"THE WET BAG THEORY"
THIS PAST FRIDAY I DECIDED TO GO UP TO VERMONT. JORDAN AND I WERE PLANNING TO MEET UP THERE, THE LAST STEP WAS TO MUSCLE OUT THE TIRESOME AP RE-WORK COMMUTE. THE LONG WEEK IN GENERAL HAD LEFT ME EXHAUSTED TO BEGIN WITH, SO MY SUBCONSCIOUS KEPT REPEATING "ONCE YOU GET UP THERE ADAM, IT WILL ALL BE WORTH THE RIDE. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE JORDAN BROUGHT WHAT I LIKE TO CALL A "HANDLE" OF HARIBO GUMMY BEARS, STRAIGHT FROM GERMANY.
ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER WE GOT THERE, FIRE BLAZING, WE NOTICED THE CONDO WAS STILL RATHER COLD. WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT "THERE WAS NO HEAT!" THE PLAN WAS TO CALL MAINTENANCE IN THE MORNING, AFTER TOUGHING OUT THE NIGHT AROUND THE FIRE.
THE AMOUNT OF SNOW COMING DOWN THE NEXT DAY WAS TREACHEROUS, AND THE OVERALL CONDITIONS SO EXTREME, WE DECIDED TO SPEND THE DAY INDOORS, HOPING TO RIDE SUNDAY.
THE SPORTS CENTER IS PERFECT FOR A DAY LIKE THIS, AND HAS PLENTY OF ACTIVITIES TO KEEP TRAVELERS BUSY. EQUIPPED WITH A SMALL GYM AND INDOOR POOL, JORDAN AND I MADE USE OF ALL THE AMENITIES. THE PLAN WAS FOR ME TO WORK OUT ON THE TREADMILL, JORDAN ON THE STATIONARY BIKE, AND THEN SWITCH. HEATHER, THE HEAVY SET WOMAN WHO WORKS THERE WAS VERY HELP FULL BUT AT MOMENTS BORDERLINE AWKWARD. SHE EXPLAINED HOW TO USE THE TELEVISION, AND DURING THE DEMONSTRATION, SHE HIT A BUTTON ON THE SET WHICH SENT THE PICTURE AND SOUND INTO AND ENIGMA BEYOND REPAIR. AT WHICH POINT, SHE OFFERED US AN ARRAY OF VHS MOVIES TO WATCH, MAKING CLEAR TO US THAT "WE ARE NOT TO WATCH ANY MOVIE WITH FOUL LANGUAGE" JORDAN JOKINGLY EXCLAIMED "OK, HOW ABOUT GOODFELLAS"
WE PUT IN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II, AND RAN FOR 40 MINUTES. AFTERWARDS, I WAS STRETCHING ON THE FLOOR WHEN A MAN SUDDENLY WALKED INTO THE SMALL GYM ROOM. FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, THE MAN ENTERED THE GYM AND MADE A B-LINE FOR THE SELECTION OF MAGAZINES (WHICH WAS RIGHT NEAR THE TELEVISION) FOR SOME REASON, JORDAN WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT WHEN THE MAN ENTERED THE ROOM, HE HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE NINJA TURTLES MOVIE THAT WAS PLAYING. FULL SPRINT ON THE TREADMILL, MIND YOU, HEADPHONES IN EAR, JORDAN YELLS TO THE GENTLEMAN "ITS THE SECOND ONE!" AS IF TO GIVE THE GUY A HEADS UP THAT, WHAT APPEARED ON THE SCREEN WAS IN FACT THE SECOND NINJA TURTLES MOVIE, "SECRET OF THE OOZE" NOT TO BE MISTAKEN FOR THE FIRST NINJA TURTLES BLOCKBUSTER, OR PERHAPS PREVIEWS FROM THE NEW NINJA TURTLES MOVIE COMING OUT. I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I DON'T THINK THE MAN EVER HAD ANY INTEREST IN THE MOVIE WHATSOEVER... = )
WORKOUT COMPLETED, WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE POOL AREA, THEN TO THE JACUZZI, FOLLOWED BY THE NECESSARY SHOWER/SAUNA. THE SPORTS CENTER CONVENIENTLY PROVIDES TOWELS, LOCKERS, AND PLASTIC BAGS TO PUT YOUR WET CLOTHING, WHICH COMES IN VERY HANDY. AS WE WERE MAKING OUR WAY BACK TO THE CONDO, JORDAN EXPLAINS HOW HE IS MISSING HIS NEW I-POD SHUFFLE;THE ONE HE WAS JUST USING IN THE GYM. WE WERE ABOUT TO GO BACK OUT AND RUN A FEW ERRANDS (SKI RENTALS AND FOOD) SO WE AGREED TO RIDE PAST THE SPORTS CENTER ONCE AGAIN, AND SEARCH FOR THE SLEEK MP3 PLAYER TOGETHER. THE DEVICE WAS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND, AND THIS IS WHEN I CAME UP WITH THE THEORY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. ONE: THAT SOMEONE STOLE IT... AND TWO: JORDAN MISTAKINGLY PUT THE I-POD INTO THE PLASTIC BAG CONTAINING HIS WET SWIMMING TRUNKS. ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER WE RETURNED TO THE CONDO, JORDAN WAS GRATEFUL TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE I-POD SHUFFLE, WITH A BIG THANKS TO MY "WET BAG THEORY"
BTW: EXPERT DECISION TO SNOWBOARD SUNDAY: 6 INCHES OF FRESH POWDER
CONDITIONS: PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED FLURRIES, POWDER & PACKED POWDER
THE PICTURE BELOW IS A SHOT I TOOK INSIDE THE SKI/SNOWBOARD RENTAL SHOP. IF YOU LOOK CLOSE YOU WILL REALIZE THAT IT IS A PICTURE OF A MIRROR ON THE BACK OF A DO0R.
ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER WE GOT THERE, FIRE BLAZING, WE NOTICED THE CONDO WAS STILL RATHER COLD. WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT "THERE WAS NO HEAT!" THE PLAN WAS TO CALL MAINTENANCE IN THE MORNING, AFTER TOUGHING OUT THE NIGHT AROUND THE FIRE.
THE AMOUNT OF SNOW COMING DOWN THE NEXT DAY WAS TREACHEROUS, AND THE OVERALL CONDITIONS SO EXTREME, WE DECIDED TO SPEND THE DAY INDOORS, HOPING TO RIDE SUNDAY.
THE SPORTS CENTER IS PERFECT FOR A DAY LIKE THIS, AND HAS PLENTY OF ACTIVITIES TO KEEP TRAVELERS BUSY. EQUIPPED WITH A SMALL GYM AND INDOOR POOL, JORDAN AND I MADE USE OF ALL THE AMENITIES. THE PLAN WAS FOR ME TO WORK OUT ON THE TREADMILL, JORDAN ON THE STATIONARY BIKE, AND THEN SWITCH. HEATHER, THE HEAVY SET WOMAN WHO WORKS THERE WAS VERY HELP FULL BUT AT MOMENTS BORDERLINE AWKWARD. SHE EXPLAINED HOW TO USE THE TELEVISION, AND DURING THE DEMONSTRATION, SHE HIT A BUTTON ON THE SET WHICH SENT THE PICTURE AND SOUND INTO AND ENIGMA BEYOND REPAIR. AT WHICH POINT, SHE OFFERED US AN ARRAY OF VHS MOVIES TO WATCH, MAKING CLEAR TO US THAT "WE ARE NOT TO WATCH ANY MOVIE WITH FOUL LANGUAGE" JORDAN JOKINGLY EXCLAIMED "OK, HOW ABOUT GOODFELLAS"
WE PUT IN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II, AND RAN FOR 40 MINUTES. AFTERWARDS, I WAS STRETCHING ON THE FLOOR WHEN A MAN SUDDENLY WALKED INTO THE SMALL GYM ROOM. FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, THE MAN ENTERED THE GYM AND MADE A B-LINE FOR THE SELECTION OF MAGAZINES (WHICH WAS RIGHT NEAR THE TELEVISION) FOR SOME REASON, JORDAN WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT WHEN THE MAN ENTERED THE ROOM, HE HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE NINJA TURTLES MOVIE THAT WAS PLAYING. FULL SPRINT ON THE TREADMILL, MIND YOU, HEADPHONES IN EAR, JORDAN YELLS TO THE GENTLEMAN "ITS THE SECOND ONE!" AS IF TO GIVE THE GUY A HEADS UP THAT, WHAT APPEARED ON THE SCREEN WAS IN FACT THE SECOND NINJA TURTLES MOVIE, "SECRET OF THE OOZE" NOT TO BE MISTAKEN FOR THE FIRST NINJA TURTLES BLOCKBUSTER, OR PERHAPS PREVIEWS FROM THE NEW NINJA TURTLES MOVIE COMING OUT. I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I DON'T THINK THE MAN EVER HAD ANY INTEREST IN THE MOVIE WHATSOEVER... = )
WORKOUT COMPLETED, WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE POOL AREA, THEN TO THE JACUZZI, FOLLOWED BY THE NECESSARY SHOWER/SAUNA. THE SPORTS CENTER CONVENIENTLY PROVIDES TOWELS, LOCKERS, AND PLASTIC BAGS TO PUT YOUR WET CLOTHING, WHICH COMES IN VERY HANDY. AS WE WERE MAKING OUR WAY BACK TO THE CONDO, JORDAN EXPLAINS HOW HE IS MISSING HIS NEW I-POD SHUFFLE;THE ONE HE WAS JUST USING IN THE GYM. WE WERE ABOUT TO GO BACK OUT AND RUN A FEW ERRANDS (SKI RENTALS AND FOOD) SO WE AGREED TO RIDE PAST THE SPORTS CENTER ONCE AGAIN, AND SEARCH FOR THE SLEEK MP3 PLAYER TOGETHER. THE DEVICE WAS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND, AND THIS IS WHEN I CAME UP WITH THE THEORY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. ONE: THAT SOMEONE STOLE IT... AND TWO: JORDAN MISTAKINGLY PUT THE I-POD INTO THE PLASTIC BAG CONTAINING HIS WET SWIMMING TRUNKS. ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER WE RETURNED TO THE CONDO, JORDAN WAS GRATEFUL TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE I-POD SHUFFLE, WITH A BIG THANKS TO MY "WET BAG THEORY"
BTW: EXPERT DECISION TO SNOWBOARD SUNDAY: 6 INCHES OF FRESH POWDER
CONDITIONS: PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED FLURRIES, POWDER & PACKED POWDER
THE PICTURE BELOW IS A SHOT I TOOK INSIDE THE SKI/SNOWBOARD RENTAL SHOP. IF YOU LOOK CLOSE YOU WILL REALIZE THAT IT IS A PICTURE OF A MIRROR ON THE BACK OF A DO0R.
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