Salocin

Crewing Again

We went rowing this morning - we don't usually row on Sundays, but we've signed up for a race next weekend, and we're into embarassment-mitigation these days. That being said, we got to take out a different 8-man boat today, and it was so much better than the one we usually row that despite the wind, the cold and the choppy water, we flew!

Another little hiccup was that several members of the team failed to notice that the time change occurred last night and we lost an hour, which means half the team was killing time at the boathouse waiting for the others to get there.

Once on the water, we had a little trouble getting used to the different boat - The "Robert Palmer" that we usually row is very heavy and takes pretty much all of us pulling together to get it moving at a respectable pace. The "Wharton Journal" that we were rowing today is somewhat lighter, and for some reason that could no doubt be explained by a PhD in fluid dynamics, it just flies. It's a real rush to be pulling on the oars in unison and to see the banks of the river go flying by.

We're not at the level we should be (especially in terms of technique) in order to race, but we can get the boat moving enough to get from the start line to the finish line, and if the other university's amateur teams are as amateurish as we are, perhaps we have a chance!

That having been said, the race is the day after the Europa party, which promises to be huge, so I'm a little concerned regarding our state of health when the starting gun goes off!

Apart from all that, we have so much to do it's not even funny - I've all of next week's lectures to prepare, two homeworks to do and a company valuation to start, a team meeting at 2:30 (in 15 minutes), a dinner at 7:30, and I got up early enough that I need an early night. It's fun to be busy, but you can also get too much of a good thing!