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Life Imitating "Art?"

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Entry 1 The morning workout was a struggle,  but not because I was too tired. I should have known something weird was going on when I went outside, and had to restart the treadmill to get the video screen to turn on. After the reboot, I connected my phone via bluetooth to the machine and set my watch to treadmill. I selected the workout settings on the treadmill and the free video that makes it seem like I am strolling somewhere beautiful. I started the belt, and began walking. I slowly increased my speed. I didn't put on the rip cord, because the clip is broken, and I have very robust arteries currently. As I was enjoying the French Riviera and as Christina Aguilera was thanking me in song and verse for making her a fighter, things started to go sideways. The Bowflex speaker stopped working and my watch died. In the next instant, the treadmill, as if it were an amp on This is Spinal Tap, went to 11. Immediately. I did my best imitation of the Six Million Dollar Man, as I fumbled f...