Oh Mustang, Where Art Thou?
I haven’t seen Mustang in months. Lie. I saw him Friday. But before that, I hadn’t seen him in months. Apparently he works out after I leave. And I gotta tell ya, I miss the guy. I do still look for him every time I’m at the gym. There’s one guy who started wearing an outfit similar to Mustang’s head-to-toe black workout gear, and, though he’s about 100lbs lighter, the corners of my mouth turn up for a split second when I see him thinking it’s Mustang.
So Friday, I was working out in the evening, and totally didn’t expect to see him because he works as a bouncer on Friday nights. I was near the back of the gym and spotted him about 1/2 way through my workout. I didn’t want to seem too eager or excited to see him, so I kept working out until he came over to me. And he didn’t just saunter my way either.
Picture being at the gym, Friday night, hardly anyone there, and having a 300lbs man shout at you then barrel down the length of the gym to give you one of those high-five-hugs while you’re laying on the bench press. I’m sure the other gym-goers were amused.
In our brief conversation, I was reminded why I like to see this guy when I work out. Some days, I don’t talk to anyone except work people, and Mustang is so refreshing. The guy has a perma smile that goes ear to ear. He loves his job, loves his food and loves his life. The dude seemingly has zero baggage. It’s refreshing. Maybe I should take him up on his offer to go for wings “sometime”.
Tags: Mustang
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:38 am
Yeah, I think you should take him up on his offer. @ the very least, you will gain another good friend to hang out with.
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:41 am
Speaking of good friends, I’ve been trying to come up with a list of people I can stand being around while not under the influence of alcohol. I’ve come up with 5 people.
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:49 am
Take him up on his pseudo-ask out lol. If anything, being around someone as positive as that dude is a fantastic idea.
On a side note though - If he’s a bouncer, he probably doesn’t even need to ask women out.
March 2nd, 2010 at 10:23 am
Re: him being a bouncer- if he gets hit on a lot by chicks at the bar, he doesn’t let it show. I love that type of guy…the guy everyone wants, but he doesn’t act like he knows it.
March 2nd, 2010 at 1:08 pm
The only downside to this is if you do go out on a “real” date, and it doesn’t work out, then it could be awkward when you run into each other at the gym in the future. It’s like dating someone that you work with.
March 2nd, 2010 at 1:09 pm
That’s happened before. I just changed the time of day I workout at. The lengths I’ll go through to avoid someone….
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:47 pm
I say go for it….. It has been a long time coming, besides, you enjoy being around him, don’t you?
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:18 am
I wonder what will happen if he ever checks your blog out, and sees all the posts about him. I’m guessing it won’t be too hard for him to figure out that he’s “Mustang.”
March 4th, 2010 at 11:11 am
@Janice, the only fear is that after we’re done talking about the gym, we have nothing else to say. I don’t think we have a lot in common.
@JR- him finding my blog is my biggest fear.