about water. Ellison loves it. Loves. The bits where water bubbles? He laughs and bounces and coos. Does he laugh or bounce or coo for mom? No he does not. Apparently bubbles are far, far more exciting than his mother.

I don’t want to be one of those parents who plop their kid in front of the TV so they can get things done…but then I find myself saying things like “Baby Einstein let me eat breakfast today!” and I wonder if I’m already one of those parents.