The Gym
April 04, 2005
Spurred by Dennis, I too will make an entry in my forsaken ‘blog’. I hate that word. I too will write about what the woman and I did together.
After many months of careful planning and deliberation, we decided to join a gym. It was a big step forward for us because neither of us had been in any exercise for years and years. It was such a couple-ly thing to do but it had been a long while since we’ve done something other than eat, watch movies, go shopping, and uh hold hands.
The closest decent gym near my apartment is a good 15 minutes by bike or a quick stop away on the Hanshin line. It’s pretty nice gym – small enough to get the attention of unwanted trainers, and big enough to allow us ample use of the equipment. There’s a pool and a studio too. Best of all, there’s a punching bag but to my disappointment, we weren’t allowed to use it. So we both worked out. I actually was able to run a fair amount on the tread – much more than I’d thought I could. Muscle-wise though, yeah, I’ll leave it at the running.
The gym is in a nice area with a Mr. Donuts right next door (in case you want to erase all your hard work at the gym), a used book/game/furniture/stuff store, a Conan department store, and some other useless stuff. The only drawback is that there’s a stupid sewage treatment plant closeby. You can really smell it. Everytime we’ve walked past this park area, I mention to the woman that, “There’s a little bit of your poo in that water.”
I am such a fucking poet.
Till the next entry!
April 4th, 2005 at 19:26
Why would you not be allowed to use the punching bag? You might break your hands and they don’t want lawsuits? And what the heck is a Conan department store?
April 5th, 2005 at 16:53
I saw some body padding too, the kind kids use when they learn tae kwan do. I bet there are martial arts classes in the studio sometimes and the punching bag is for them.
Conan is sort of like a Home Depot with more emphasis on the kitchen. They have a fairly nice garden section and a pet section too. Usually there’s a McDonalds thrown in there for good measure.
April 12th, 2005 at 15:05
I’m glad that you two are working out! I agree that it’s such a couple-ly thing to do. But don’t you feel sooo good after?
April 12th, 2005 at 16:04
Well, I don’t feel good after. I just feel it’s time to whip back into shape.
April 12th, 2005 at 16:09
Ugh I just tried updating about not updating and went through two paragraphs before I realized how shit it was. Sorry, no update again.