Running Jams.

Let's preface this little gem by coming right out loud with the fact that I am not a runner. I do not aspire to become a runner, nor do I have any delusions of grandeur that I will ever love and/or be good at running.

However, since Boot Camp has come to a close, I've recently come to terms with the fact despite my loathsome attitude, running is both the quickest way to keep whipping this tired body into shape and the best stress reliever of all time. (Save a bottle of Grey Goose...which would counteract the running and be a wash. So that's out.)

I recently gave the ol' "Running Jams" playlist on my iPod a facelift and thought I would share my top 10 beats with you. In exchange, feel free to leave a comment with some of your favorite running (or walking, or sleeping, or whatever) tunes.

1. "Life Is A Highway" - Rascal Flatts (I could literally run to this one on repeat for the entire 30 minutes I'm currently able to run without dying of cardiac arrest.)
2. "Don't Stop Believin'" - Glee Cast
3. "It's Your Life" - Francesca Battistelli (Glances to immediate left.)
4. "Me Against The Music" - Britney Spears
5. ""Get It Poppin'" - Fat Joe (Disclaimer: I only know this song because Ellen played it over and over as her pre-show dance party when I was on maternity leave.)
6. "Stronger" - Kanye West
7. "Born to Fly" - Sara Evans
8. "Boom Boom Pow" - Blackeyed Peas
9. "Out Tonight" - RENT Soundtrack (Movie version.)
10. "My Life Would Suck Without You" - Kelly Clarkson

Is There An App For TURN IT OFF?!

In the last month I have done the following:

• Became a Flip Mino pro.
• Updated my Facebook account with all the tricksy links in my "about me" section. You got tricked into that, too? Word.
• Rocked out some PhotoShop courses.
• Joined the birds on Twitt-ah.
• Got an iPod Touch (Mother's Day, whaaaat?) and some supa sweet Apps to go with it. The level is insane. I can't imagine what it's like to play with it whilst intoxicated.

I'm beside myself with technology. HOW did the world exist before any of this? I mean, really. My head is constantly in elevently billion places with all the things I need to upload, text, blog, Tweet, like, record, and soonandsoforth.

I need to turn my brain off. Not joking. I literally need somone with an MD to install a switch that I can flick to say, "Kristi, turn off the telly, your computer, your cell phone, your iTouch, and anything else that requires power to run ('cept the microwave, 'cause that makes me snacks, duh) and just chill. Breathe in. Breathe out. The world will not cease to exist if something isn't connected and linking to the stratosphere of the world wide web.

So, tonight I will ignore all of it. And maybe tomorrow, too. And perhaps on the next day, my stimuli overload will have passed, and I will return. I think I'll tweet about it first, though...