Happy consumerism

On the way to the gym today I stopped and picked up a small CD player with earphones; I've been meaning to for a while, just hadn't gotten around to it yet. What a difference! Twenty minutes walking briskly on the treadmill was like nothing--I mean, in terms of how long I could tolerate the tedium (I'm sorry, walking is good exercise but it is just intolerably boring!), certainly it was still a decent workout :). So I'm actually quite pleased, this bodes well for my being able to get back into some semblance of shape. :)