My arms ache.

Yesterday after work I went to the gym and got a real membership, not just a summer guest one. The irony is that because the membership reps weren't there on Saturday, I actually got a better deal than I would have if they were. The original deal was that I'd get 50% off my "joining" fee if I joined by July 30, and pay normal monthly dues starting in September -- but they had an offer starting August 1st where you'd just pay $150 for joining and your first three months. Well, 50% off joining would be $150 anyway, and despite the "young professional" membership for people under 30, which would make my dues $65 a month instead of $110, and despite already having August free due to the summer guest membership, I still save a ton of money with this August joining thing. I don't have to pay again until November, and I also saved money on the joining fee. (If no deals were in place, I would have had to pay $300 to join and $110 a month as of September, for $520 as of November 1st. With just the young professional thing, and the 50% off joining, it would have been $75 + $65 + $65 as of November first, or $205. With this, it's just $150. Dude.)

So yeah. I will be sticking with the gym for quite a while, or at least until I turn 30, at this rate. There's absolutely no reason not to, given the price and the quality of the gym, and the pool, and all that.

Megan was almost done her workout by the time I got done with the membership stuff, so I did arms by myself and a few of the leg weights because I skipped last Friday. I upped the weight on the single lat, and I think I will hold off on upping anything else for at least a week or two because I really *can* feel it in my shoulders this morning.

I watched a bit of the Marlins-Cardinals game while at the gym -- apparently I left right before the Marlins called in ickle Ronnie Villone to pitch an inning. Dammit! If you are looking for a good game to watch, I suggest tonight's Marlins-Cardinals game at 8:10pm EDT, where pitching aces Dontrelle Willis (14-6, 3.07) and Chris Carpenter (15-4, 2.33), two of the best starting pitchers in the majors this year, are going head-to-head. Will Carpenter overtake Garland for winningest pitcher in the MLB? Will wild Willis willingly wilt, or will wily Willis willfully win?

After the gym yesterday, I walked home (it was nice out and it's only like a 2.5 mile walk), finished off the last of my pita bread, talked to Benoit on the phone for a bit, and then just totally crashed, having not gotten much sleep Sunday night. Sadly, I went to sleep at 10pm and still woke up at 8:15am; I was hoping to get up earlier today, but oh well. At least I'm well-rested.

(yes, I know about the Ryan Franklin drug test thing and I'm purposefully not commenting on it)