So last Tuesday, I went to my first spinning class. For those of you who don't know what spinning is, it's a class at the health club where a group of you ride on these cycle machines and pretent your climbing up and down hill by varying the speed and resistance on the cycles & changing how you are either sitting or gripping the handlebars. Oh and an instructor is constantly yelling at you to turn it up, or pedal faster, shoulders down, tummy in, & stick your ass out!

I've been going to this gym for five years now, and I've been riding the exercise bikes forever, so I thought that spinning would be a piece of cake. Boy was I wrong!!! I haven't had such an intense workout in ages. Sweat was dripping down from my face in a steady stream. Toward the end of the class, instead of actually turning up the resistance, I was so beat that I just pretended by making the hand motion.

Anyhow, I really liked the class and will be going again tomorrow (tuesday).

However, the reason I started going was that there was this cute guy in the class. I have been keeping an eye on him at the gym for a couple months now (read stalking), and decided to take the class in hopes of finding a reason to chat with him. He's probably about 6ft, 33-35ish, thin, brown hair, light skin, deer in headlights/F*ck me look in his eyes, etc.

Well, I saw where he placed his bike, so instead of being totally obvious and placing my bike next to his, I place it on the other side of the room where I had a good view of him in the mirror , but he wouldn't know that I was just staring at him.

About one minute before class started, this asian guy walks in and positions his bike right next to cute guy's. I inwardly groan, but figure it was just coincidence.

Since the class was pretty intense, I didn't really have time to obsess over cute guy, but I did sneak a glance or two..or twelve. At the end of the class though, cute guy walks over to the water fountain and just as I start heading over there, the asian guy beats me to it and starts chatting with cute guy.

I head to the locker room, and cute guy walks in a few minutes later. The locker room is packed, and since we were at opposite ends, I packed up my stuff and started leaving. I figured I'd walk slow and have a reason to run into cute guy as he was walking out of the club. We could chat about how intense the class was, etc.

Well, sure enough, asian guy was waiting outside and started chatting with cute guy. I figure my chance for the day is blown, so I head to my car. As I pulled out of the parking lot, I saw that asian guy had followed cute guy to his car and was still chatting with him!!!!!

It sooo figures!!!! There are only 3 guys in the spinning class, me, cute guy, and other asian guy. I blow my chance to chat with cute guy, and a fellow asian steps in and takes him from me!!!! Curses!!!

I'm not even sure cute guy is gay, but there are signs. Now I just have to find a way to get rid of the competition :2hands: .

Vic 'Who's not used to pursuing'