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this two weekend(s ago [that's how long this post has languished in draft purgatory and is why it's so fat and rambling]) was stupid hot. i got up at 5am to stand in line at niketown and get the retro jordan IV, mars blackmon edition. here's the sunrise, as seen from the alley behind niketown SF:

here's the wristband:

here's the shoe, courtesy of kixandthecity.com (click it for more pics):


george went as well and we marveled at the 80º weather in SF at 5:45am, marveled at the fact that we had both been wanting a pair of these shoes since fourth grade and marveled at the effectiveness of the latest snickers ad campaign - we had both bought and thoroughly enjoyed one within the last week. hungerectomy, indeed.

we then ate some breakfast at some cafe, played ping pong at urban outfitters and otherwise generally loitered in the stinking hot sun while waiting for huf to open, so that we might peruse the goods on display during their annual sale. of course, the goods were great and we both excercised our capitalist rights and spent too much money on more freaking sneakers because "they're on sale, i was gonna buy them at full price, like, three weeks ago anyway!" i got these, and these:


speaking of excercise, we also each copped a pair of these super slick nike+ jams, since they were the same price as the normal ones, but in a "tier zero" colorway (might as well look slightly cooler than the next geek with technology in his shoes). check the link for more info if you live in a cave.


upon the public announcement of this whole nike + ipod rigamarole, i announced unto anyone within earshot that i would buy the shoes, the kit and a nano as soon as they came out. so i lagged a little, but i've got it all now and i freaking LOVE it. it being the seamless integration of technology into my life, giving me a greater sense of well-being and vastly improving the chances that i will run every dang day. it is seriously the biz having some disembodied chick tell you how far and how fast you're running at the push of a button. then having your ipod just throw that data at the nike.com site as soon as you connect it to your computer. and then having itunes ask you if you'd like to gaze upon the glorious data that confirms you are lowering your blood pressure, increasing your endurance, strengthening your body and totally becoming badass. and finally looking at that data all graphically fresh and tasty and interactive...

tellin' you, man... this setup is hottt. i can't wait 'til some friends hop on the bandwagon, cuz nothing beats comparing stats online (see: xbox live gamercard, up and to your right). by the way, that big dip in the pace is the part where i run up a really steep hill. serious, ask steph, it's big.

lastly, i call upon you, the reader, to please consider my nomination for the best recontextualization of 2 disparate elements in recent memory: