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30 minutes on the elliptical

watched a dangerous stunts gone wrong type reality clips show while on the elliptical:

there was a man who bungee jumped tied inside a shopping cart over a lake
he was successful in that part and then came down beside the lake but then as a prank one of his daredevil friends pushed him into the lake while he was still clipped in the cart (one of the clips was still on and the friends didn't realize it.). so when he didn't come back up his friends jumped in to try and save him but with no luck. luckily he was ultimately able to get that last clip off himself and then get to the surface of the water but it was a close call. i thought to myself, "my god! i am frightened of the tiniest things, and this guy is bungee jumping tied to a shopping cart above a lake and then sinking in a lake and barely resurfacing only to catch his breath and laugh!"

when i arrived, the woman who is ALWAYS at the gym was there on a different elliptical. when i left she was still going strong, of course. i found out her name is jill by hearing a trainer call her that. it's nice to finally know her name.

earlier this week the fire alarm went off at the gym. in very new york style, everyone just ignored it, knowing we'd be told if it wasn't an accident. it went off for a good five minutes (incredibly loud with flashing lights). then an announcement came over the speakers: false alarm. no one blinked. we are a jaded bunch here.