So, the gym has gotten more and more exciting for me. Yeah, I said it. Exciting. Imagine that. I am up to 21 minutes on the elliptical which, for me, is very exciting.
I was on the elliptical the other day, and after me, followed this middle-aged man, with his faded blue muscle shirt, mesh shorts, headband, and old school adidas sneakers. I thought, well, this 21 minutes should be VERY interesting.
I’m jammin to my zune. Yeah, that’s right, I have a zune. iPods suck. I have gotten such good workout music so I’m really ignoring what he’s doing.
We have tv’s in our gym. You can tune to the channel by using your radio (another reason I like my zune) and listen to one of the 4 channels on tv. CNN, ESPN, ABC, and one other one. All this while doing cardio on the machines. And how do those women read books while running on the treadmill anyway. I just don’t get it..anyway…I digress..
So, I continue to work it, singing “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne and then I get it. The WHAF of Halitosis. Perfected to make my stomach turn and churn. He didn’t seem to notice that he was breathing in my direction and making me want to vomit. Did he brush his teeth? Listen dude, I know that Listerine is like paint thinner for the mouth and tastes nasty, but, USE IT ONCE IN A WHILE! Ugh. I was so grossed out. I knew I had to make a decision. Either get off the treadmill and move to another one OR stick through it. Well, then I realized that there were no open machines. This means, I had to commit to the rest of my workout in Halitosis Hell. At this point I’m singing to the tune of “Lipgloss” whose refrain turned into “my bad breath is poppin’.” I hung there. I did it. I made it through without inhaling too deeply.
I definitely have reached a new plateau. I’m proud of me. Not even Halitosis Hell made me get off that elliptical. 
Oh, the joys of talking to people with Bad Breath. I’m always wondering how to best offer a piece of gum or a mint.