Observed/encountered at the gym today:

- A woman (who did have a great figure) dressed in a tight sports bra and short Spandex shorts and not much more besides her socks and shoes complaining that the guys in the gym were looking at her. Of course they're going to look at you. It's like mounting a large neon sign over your head that says, "Don't look at me!" If you don't want guys to look at you, wear a loose t-shirt and sweatpants.

- A woman wearing granny-panties with purple and pink polka dots on it. I know she was wearing this because she was wearing thin see-through white linen pants over them, and when she did her toe-touches, the polka dots reared right up (no pun intended).

- The same old guy who I always see and who ties up the elliptical trainer for over an hour, using it on a low resistance level and at practically no incline and who pretty much strolls on the thing. If you could call it that, since he stops every five minutes to exchange magazines from the huge bag on the floor at his side. He'd get more exercise going outside and walking.

- The annoying woman who took the machine next to me, who probably has a rampant case of ADD. She put on two different TV programs on the TVs mounted in front of us, then made about 5 phone calls, then read part of the Sunday L.A. Times, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter while watching these two different shows. How she did it, I have no idea. Then, when I was done with the Stuff magazine that I was reading, she asked if she could borrow that. She was mildly insulted when I said no, I had to bring it home for my roommate to read since it was our copy, and said she'd leave it at the front desk and I could pick it up later in the week if she could borrow it now. With all the distractions she had, she still wanted my distractions as well?