Finals avoidance

[elspethdixon]

Oh, UMD gym, why did I put off discovering where the fuck on campus you are for so bloody long?

There is a weight room. With mirrors. And two pools. And an indoor track. I got to run with actual other people to pace myself against--or I would have been able to pace myself against them, if most of them hadn't been doing the sprint-a-lap, jog-a-lap thing while I tried to keep the same pace the whole time.

I haven't done serious weight training or running in far too long. My lap times were beyond pathetic. However, lap #20 was only five seconds slower than lap #1, so at least I suck consistantly.

Also, Superman Returns is decent, but sadly lacking in Lois Lane. There's some woman in the movie who claims to be Lois, but she bears no resemblance to the kick-ass, bitchy Lois I know. On the other hand, Clark is adorkable, and Lex is, as ever, my imaginary comicbook boyfriend. The whole movie was worth it just to watch him snark at his incompetant minions and reference Greek mythology like the geekboy he secretly is.

HOwever, the entire time I watched it, I couldn't help but fantasize about how much better it would have been if, instead of doing Superman Returns and Batman Begins, they'd taken the same actors (minus Kate Bosworth, the pseudo-Lois) and done a live-action version of toonverse's "World's Finest." Batman and Superman teaming up to fight Lex and the Joker is something I'd pay good money to see in live action on a big screen.

Comments

[seanchai.livejournal.com]

I'm so deeply relieved to hear that at least Clark and Lex were okay - I knew Lois was going to be horrid from the moment I read the cast list, but it would have been just a sin if at least Lex wasn't interesting.

And wow. That sounds like a nice campus gym.

[blukitten.livejournal.com]

Ah! The gym! I now find myself lusting after Columbia's sports facilities which I must tell you are amazing. Many weight machines, an INDOOR track, an olympic eight lane pool, and several kickboxing and ju-jitsu classes. I must find my columbia ID so I can utilize the pool there when I come back. It is simply amazing there, but I suppose those amongst ivy league glamour should have the best of facilities. I miss it so sometimes. I have heard the gym at the University of London is rather disappointing.

You do weight training? I do as well, not on the freeweights and the leg press, which I can do a maximum of 220 lbs, I'd like to get a bit better though.

I AM definitely going to come to DC at some point! :)

[elspethdixon.livejournal.com]

I used to do weight training--I've let it lapse over the past year or so, and am taking it back up again.

I prefer to use freeweights (10, 12, and 15lbs, because I am a wuss), becuase, thanks to the ancient machines of suck at the Hollins gym, I just don't know enough about how to use up-to-date equipment to do it properly. Last year, I sporadically went to the Pax River drill hall with my dad or mom, but weight training in the presence of enlisted marines just makes you feel inferior. The view is nice, though.