gym guys

after computering, i go to the genoveva chavez community center for a workout and more importantly, a shower. this place is sick as far as rec centers go. state of the art building and equipment. and just freakin huge. also interesting artsy decour. a bunch of these strange muscly figures suspended in air from the ceiling. pretty cool. don't see art in most gyms. just sweaty guys and girls lifting weights or treadmilling it.

i get about half of my pre-roadtrip work-out in before feeling like absolute shit. out of breath. cold sweat. nausea. can't tell i'm really out of shape or if it's a form of altitude sickness. probably both.

after lying down and resting a few minutes on the cold gym floor, i get up and walk back to the men's locker room to shower. a few older guys are in there. couple teenagers too. all buck naked. take my clothes off and hop in the shower. thinking how weird all this is. a bunch of dudes showering. walking around naked. talking and dangling. feels like high school gym class all over again. yet it doesn't feel weird or uncomfortable at all like it did then. maybe it was just puberty and immature kids and penises. bad mix. feels very normal now. just some naked guys bathing it up and shooting the shit. still sounds a little weird in my head i guess. especially when i phrase it that way. but no, the nudity ain't bothering anyone. guess if someone was blatantly staring at someone else's parts there might be some feelings of discomfort. but no one's staring today. just talking and dangling.