Championship Week

I'm currently writing a paper proposal that hinges on the idea that performing groups (sports teams, army platoons, firefighters) have a different approach to time cycles than other types of groups.

On a slightly related note, this reminds me of a certain time of the year when I was an undergraduate at UC Davis. The beginning of June was always Championship Week--the most action-oriented part of the year for me (even if it is longer than a week-Championship Fortnight doesn't work for me). During that time, we had 1) class finals, I was usually 2) premiering the movie project I had been working on most of the year, the little league teams we coached had their 3) playoff games, and we had our own for 4) intramural softball.

I remember a year in which I premiered The Sphinxters on June 2 (after staying up for 60 hours like a silly undergrad) on the same day as playoffs for men's softball and inner-tube water polo, had a coed IM softball semifinal game on June 3, little league playoff games on June 4 and 6, and an early final on June 7. That's not to say I was busy; rather, the point is that it was time to go big or go home, for lack of a better cliche. Everyone has times like this, where the peaks run together.

In 2008, my Championship Week is happening right now. Our graduate coed softball championship is tomorrow. Our kickball playoff game (and subsequent championship game) is on Friday. Papers are due next week, right before finals and right after the Cuatro de Mayo kickball tournament. And this all comes on the heels of when we celebrate Easter Sunday, a day on which Christ was a champion over death (okay, I didn't have to do much for that one to happen, but it's still very important).

So now's the time to go big or go home! Sack up! This is the time when heroes shine! Put your money where your mouth is and your nose to the grindstone!

Put your money on the grindstone?