Gadget Lust

Roll your eyes if you must, but I am one of THOSE people who go ga-ga every time the Almighty Steve Jobs speaks. This week, Apple announced a new line of iPods. It was expected that the iPod touch would just be a phone-less version of the iPhone 4 (yawn, old news), so possibly the most exciting new product is the touchscreen iPod nano.

The set of features is best explained over at Apple's site, of course, but what got me interested was that the nano can also function as a pedometer.

Previously, if you wanted your iPod to double as a fitness companion, you'd have to purchase a separate Nike Bluetooth accessory and ideally get a pair of Nike sneakers in which you can place the receiver. Now, if you get the new iPod nano, you can get to track your walk whenever you carry your it. Pretty cool! I totally want a new iPod nano!

...Except that I already have a pedometer, and I just bought an iPod last year! I can't exactly sell that iPod either, unless I find some other buyer who's named Victoria. I know I don't need a new iPod. I just want one. So I know I can live without it. Grudgingly.

So, is anyone planning to buy a new iPod from the new models? Tell me about it, and I'll be envious.

Friday
Breakfast: Whole wheat pan de sal with queso de bola and Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter, coffee with low-fat milk
Lunch (at Omakase): Salmon katsu rice, tofu steak, iced genmaicha
Snack: Oatmeal raisin walnut cookie, green tea
Dinner: Broiled liempo, ginataang kalabasa, brown rice

Saturday
Breakfast: Old-fashioned oatmeal with queso de bola and bacon, coffee with low-fat milk
Lunch: (at Causeway Restaurant) Beef hofan, spring rolls, oolong tea
Snack: Oatmeal raisin walnut cookie, coffee with low-fat milk, cheese waffle
Dinner: Beef caldereta, brown rice

Sunday
Breakfast: Old-fashioned oatmeal with milk and real maple syrup, coffee with milk
Lunch: Beef caldereta, brown rice
Dessert: Magnolia Queso Primero ice cream in a cone
Dinner: (at Bellini's) Beef carpaccio with pecorino romano, pizza calabrese, pizza alla rustica, bucatini all'amatriciana, spaghetti carbonara, parmesan foccacia, breadsticks
Dessert (also at Bellini's): Obama cake, panna cotta, brewed coffee with milk

Monday
Breakfast: French toast with maple syrup, oatmeal raisin walnut cookie, coffee with low-fat milk
Lunch: Grilled US beef ribs, roasted potatoes and mushrooms
Snack: Oatmeal raisin walnut cookie, macadamia nuts
Dinner: Grilled US beef ribs, brown rice

Tuesday
Breakfast: Old-fashioned oatmeal with Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter
Lunch: Goolai salad with mixed greens, chicken, peaches, grapes, walnuts, and cranberry dressing
Snack: Macadamia nuts, queso de bola, pastillas, yema, banana chips
Dinner: Grilled US beef ribs, brown rice, ginisang monggo
Dessert: Nestlé 70% dark chocolate Aero bar

Wednesday
Breakfast: Whole wheat pan de sal with queso de bola, oatmeal raisin walnut cookie
Lunch: Grilled US beef ribs, ginisang monggo, brown rice
Snack: Macadamia nuts
Dinner: Tilapia, ginataang kalabasa, brown rice
Dessert: Milk chocolate salted caramel macadamia cluster