I've never hidden the fact that I love technology.  Some of y'all want bridles or something.  I want data.  ...And breeches.  ...And tattoos.  I lust after cutting-edge everything.  I might not buy it (immediately), because I'm also a junior-economist and understand the laws of supply and demand, but I want to understand what it does, how it works, what the reaches of the technology are, and how it's going to impact life.  To some degree, I thought everyone was pretty much on an even keel with technology (except kids.. kids are inherently better at technology.  fuckers).  I mean, shit, we customized our blogs.  Some of you wizards even play with Wordpress.

Somewhere along the way, maybe after my last job fired the marketing department and my autodidacticism shined as I learned Photoshop to fill the gaps, or maybe when I was asked to be team lead on a software development project, I realized that maybe not everyone was as adept with technology.  I'm not saying I'm special - I'm just saying I like it.

A couple of weeks ago, I interviewed for an entry-level technology job.

I start Monday.

So let's bring this back to ponies.

I use Cyclemeter to track my rides (and walks and cycles and dog hikes, etc.).  I've talked about this app a lot.  Even though it costs money, I prefer it over similar apps because I think the algorithms are spot-on (okay - occasionally, I am not doing 55 mph on the road next to the barn, I'll give you that), I like my Irish dude, I love the UX, it talks to MyFitnessPal and facebook, and it syncs to my calendar to update what I've done.

In my perpetual plight to step away from facebook, I didn't want to lose the accountability feature that posting to facebook from Cyclemeter offers.  For reals, my poor friends see every ride.  Maybe y'all just glance by it, but I think about that every time I ride.  PEOPLE MIGHT SEE THIS.  It's not a huge motivational factor, because I can't get beyond not giving shits, but it's there.  I like it.

So I decided to change the calendar function, sync to a different calendar, and slap that bitch on my side bar.  Data.  I loves it.