Getting Ready for April

Well the VERY lean month of March is finally coming to an end. I can't say I'll miss it. This month was hit with a few extra expenses just as I sent the bulk of my saving to Birmingham and Air Busan. Yikes.

I sent off to Air Busan, because I am spending three nights in Tokyo in April. I plan to meet people and do a bit of sightseeing. Plus I have never been to the city before, so that'll be fun. I am going with Bobby, who is ending his seven week Korean sendoff there. His adventures, including Australia, Korea and Japan are great in their own right, and I think he should write it all down too (hint hint). It is also a weird trip for me because it is the last trip I have planned without Yen. Actually this trip is a tad selfish on my part (cash and I know she wants to see Japan too), but it is only 3 nights, and I really want to do something like this with Bobby before he takes off, cause who knows when I'll see him again. I am also excited to be staying in a capsule hotel while I am there. Cheap option in Tokyo and I feel like it is something I have to do while I am there, and I think that the next time I will be in Japan that sort of bachelor accommodation will not be an option.

Other than Tokyo the only news is that the weather is finally turning spring after a relatively mild winter. Tomorrow is supposed to hit 22. I can live with that. I've been running regularly now and am already losing some of that weight I gained in 2014. It looks like the Daejeon 5km may not work out, so I am looking for something in Daegu or Busan. My shoulder is also at the point where I am lifting again, though admittedly less than half of what I was doing a while ago. Zeke is on a similar routine of cardio and light weight with more reps that he was telling me about and seems like a solid routine. I plan to do something similar, but with a way stronger focus on cardio to burn fat.

This weekend will mostly be spent finishing my last course paper for Birmingham. It is due on Tuesday but I want to have it off by Monday, so that I can have a week to relax before my dissertation starts. I have mixed feeling about this paper, which given my track record at school might be a good thing. Papers I haven't been happy with have usually received better grades than papers I have been very proud of (my best paper got by far my worst grade, and I'll stand by that forever). So the fact that I have mixed feelings on this one may be a good sign.