I had an amusing (and completely unexpected) evening that I thought ATOTers would appreciate. I don't think I can post about it on my own site because too many people would know who I was talking about--so *you* get to read about it instead.
Around 7:00 last night, I'd finished up with the admin stuff that had been on my "to do" list for the day and the phone rang. (Not unusual in itself, but usually this fortells another last-minute addition to the day's "to do" list.) It was a friend of mine that I hadn't heard from in a couple of years and she wanted to drop by. Sure, that'd be great; be nice to see you again.
She shows up about half an hour later...with steak (and other fixings, which is a good thing because my fridge contained only fat-free cheese and some diet soda) and whips up dinner. We have dinner, which is very nice, and then she goes back out to her car and brings in...a portable massage table.
Turns out she's studying massage at the moment and she could use some practice. Sure; I could be talked into that.
Which is where we got to the "you're huge!" part after I'd gotten undressed. I said, "yeah, I hear that a lot when I take off my pants."
I gather she's only worked on people a lot smaller than I am up to this point. I'm not enough of an expert on these things to know just how much this changes things, but I can imagine how working on someone who is just physically larger and (perhaps more significantly) has a lot more muscle mass than you're used to would be a bit different. If nothing else, it adds to the complexity of getting situated on the massage table--I settle for letting my feet and ankles hang out into space; that was a lot more comfortable than having my head and neck off of the other end.
I guess one side effect of being larger is that it takes longer to get the full massage treatment--more area to cover and maybe larger muscles take more work. I'm not complaining about that one either.
Made for a late night, but I didn't have to go anywhere this morning anyway. Wonder if I'll get any more surprises today?
Around 7:00 last night, I'd finished up with the admin stuff that had been on my "to do" list for the day and the phone rang. (Not unusual in itself, but usually this fortells another last-minute addition to the day's "to do" list.) It was a friend of mine that I hadn't heard from in a couple of years and she wanted to drop by. Sure, that'd be great; be nice to see you again.
She shows up about half an hour later...with steak (and other fixings, which is a good thing because my fridge contained only fat-free cheese and some diet soda) and whips up dinner. We have dinner, which is very nice, and then she goes back out to her car and brings in...a portable massage table.
Turns out she's studying massage at the moment and she could use some practice. Sure; I could be talked into that.
Which is where we got to the "you're huge!" part after I'd gotten undressed. I said, "yeah, I hear that a lot when I take off my pants."
I gather she's only worked on people a lot smaller than I am up to this point. I'm not enough of an expert on these things to know just how much this changes things, but I can imagine how working on someone who is just physically larger and (perhaps more significantly) has a lot more muscle mass than you're used to would be a bit different. If nothing else, it adds to the complexity of getting situated on the massage table--I settle for letting my feet and ankles hang out into space; that was a lot more comfortable than having my head and neck off of the other end.
I guess one side effect of being larger is that it takes longer to get the full massage treatment--more area to cover and maybe larger muscles take more work. I'm not complaining about that one either.
Made for a late night, but I didn't have to go anywhere this morning anyway. Wonder if I'll get any more surprises today?
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