I want to quit the gym

Well, life is continuing to go well! I'm finding my job to be a good challenge. There is a lot to do and it's tough to distinguish what I should be doing first but I just try to cross off a few things on my to do list every day. At the very least, I like what I'm doing so I can't complain. Due to some reorganization, I already have a new boss but I find him to be very straight forward so the change was not upsetting.

The apartment continues to be my favorite place I've lived since KKG! Kamm and Farley have proven to be quite good influences. They are both avid runners to say the least and though I'm not as into running as they are, I at least consider the fact that they're probably out running and not at home after work so I might as well go work out rather then sit at home by myself.

Upon moving to Indy, I joined LA Fitness. They just built one close to work and there is also another one close to home so I figured it was a no brainer. When you sign up, they give you a free personal training session with a guy who convinces you that personal training is the one and only thing that is missing to making your life complete and full of happiness. So being the sucker for informercials that I am, I signed up. That's where all the problems started.

They started off my charging my card incorrectly. Then when they tried to correct it, they instead charged another fee to it. Apparently all you need to work at a gym is a relatively good body. No brain or computer skills required. The gym has continued to give me the run around for the last month saying they have escalated my issue to corporate. Well, apparently corporate is filled with idiots too. Supposedly their vice president is supposed to enter the credit himself. What kind of VP makes accounting entries? I doubt that the VPs at my company even have access to our accounting system. I've never seen a business with such poor customer service. At first I was amazed that theyr'e still in business and then I just remember that they steal other people's money.

I have tried to cancel the training membership but apparently that's something that's not in the instruction manual of the computer so they can't figure that out either. In the meantime, the trainer keeps offering to let me train "for free" until all these issues are sorted out. I refuse because I know that later they'll say that they can't refund me because I've been using their services.

There isn't a whole lot I can do to help myself at the moment, but I'm passing this experience on to you so that you don't make the same mistake. You would think that having seen the friends episode where Chandler tries to quit the gym that I would have realized what kind of scam artists work at the gym but you would be wrong.

Once I do get this all sorted out, I will start using the over 100 personal training sessions have managed to earn at no cost to myself. I made sure to get this all in writing because frankly I don't trust a single person at the gym. So, the next step is to start my petition to get American Gladiator's back on the air. I'd appreciate some suggestions on what my Gladiator name should be!On a lighter note, we went to go see The Hangover last night. If you haven't seen it yet, put it on your to do list because it is HILARIOUS!! And I have a new found love for Bradley Cooper. Maybe it's because I've seen 2 of his movies in the last 2 weeks...or maybe because he has super dreamy hair. Either way, the movie is fantastic you'll probably be the only person who doesn't get all of your friends jokes if you don't go see it soon.