state of affairs

Well, here I am, a little more than a week away from climbing Mt Adams, and I've found a lot more peace with the situation than I had a week or so ago. I'm really looking forward to it. Though it is crazy that it's only nine days away. And then Rainier is only two and a half weeks away. Yeeeeks! That I'm still a little freaked out about.

Gotta keep training, although I was lazy yesterday, and found the pool full of a class today when I showed up, so ended up being lazy again. Oh well, I've been ignoring my Netflix, and my kitchen, lately, anyway.

Honestly, I don't understand how people truly enjoy working out in gyms. The environment, all stale, sterile, and windowless and full of sweaty people looking at eachother's bodies, it just doesn't do it for me. I will say that it's the only way I can train regularly with Seattle's dismal /unpredictable weather, but when I'm not training for this, you're not going to often find me chained to the stairmaster or treadmill, or better yet, the freeweights. Bleh. It might also be that I just don't identify with people who are really into body image, so the place is inherently a bit intimidating to me, like everybody sees me for the imposter I am. I do like the pool, and the ellipticals. And the saunas and massage rooms, but those aren't quite in the same category. I'm looking forward to trying some new stuff when I'm done ramping up for these climbs. But until then, I have to continue to try and blend in in the cardio room, plugging into my ipod or the cable tv monitors to pass the time.

I'll monitor the mountaineering boots and helmet in the corner from the couch tonight. That's got to be good for something.