Cranky.

I think I’ve been a little cranky lately.

I blame Israel. And whirlpools.

Honestly, I do. They’ve made a bad situation worse. I’ve long since given up on the US smacking Israel down – should have happened back in Nixon’s day. They’ve been a nation and they’ve survived a number of trying issues, so yay, hurrah. How long are you supposed to keep making excuses for new nations? I mean they “aw, shucks, you’ve had a hard time of it” shtick is getting really old. I’m no expert on nation building but I’m to the point of saying “Hey, no more free chances.” Especially with this “We might have nukes, but we won’t admit to it” bullshit they’ve pulled for years.

And even so, what’s Israel to us anyway? Allying with the enemy of the Arab world just to have an ally? What’s the point? But alright, that’s fine. I’m just greatly annoyed that they’re fucking things up right now. Israel, I mean. I firmly believe they have the right to defend themselves, but they’ve overreacted now. Actually, that’s not true. They overreacted 14 days ago and it’s been continuing since. The latest debacle only making matters that much worse, and strengthening more support against them. I do agree that an immediate cease fire won’t help, unless there’s action against the people arming Hezbollah, but that’s quickly becoming moot.

Perfect example of how you can be right and yet still lose the argument by very, very wrong at the same time.

And then some tosser gave me some grief at the gym the other day… I walked into the whirlpool area: there was a guy in one pool with the jets on and another guy sitting in another with the jets off. I hit the button for one of the empty pools – there four in the men’s locker room – and said to one of the guys “Hey, you want me to turn that on?” He said, “no that’s OK – thanks though!” I nodded and went into my pool.

The guy that was in the first pool says, “Hey. Yer supposed to take a cold soap shower before using that.” I looked around and was like “uwah? Who’s talking to me?” and realized the it was the guy behind me. I looked over my shoulder and say “huh?” He repeated himself, with a good deal of attitude. “Oh, sorry,” I replied. That’s fine – helping out a fellow member, and all that. But that’s not what’s going on here… The dude gets outta his pool muttering to himself “Oh, fine, stay in then. Can’t follow the rules, eh? You’re supposed to take a show. Can’t seem to be bothered, can ya?” and walked outta the spa area, towards the shower.

I’ve been in situations like this before. Many times before. I usually just ignore it and feel smug that I was smart enough to not have said anything. This was different. This time I had to fight every instinct that was trying to get me to tell the guy off. I didn’t need the rest of the day to think about what I would have said. I had it all in my head already.

In fact, I let a “Hey, buddy, back off” escape outta my mouth, just as he was getting towards the showers, in spite of myself.

First thought: “Hey, buddy why are you checking my ass out to see if it’s wet or are you normally checking out other guys here? If I need someone to wash my balls, I’ll call yer wife.”

Second thought: “Rules? Isn’t there some rule on that board that says ‘Don’t be a jack ass to other club members’?”

Third thought: “You do know there are showers on the other level, right? I used one of those before coming down here, thanks. Did you choose to only stalk me in this room, then?”

Fourth thought: “Fuck off, ya wanker.”

Thankfully, he went off to his shower and I didn’t say any of it. While not as cliché as a bar fight, I think an altercation in a gym would be pretty sad to live through. Even if I could have bent the guy in half. I more wonder at where the outburst would have come from in the first place… first from him and my reaction to it. I mean, my reaction was all New York, but it doesn’t often show itself out here, which is a good thing. Both that it’s normally dormant and that I can awaken it when provoked, but still… I dunno what his problem was. Maybe he’s from California or something…

Guess I’ve been a little on edge lately.


3 thoughts on “Cranky.”

  1. Don’t bother blaming Israel; don’t bother blaming the Arabs. As long each believes they have the sole right to that scrap of land and the other cannot, must not, have it, the violence will not stop.

  2. Fighting over land? Meh, there’s enough land to go around. Mighting over showers? Thats just gay. He was just hoping to get in to a naked man fight with you.


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