Damn resolutions!

This is the time of year when the gym is crowded with good intentions. I will give things a few weeks to clear out and I will try not to let the crowds annoy me. They opened this little annex with these awesome stationary bikes at the Y where in theory you can race others at the same time (they have not hooked the bikes up together for it yet). They have monitors where you ride courses like a video game. I find it pretty motivating. Mike wants to race me really bad, but he is just kicking my ass out there regardless (we ride the same courses). It tends to reward pure power, and these creaky knees have not been turning out the watts lately. All I know is that I need to get my joints in shape for skiing, even though snow has not appeared anywhere in these parts yet (at least ski-worthy). I need to recover from my vacation of eating, sitting, eating, and walking.

I was just reading a news article about workout music. It was all about high beats per minute with a constant rhythm. They were mentioning a lot of lame garbage. I acquired a nano recently and put together a gym playlist. I think I am an old fart for the following reasons:

1. Most of the motivational stuff is from the 80s and early 90s. I guess I have gone soft rock.
2. There is a lot of dirty Prince, and I have to be careful not to sing along. I do not think the people at the Y could tolerate "Irresistable Bitch" or "Lady Cab Driver"
3. I have come to the conclusion that anything from the Run, Lola, Run soundtrack is motivating.
4. You can always respond to Work Hard by Depeche Mode or The Pixies.

Speaking of the Pixies, I heard the Breeders are coming out to tour this year. I lost my Breeder's CD years ago, but that was an old gym CD.

I did make a resolution this year. I decided to try to play guitar 3 times a week. Wish me luck.