I'm now officially a week into term, which means a return to the dreaded academic schedule-of-doom.

I realized (at the last minute) the last week was IM & Outdoor Rec registration week, so I went in and signed in blood for a number of activities (and I'm still debating whether or not I should go back and sign up for the weekend of surfing in Tofino if it's not filled yet).

What's On the Agenda:
( Academics )

( Athletics )

General Notes:
While work on my Valentines lagging, I'm officially segregating my schedule for the term as of tonight (I know! I'm pre-judging my various appointments/obligations! I'm such a horrible person!!).

Sunday 6PM-Friday 5PM is Academics & Athletics.
Friday 5PM-Sunday 6PM is Fandom.

There will, of course, be some blurring of the lines.

From the fandom end of things, I'll be (hopefully) posting my Valentines daily during the first two weeks of February. If completed works aren't finished, I'll be doing 2-4,000 word teasers for longer pieces. If I get all of my academic/athletic To-Do's done early during the course of a week, I might also try to squeak in some V-Day work, but I'm not committing, both b/c there very well may not be any spare time in there, and b/c if I get things done early, there's so much else that needs to be done that I really should be moving onto the next academic obligation on the list.

From the Athletics/Academics end of things, there are a few events which cross the hypothetical date-line, most specifically the snowshoeing trip I've got slated for January 31. Nothing major, but still worth noting.

As always, I welcome any/all advice, most especially when it comes to the Athletic portion of my life.

I'm going to be shooting for a daily caloric intake of somewhere between 1400-1600, which is higher than I really want to go since I'm technically stepping down my activity from my fall routine, but this is a much more long-term lifestyle level as opposed to a shorter-term high-intensity training level. Not that I've thrown out my original swimming time/distance goals, but I'm trying to balance things a bit more and do a wider range of activities. If it takes me an extra 6 months to get to NCAA times, then it does. I'll have fun doing it ^_~

On a bit of a whim, I stopped in at the War Canoe class that our kayaking instructor had mentioned last Friday.

So, so worth it.

For those of you unfamiliar with a war canoe, it's a big-ass boat that you throw 15 people into and then make 14 of them row in tandem. The trick is to get into a rhythm. Well, and not to flip over. The not flipping over part is important, too.

Color me rash and impulsive, but I liked it enough that I'm actually swapping one of my classes with a similar make&model["Evolution of English Literature: The Epic" has been replaced by "Literary Theory Pre-1900"] so as to be able to keep going to the classes. Granted, swapping out of The Epic is kind of a relief, anyway, since it ran until 21:30 (9:30PM) on Wednesday nights, thus eliminating my ability to either try to swim with the local masters team (M/W night practices) or to go to Drop-In at the Kayak Club - two activities which have been shaping up to be my main social outlets.

So, Yay! for War Canoe Class! Because it totally was the final push in rescheduling into another English class. Whee!