Neighbor and Gym

I have mentioned before that I have a tumultuous relationship with my neighbor. We have had several disagreements, some of which have resulted in her threatening to sue me. I therefore try to keep a certain distance in our relationship. We speak now, and I am cordial to her and even invited her over to my party last weekend, but I try not to hang out with her socially. I simply don't trust her and don't want her involved in my life any more than necessary. I also find her to be opinionated and generally boring.

However, Neighbor is quite persistent, and has asked me on three occasions to a Nats game. I enjoy going to games, but not with her. So, three times I have made excuses and declined her invitations. I am really not trying to be rude but anytime we spend more than 15 minutes together we argue about something. I think she is either bi-polar or manic depressive, because she goes from friendly to wicked in seconds and without warning. At first I thought her invitations to the games were her just being friendly, but I think she is interested in something more. No chance of that, though.

On an entirely different front, I have seen a girl at my gym a few times that is really cute, and am trying to figure out how to talk to her.

My office building has a pretty nice gym that is shared with three other tenants (all lawyers). The gym isn't huge, but it's a good size and it's never crowded. Also, it's free, which is nice.

I am by no means a gym rat, I weigh 175 pounds soaking wet, but I feel good after an hour in the gym. I have been going to the gym four or five times a week for 14 years and have never gotten a phone number from a girl at the gym. I honestly believe there is no good way to transition from sweating and grunting to saying "So, do you think I can give you a call sometime?". My friends have done it, but I just think it's cheesy and have never really tried.

That being said there is a cute girl that goes to my building gym. I have seen here in there a few times. I think she goes to a fitness class then lifts weights for a little while after.

Two weeks ago gym girl was wearing a Gettysburg College t-shirt. One of my sisters, two of my former roommates, and the 10 guys a rented a beach time-share with for three summers all went to Gettysburg College. I probably know more people who went to Gettysburg than to my own university.

However, the day that she had on the Gettysburg t-shirt there were two dorky lawyers hanging all over her, so I didn't have a chance to talk to her. I usually see her down there on Tuesdays, so I am hoping to run into her today.

More on this later.