Posted on 12/23/2006 11:31:23 AM PST by BibleBabe1
Boring is right. I have a book about the Iraq War on tape that I've been listening to for weeks. It's really very interesting, but the treadmill time still drags!
I don't think there's anything at all that can make indoor exercise less than a drudgery. Music, movies, books help, but it's still a drudgery. It's just the way it is.
C'mon, spring!
Creepy Clown...
Kinda like folks in Death Valley putting a freezer in their carport...
I figure if I hint at something "bad" in the lower levels, it will pique the curiosity of the newcomers, and they will be compelled to investigate. *snort*
Maybe you could get a traffic meter for the area...?
I got a Gazelle Edge at Wally World a few years ago, and I seem to be walking outside more than in. However, it's good, low-impact exercise for us ol' fogies...;o]
(I used to live in Oly...!)
Spiderbots and dustbunnies are one thing, but even the Balrog won't mess with the Clown...
The balrog is obviously smarter than he looks. But yah, a RFID locater might be a good thing.
At least then we would know who didn't make it out of there. BWA-HAHAHAHAHAH!
I almost picked up one of those - I was basically just scanning Craigslist for any exercise equipment at all, hoping for a treadmill or some such thing to show up quick. But I guess those Gazelles are *really* popular. Someone snagged it right off!
I like the Nordic Track, though. When I was in the Air Force, the gym had one way up in an upstairs room that almost no one used (mostly equipment a generation old), so I used it a lot - always knew I wouldn't have to wait for a turn. It's a good work out.
I haven't been in Oly long...sure is a pretty place, despite the oddity of some of its population! ;-)
I got this Gazelle because it's no-impact, and it was relatively "cheap" at $99. The hard part was getting it in the house!
Is Craigslist anything like http://www.freecycle.org?
When we lived in Oly, it was still a fairly well-kept secret...18,000+/- inhabitants. I liked it quite well, but it wasn't close enough to Ft. Lewis to make it worth my while to go to the commisary more than once a month. The kids liked it there, though!
Freecycle is just that: Free! I got most of my furniture, including a solid oak china hutch, a solid oak entertainment center and a "chair-and-a-half" with ottoman for the gas it took me to pick it up!
I've joined it here, but even though I see things I want, I have to move once more before I take anything else in. I want to move as few items as possible!
Anyway you look at it, places that help you get what you want for not a lot of money are good places! Check freecycle and see if there is one in Oly or Lacey. They are actually international, now.
The sides of the box form the barriers of the new, much, much bigger box outside! ;)
"And Darksheare hasn't even been around much lately."
*Adjusts eyepatch*
Some slight reason for that.
Work has been calling me lately.
Very good advice for wandering around the Flying Castle, too.
There's something, but it's rather high-tech, and therefore expensive.
Actually, it may not even exist yet. I'm talking about immersive artificial reality games and exercise programs.
The simple version is a feedback system for a treadmill or bicycle exercizer. As you "move," the scenery changes. If the displayed scene shows an uphill climb, your treadmill should adjust to make the exercise match.
The next level might include a wearable helmet with a visor display, showing the same scenes. To make it more realistic, it should have 3-D, and respond to the motions of your head. When you turn your head to the left, you would see the left side of the trail, and so forth.
Now, beyond that is an immersive chair, jacket, or "suit." After you "suit" up, you begin "walking" through an artificial reality, hopefully one that changes every day, unless you want to re-visit your favorite garden.
As you can see, this type of equipment is open-ended as far as how realistic or entertaining it could be.
I'm looking forward to it. I just hope I can afford it when it becomes available.
Yeah...maybe eventually we'll be able to spend one evening walking through the Grand Canyon and the next hiking a particular mountain trail - from the comfort of home. Not quite the same as reality, but it'd be better than what we've got.
You could set up a business, recording such hikes for people who want to enjoy the thrill vicariously.
Put on a helmet similar to the display helmet, and capture three dimensional views as well as natural sounds during the hike.
Same for snorkeling, sky-diving, bungee-jumping, and surfing.
And a lot of computer game programmers could conjure up some interesting places to visit, too, like say, oh, a Flying Castle!
Rest assured, Darks...when you're here, you're family. And life is MUCH better!
I know.
Things have been hectic on my end lately.
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