AUTHOR: tbooty DATE: 5/11/2004 09:08:00 PM ----- BODY: before i start this entry, let me say this. i'm all for anyone who want to getting into shape. going to the gym isn't for everyone, but more power to anyone and everyone that gets the courage to go. and i realize that a lot of people have issues with smoking. that said...... this morning i again dragged my ass out of bed a just after 5 am to go to the gym. this was the bright idea i came up with when i decided that i wanted my weeknights free again to do fun things. like come home and watch tv. shut up. someday i'll have a date again. i think. shut up. anyway, i got out of bed and went to the gym. fine. i get there, and it's kinda crowded for 5:20am. that's fine. i get on the elliptical machine and start my cardio. no problem. here's the routine.....5 minutes of cardio on the elliptical, followed by 5 weight machines, 5 more minutes of cardio, 5 more weight machines and then finally 20 minutes of cardio on the elliptical. i do this all the time. takes about an hour. no problem. today? big problem. not in doing the excercises or anything. in the person on the machine next to mine. now i know i'm not all that and a bag of chips. yet. that's why i drag my ass to the gym at 5 am. to get to that. great. however, the person next to me not only was worse off than myself in the health department (as much as i could tell by looking at her, anyway) she also smelled as if she'd smoked a half pack before she came into the gym. does this make sense to anyone?? i'm not talking smelling like a little smoke. i'm talking REEKING of smoke. i half expected to see smoke rising off this woman while she was working out. now, is it just me or is there something weird with that? tani trivia #4 j was right, i have 4 tattoos. what is my job? --------