#pedometer pet

Celebration!! My hello kitty pedometer came in the mail this afternoon and I’ve been on the move since haha loving it so far. Even though it’s programmed in Japanese it’s pretty easy to navigate so far! I’ve found one friends (Mimi) in the forest hunt game ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-

And here's Pokemon Pikachu. I made a monochrome variant for funsies. I didn't run a Pokemon Pikachu OG as an adult, since I don't have one in my collection (yet), but this is one case where I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that I can rely on my childhood memory that I definitely raised it.

After weeks of indecisiveness I finally settled on running my Uratama!

Even though I’m running two color devices right now I can’t resist running at least one good ol’ fashion Tamagotchi! The 2000′s tamagotchis are the classic definition of what a tamagotchi is, probably because they are the version I grew up with.

I was bouncing around between the Entama and the Uratama - I usually pick based on both gameplay and shell but as they are both frill it was a bit tough. The Entama shell is a softer pink and has that connection background that I’m obsessed with BUT I love playing the Uratama more. It’s easier to keep up with, the characters are cuter and I’m obsessed with the nighttime theme!

Anyway, I finally had to ask my husband which one I should run and he said the Uratama because he thinks the night theme is cool, as well. He also offered to switch the backgrounds for me but I want to take some time to really think about it before I do an operation on my brand new Uratama, especially since it is my favorite shell.

Quick Teku Teku Angel update: she evolved recently into a bunny character! She is in the beast lineage so I’m looking forward to seeing what other cute animals she will evolve into!

Today is my first full day with my Teku Teku Angel!

It’s been pretty fun so far - I went to the grocery store and had quite a bit to do around the house today so I got plenty of steps in (for me lol).

My gel-kun, Baby, evolved into a lil baby character...she has a face!! Very cute! I also spent some time playing around with the DS diary to get a better feel for it. I think it is a super cool addition to the virtual pet. From what I understand people used to be able to get the stand alone Teku Teku Angel Pocket and there was the option to get the DS diary companion as well. I’m glad I went for the DS companion! I feel like I’m getting more out of my pet.

In the DS diary I’ve set it up so Baby and I are walking through Paris, France (I forget if I mentioned that yesterday...) which is such a fun feature! I also was playing around with all of the available graphs since I have a full day logged. It’ll be interesting as more time passes, of course, but since it is all in Japanese I’m getting used to the layout - I’ve been picking up on it fast! I’m starting to feel much more at home.

One feature I think is really interesting is the food logging option. It’s super cute because you can pick items based on pictures and once you select them your pet will tell you specifically what item it is and how many calories are in it. You can also add custom items as well but I’m just playing around with it.

I really love how casual it is! I’ve used a lot of pedometers and health apps and I really enjoy this one because it doesn’t put any pressure on me. The only real expectation is to hit your daily step goal so your pet doesn’t get angry - every other feature is presented as a suggestion and encouragement! For example, I entered a rough estimate of the food I ate and the calories ended up being more than the game suggested and....nothing happened. No dialog popped up about it. Nothing was highlighted in red. The number is on a graph but....it’s just data.

I love this because I get very anxious when I interact with health apps because I feel SO PRESSURED to be on target every single day. But my Teku Teku Angel just wants me to move around a little and have a good day.

Cocotama is here!

Just a few thoughts I’ve had about it so far: • it’s very cute, and it’s beeps are musical but it’s much noisier than a tama. • lots of Japanese text, so there is some features I can’t really enjoy. • it’s like the tamagotchi p’s in the sense that it was probably marketed for girls. • though the little orange hamster character is more neural than the pink hamster. • its step counting mechanism is very sensitive; just picking it up will count as a few steps. • the four buttons (select, backspace, scroll forwards, scroll backwards) are a wonderful idea.