Oh, uh, hey 2013 *whistles and looks away*

Oh hey... totally didn't forget about you for almost two months. I also totally didn't purposefully neglect you because I haven't begun to think about running since what I now call "the foot incident." So much, forgive me, complete SHIT has happened since we last chatted. Our house got broken into. Bad, right? Nah, we have renter's insurance. Sure, sure, the feeling of violation and the mess was enough to make me want to punch a baby, but most everything can be replaced. They stole my MacBook. No biggie, renter's insurance covers that, right? Yeah, for the most part. Except my thesis was on that Mac and of course I didn't have it all backed up someplace else. That's right. I will have to....

START OVER.

I'm not too proud to admit that I let this chaos consume me and drag me down, and let's be honest, gave me the perfect excuse to say "screw this, I'm just too busy!" Ugh. Oh and I am no longer lecturing at the University since all this happened. Which pisses me off, too.
Now that the semester is back in full swing and I have a bit of a routine I've been adding in gym time. Right now I'm concentrating on cardio. I'm hoping that it will prepare me for running again when weather permits. And, I'll be honest again (what is with me today?!) I'm a bit gun shy on the ol' running game. My shin splint, my tendon strain... is somebody trying to tell me something? I bought new running shoes. Which, apparently, if you under pronate you need these little plasticy (?) web things in the arch of your shoe for stability. The shoes with supportive, plasticy, web things also happen to be the fugliest shoes man has ever made. Oh well, nobody is judging me on the aesthetics of my footwear, and if they are, screw them. I bought some hideous plain white Saucony stability running shoes. And guess what, I haven't run in them yet. BUT I have gone to the gym in them and they seem pretty... stable. What am I suppose to say? They're shoes, most shoes (unless they're made of metal, wood, or some other material that make for awful shoes) they feel fine for now.

My routine as of late consists of 30 mins on the elliptical (on a weight loss interval) and 30 mins rowing on the row machine (with a resistance at the highest level). Right now I'm burning around 600-620 calories per hour, which I suppose is good. Beats the hell out of sitting on the couch, am I right? But I have sorta fallen in love with rowing. I think I would be good at actual rowing or crew. I have strong legs, I like the constant rhythm, and it's an outdoor activity. Who knows if I actually would be decent at real rowing, but I like to pretend I'm an untapped Olympic potential.

Well now that we've gotten reacquainted, blog and blog people, let's restart the journey together, shall we?