Adult Swim

Last night marked the end of swim lessons for the season, which truth be told, I'm sorta happy about it. She had lessons twice a week, at 6:00 pm at the YMCA. I would work out then take her to her lesson. When 7:00 pm rolled around I was so hungry that I was more bitchy than a drag queen in a low-inventory wig shop.

Salem is a GREAT swimmer. She can already perform a pretty good 'crawl' stroke, I'm wicked impressed. She wants to continue to swim next season and I'm all for it. I just wish the YMCA had a buffet and a cocktail waitress. Perhaps I should stop by the suggestion box?

I have a new client who told me that "Swimming is a big commitment! I swam until I was in college and I didn't have a life, my parents didn't have a life, and I ended up being sorta awkward as an adult." I didn't have the heart to tell him that my kid is already kinda strange, he need not worry. Besides, she needs a positive physical outlet that she's good at. She's a great diver too, I just haven't been able to find anyone willing to work with a 5 year old in this department.

I had a nightmare about the Chinese taking over the U.S. They fired out their Olympic Child Recruiting Czar in efforts to snatch Salem up for the diving program. It was oddly realistic.