My Two Cents: "Thees ees okay?"

*I love my home gym for several reasons-- one of the most prominent being their spinning classes. If you have access to a facility that utilized the "Group Fitness" program (ie: Group Ride, Group Power, Group Kickboxing, Group _____), seriously go to them. They're freaking hard but awesome. I sometimes feel silly because there are geezers there that are doing so much better than I am doing, but the fact of the matter is I sweat my eyeballs out and can't breathe, so I must be getting a good workout even if the rickety old man next to me is getting a better one. (Note: the Group Fitness program isn't any old spinning or kickboxing class-- it's a very specific curriculum and it is wonderful.)

*Speaking of fitness-- mine is atrocious whether in a group or not. This is upsetting to me and I am not sure what I am going to do about it. I want to do a half marathon in January... not to mention the half ironman in August. I really need to get my act together if either of those are going to happen. I'd LOVE to find a group or something. It is so much more fun/easier to keep up with workouts if there is someone(s) waiting for you to show up.

*Last week I went to Seattle to sign my lease and meet the movers. Lease signed-- movers moving stuff in-- all going according to plan... UNTIL-- we're wrapping things up, signing the eight thousand papers. The 'head guy' of the three, who told me he is from Israel, I'm guessing around 40 years old, completely bald, greying goatee, thick accent looks at me and says "Vell I come back every 2/3 weeks. We get together then?" I am thrown into confusion-- they just moved every possession I have, what more could he want to move? So, I asked "to move stuff?" He chuckled and said "No... for.. personal. Thees ees okay?" My eyes BUGGED out and I could barely contain my hysterical laughter as I said "NO." And he replied "ooh, no? Why thees ees?" Still trying/failing at holding in my laughter I gasped something about not being interested because I was already in a relationship. White lie, what can ya do. So he shrugged his shoulders and left. I closed (and locked) the door behind him and thought "DID THAT JUST HAPPEN?!" Why is it that outrageous things happen to me when no one is around to bear witness? Crazy-- the most male attention I've gotten in... too long is from a 40 year old Israeli man. Great.

*Thanksgiving is Thursday, I officially move to the Emerald City early Friday. Nauseous.

*I still don't have a couch and don't have any promising prospects of getting one. Nauseous-er.

*My dad went with me to Seattle last weekend to set up furniture and do a lot of stuff requiring power tools. When we were searching for a cheap furniture shop (unsuccessfully), we were coming to a screeching halt at the bottom of a particularly steep hill. After we determined we were clear to turn right and started going, we heard a loud noise and both said "What was that?!" I looked in side mirror to the intersection where we'd turned from and saw a man on his moped on the ground! Horrified, we pulled over and went to see if he was okay. Fortunately he was-- he just wasn't able to stop at the bottom of the hill (because it was wet..? dude-- it's Seattle and there are a lot of hills-- check those brakes, son). But he was totally fine, bike had a broken light though. No damage to our car so we parted ways, no drama. As we pulled away I kicked myself-- we should have gotten is info because he was very attractive!!! Who knows, maybe my soulmate IS in Seattle afterall.

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