This weekend I’m helping my mom and her super zen buddies as they host this once-in-a-lifetime Qigong Symposium. We finished lunch about 45 minutes ago and once I was done stowing away the dessert delivery (mini eclairs, lemon tarts, and fruit tarts from The Prolific Oven!), I headed to the restroom. And then I got distracted. By this thing.

And I’ve been on it ever since!

This Walkstation idea has been circulating for a couple of years now, and I always thought it was more of a sorry indication that we, as a people, are lazy asses who need to detach ourselves from our screens more often (I do not remove myself from this group.) – as opposed to a hip, smart, forward-thinking idea. Not one to knock things ’til I try them, I just had to test out this Walkstation myself. I must say I like it a lot! For over $6K in today’s shithole economy, I’d be hard-pressed to actually accrue one in the next 1-2 years, but for Web browsing, chatting, and typing up e-mails, this is a great idea. (Drawing or using a tablet? Probably not such a good idea.)

Update: Dismounting the treadmill makes me feel like I have non-sea legs, like, “Why is the ground moving?” and “Why is it so hard to focus? It feels like everything in my range of vision is warbling.” Maybe other people experience this when they get off the treadmill and stop reading their magazines. I wouldn’t know, I’m allergic to gyms.