So LA Club Gym

My friend gave me a year gym membership to a sports club in Los Angeles. Expect many yields from this place.

Imagine walking briskly through a large near empty three story gym, stopping in a wide open hall perusing a giant schedule board a good thirty feet from the nearest equipment and this conversation taking place with Wayne, a long haired fidgety Asian man in his 50s who has appeared out of nowhere.

Him: So the yoga classes...etc etc etc...they're pretty hard.
Me: Oh, Ok, Thanks.
Him: What's your name?
Me: Broek. What's your name?
Him: Wayne. Are you going to the Playboy Mansion Halloween Party?
Me: Um, no I'm not.
Him: Oh they're my neighbors so...etc etc etc backpedal to avert the obvious status drop...they're pretty loud.
Me: You probably appreciate the view though, huh?
Him: Oh yeah, it's crazy there but no, I'm not into those types of girls.
Me: Oh. Yeah.*
Him: Ok. Well see you later.
Me: Bye Wayne.

*Clearly my being a 5'9 blonde didn't register at all from BFE work out area over there.

So The Jerry Springer Show Called Me

This evening Greg from the Jerry Springer Show called to see if I wanted to be on the show. Mind, I wasn't contacted due to paternity test eligibility or my man stealing, but because someone who had my phone number back in the 90s was on the show. I told Greg my life was pretty stable for the most part and wouldn't generate the sort of drama necessary for the show. He said "Well if you have any relationships with people that makes you eligible." True, Greg. He asked if I knew anyone else to refer and mentioned a free trip to Chicago or money for referring a story and left his contact number.

Now is your chance friends, if you've ever wanted to be on the Jerry Springer show, pitch your ideas now...

So I Took CPR

Months ago I took CPR. I especially liked the plastic mouth cover for the dummy they gave us. There's a full face outline with fingers to demonstrate the procedure. Notice, the fingers tilting the chin are manicured woman fingers, and the fingers ready to pinch the nostrils are stumpy man fingers. There are either two people giving this woman CPR or the man giving CPR to the woman is using her fingers to tilt her own chin.

So I Was Inspired by Art

LT and I saw the Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters Ghetty Exhibit and I bought the "Insects and Flowers" booklet for my nieces. After telling them about Meria and looking at the book, Madelyn said "This makes me want to paint." Unfortunately nephew Rhys has to be napping in order to paint so Adah, Madelyn, and I worked with crayons.

So This Is What I Look Like - Part 2

According to Adah.

So This Is What I Look Like

According to Jared.

So Arnold Schwarzenegger Almost Ran Me Over In His Porsche

Yep. Last Sunday while Megan and I were crossing the street.

We could've had it made with that kind of hush money.

So I Haven't Posted In Awhile

And here are some things that have happened in the meantime...





Jared and I ran into choice people in Hollywood a couple weeks ago, as depicted in the drawings. No explanation needed on Jared's.

Second guy was at Mel's Diner covered in tattoos with cartoonish buck teeth. Thousands of dollars on bad ass tattooing and guy can't swing for braces... braces, not for pretty boy teeth, but to reign those in a tad.