Did you talk to a trainer, sj? Sometimes they can have suggestions for you. Is there a YMCA near you? I'm obviously a big fan of swimming for exercise now.
Never goes smooth. How come it never goes smooth?
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Cashmere - Sep 17, 2007 12:52:58 pm PDT #5867 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
sj - Sep 17, 2007 12:55:26 pm PDT #5868 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Did you talk to a trainer, sj? Sometimes they can have suggestions for you. Is there a YMCA near you? I'm obviously a big fan of swimming for exercise now.
This gym doesn't let you talk to a trainer until you sign a contract. TCG and I were just talking about the YMCA. I think I am going to look into that next. In the meantime, I am comforting myself with a pumpkin latte.
Scrappy - Sep 17, 2007 12:58:27 pm PDT #5869 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I belonged to the Y here and liked it much better than a gym. It wasn't as fancy as a lot of gyms, but it had lots of classes, it was non-competitive and no pressure-y salespeople to deal with!
amych - Sep 17, 2007 12:59:04 pm PDT #5870 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
This gym doesn't let you talk to a trainer until you sign a contract.
Ick. That alone is reason to walk away, IMO -- it's one thing to say "you can't get a freebie session and then walk away with your newly-designed workout". It's quite another to not let you even ask if they're going to have the facilities or the knowhow to make the kind of accommodations you need.
juliana - Sep 17, 2007 1:00:34 pm PDT #5871 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I'll second the rec for the Y - ours is made of awesome. Very respectful, very mellow, and plenty of help if you want it.
JZ - Sep 17, 2007 1:05:48 pm PDT #5872 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Ugh, Suzi, that's just stupid and lazy of your M.D., and, yup, just the sort of thing to make HMO bean-counters grumpy. Go you with the research and the subsequent pushy bitchery -- sorry to hear you are basically having to do your doctor's work for him.
And from way, way upstream -- aw, bonny, your reunion with Bartleby sounds excellent. I love it when animals (and small children) do that proprietary mineallminesocomforting sloungey lean into you. So ridiculously endearing.
And, a completely shallow request for assistance: Can anyone make a decent LJ icon for me out of this picture? The icons I've made myself are all smudged and indistinct, so obviously I am not to be trusted with the making of 'em.
juliana - Sep 17, 2007 1:07:53 pm PDT #5873 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Raise hell, Suzi.
JZ, did you want text?
Kathy A - Sep 17, 2007 1:11:24 pm PDT #5874 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I love it when animals (and small children) do that proprietary mineallminesocomforting sloungey lean into you. So ridiculously endearing.
My cat likes to rub her head on the side of mine above my right ear when she's snuggled up in my arms, or when she's perched on the end table while I'm on the computer and she wants some attention. If I'm laying on the bed napping or watching tv and ignoring her, she likes to jump on my stomach, meow down into my face, and then head-bop me on my nose. If I go away on a trip and leave her alone with just the service coming in daily to feed and water her, she becomes Velcro Kitty when I come back and refuses to let me out of her sight (well, moreso than usual).
JZ - Sep 17, 2007 1:15:28 pm PDT #5875 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Nah, no text. The image alone is more than enough awesome.
Also, the other thing you nudged me about? I'll be working on it over the next day or so.
Vortex - Sep 17, 2007 1:24:20 pm PDT #5876 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
chicagoistas! Is the Marriott in the Medical District near stuff? It says that it's 1 mile from the city center?