In tonight's intramural game we faced the other undefeated team in our league and took our first loss of the season. Even though the game didn't go our way, it was still a blast to be able to compete with some of my friends through intramurals. Hopefully our luck changes next week.

The rest of the week was defined by my Senior Design project. Our project goal is to design a subdivision. This includes everything from surveying the property to designing water and sewer lines. Friday our third phase was due, including cut and fill calculations, grading and road design. My partners and I spent approximately 25 hours working on our project and attended all of our classes, completed other homework and studied for midterms.

Needless to say, I was happy to go home this weekend and relax. The weekend was great. I killed my second coyote!

I regularly ride here in Athens at Sells Park and Strouds Run State Park. Both Sells and Strouds are within riding distance from my apartment and have great trails which are maintained by the local bike shops and clubs. When I have a little extra time, I take the half hour drive out to Lake Hope State Park which has 17+ miles of trails to ride. In my opinion, Ohio University is a mountain biker’s (or any outdoor lover’s) dream.

This quarter I decided to take ice skating with my roommate. The class meets twice a week at the ice rink. Mostly we free skate and practice basic skills, but sometimes we play games like sharks and minnows or capture the flag. The course is a lot of fun and a nice change of pace from my engineering classes. Also, I can now skate forwards and backwards without falling.

The outing was a big commitment and took a significant portion of my time over the past couple of weeks, but the satisfaction of knowing you were part of something successful made it worth it. My team ended up finishing close to dead last but the outing was still a lot of fun.

I would highly suggest for prospective students to become involved with their respective student organizations within the college of engineering. Every organization has events such as this one where you can network with alumni in a social setting.

Luckily the ice wasn't very slippery tonight--we could actually run instead of just sliding around. To my surprise, we were playing against one of my fellow ambassadors, Joe Morris. Despite this familiarity, we showed no mercy. My roommate scored a goal pretty early on, and we were getting some good shots on goal, but the opposing team managed to slip one past our goalkeeper at the last second. The game ended in a tie. Perhaps fate will bring us together for a rematch in the playoffs.

It has been rough week but at same time it was a big accomplishment for me other than my academics. This weekend, I settled down a little bit to catch up with my academics and exercises. I went to Ping (the Ohio University Rec Center) to play soccer, where there were about 15 people showed up to play pickup games. For people who are interested in playing soccer after classes, there are pickup games every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays. Usually we start at 6pm during weekdays and 5pm on Saturdays.

I was very surprised how sore my muscles are today! Even though it is not an aerobic exercise such as running, you still achieve the same effects. I really did enjoy the class and I am excited to attend another one next week!