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The video of Sam the koala drinking water breaks my heart. Sad, hurt koala! The Australian dollar exchange rate is really favorable to our dollar right now, so donating some money to the Aus. Red Cross and the Victoria wildlife rescue is both easy and cheap enough to assuage some social sadness.

So this week I decided to stop going to kung fu. It's been an awesome three years, and I can't believe I actually progressed as far as I have. But when we move in a few months I'd have to give it up anyway, and for the next few months it'll be cheaper and more convenient for me to hit the gym after work, rather than be beholden to a class schedule a couple nights a week. So I've joined up with Boston Sports Club, and am slowly getting back into the gym groove. I'm still a little intimidated by the weight equipment because it's a total dude zone, but I'm hoping it'll be a bit less crowded on the weekend so I can figure out how the weight machines work without looking stupid in front of too many people. You know I'll totally be getting into the ab machine thingy all backwards and upside down.

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"M'am, could you get out of the painter's scaffolding?"

That's me!

You could ask an employee to bring you around and show you how to use the weight machines. Then you'd only have one day of being a n00b. I did this at one gym and was so glad I did. Some of those machines are mysterious, frustrating puzzles if you don't have the key.

Yeah, I should totally do that. They do offer a "fitness assessment" for free, which should cover "how to use stuff so you don't look like a moron."

Yes, it should cover the "how to use the equipment," but if they do not mention it or ask if you have any questions, then demand they explain how the machines work (or rather demand that they explain how you use the machines because that would probably be more helpful than an explanation of how the machines work, which would be interesting but which would not explain how one uses the machines).

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You're welcome! I totally cried watching the koala video. But now the sad koala has a friend! (warning: more sad koala pictures but one heartwarming super cute picture)

That is the saddest cute picture ever!

It really is. And there's more! (only click if your heart can stand the sad cuteness)

OMG! *dies*