Backpacking Transient Gawker

So I just recently joined the Lincoln YMCA's and not that I get freaked out by people watching me, I mean obviously I get that a lot...have you seen me? Oh sorry, my ego reared its gorgeous head for a second. But seriously, when you workout do you like people watching you? It's weird, right? I can see your head shaking in agreement. Yep, it's weird. It's awkward, it makes me feel like I'm in college all over again with all of the sloots working out at the rec in hopes that one of the meat shakes pumping weights that are far too heavy for their puny arms to show some interest in them and maybe just maybe ask them to the next big kegger. Please don't misinterpret my judgementalness as pegging me for a girl who didn't go to keggers. This sassafrass went to her fair share of keggers and was even given the great honor to tap a keg once. That's right, once. Apparently, nothing I learned in my college courses had prepared me for that test and my tapping privileges were taken away. After that I had to find other things to tap.  

So back to my fishbowl experience. Where was I? Oh yes, I had just joined the Y. The downtown YMCA is situated on a busy downtown corner also home to a city bus stop, an Embassy Suites Hotel, an apartment building, a movie theater and a restaurant. There is a fair amount of peeps passing by throughout the day. It is actually the perfect habitat for me because it fulfills my love of people watching. Some of my other favorite venues include airports, grocery stores, coffee shops and fun local musical events (the oddities thrive in these situations). This particular day, I was definitely the observee of another people-watcher.

Here I am minding my own biz nass workin it out on the elliptical gettin' my sweat on and loving my endorphins ragin' throughout the bod when a local transient walks by. I think nothing of it. Transients are frequent passersby on the corner and it's nothing I haven't seen before. There are some very polite local street inhabitants who wish you a blessed day and just say hello as you walk by. This guy on the other hand, was more of the taunting, rude, bored-with-his-days-spent-on-the-streets type of transient. As he was almost past me, he stopped motioned to his other not-so-well-off bud and then stared right at me. Then, he started acting as if he was on an elliptical and had this goofy look on his face and kept throwing his head back as if I were the one exaggeratingly tossing my hair in the indoor fan wind. I have to admit, it was quite hilarious. Please be picturing this homeless backpack wearing man taunting a poor twenty-something who is just trying to tone up a little bit. I ignored him as best as I could until he finally gave up and went on his merry way. Did I mention that was my first day working out at my new gym. Yep, and everyday since I elliptical or run in anticipation that I will once again be taunted by one of the local transients.

I guess at the end of the day I just have to tell my self, damn girl, even though you are gawked at as if you were a fish in a bowl put on display at least you look good.