The Satchel

This is what I bought with the gift certificate that my dad gave me for Christmas.

Angela has been fueling my addiction for Saddleback leather for the last 6 months. First, she got me a “small gadget pouch” that I use for my iPod for my birthday. Then she surprised me again this winter with a “small wallet,” which is similar to my timbuk2 wallet but much cooler. It has two slits for CCs, a spot for cash, and the coolest part is the windowed slot for ID (easy to show and slide out with your thumb). Both of those items are the “chestnut” color, which looks great on the small items I think.

Now, I now have the large satchel and I am irreversibly hooked on saddleback. The satchel is the “tobacco” color. The coolest part of this finish is the feel. It has matte finish and a satiny draw when you run you hand over it, not like the smooth shiny finish of the chestnut. Lastly, the smell of the leather is exquisite. I find myself pulling out my iPod case occasionally just to give it a whiff.

5 fingers

My vibram five finger ‘shoes’ just came from moosejaw, courtesy of my mom’s holiday gift.  Thanks mom!

It was recommended that I start out with some socks, too.  These things look ridiculous, but I’m guessing they will make things feel better until my feet get used to the new shoes.

Also, seeing as there is about 2″ 3″ of snow on the ground now, and sub 20 degree temperatures, I’ll just be using these inside for my exercises for a while. I’ve been playing with a little P90X videos, and they are wearing me out!

Tonight I am playing soccer with my fellow classmates, our team: “The Nerd Herd”. As usual with teams that I join, we lost our first game (luckily it didn’t count). Tonight’s does count, so hopefully we will step up our game.