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Christopher Allen has been writing about comics for over a decade. He got his start at Comic Book Galaxy, where he both contributed reviews and commentary and served as Managing Editor, and has written for The Comics Journal, Kevin Smith's Movie Poop Shoot, NinthArt and PopImage; he was also the Features Editor of Comic Foundry and was one of the judges of the 2006 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. He blogs regularly about comic books at Trouble With Comics. Christopher has two children and lives in San Diego, California, where he writes this blog and other stuff you haven't seen.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Exercise Thief

So I haven't belonged to a gym in a couple years. When I lived in my apartment, up until eight months ago, I used their small but adequate gym, but when I moved I purposely held onto the gym key and paid the $50 to replace it, so I can basically use their gym indefinitely. I was pushing it tonight, being there until 10:00, which is about when the security guard comes by and locks up the room and the gates to the pool. I was on the bike when he came by and asked if I had seen any non-residents in here. I didn't think he was trying to trap me, but was curious what this was all about. He said he'd gotten a call that some non-residents were at the pool but had apparently left. I said I didn't see anyone, but was smart enough to know that details really can help a lie. Well, the lie wasn't that I hadn't seen any non-residents, except if I considered myself. The key is to stick to reality as much as you can. In this case, I truthfully said that there was a girl working out when I got there, but she seemed to be a resident, and then later a teenaged boy (and I emphasized TEENAGED because it immediately made the kid a suspect, whether he was or not) asked me if I knew the final score of the Spurs/Jazz game. I told the guard I hadn't seen the kid before, which was true, but I hardly know anyone there anymore. Anyway, I think this all falls under victimless crime. I'm just proud of myself for getting there two days in a row, especially as my kids will be with me the next couple nights.

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