The Spring 2007 semester schedule came out today allowing me a chance to eyeball dates for next year's Mayathon. Finals week is May 7-May 12, and with all my classes going Monday thru Thursday, my first free day would fall on Friday, May 11. The summer semester should begin two weeks later during the week of May 28. Giving myself the extra week for June, I may opt to make my official trip from Friday, May 11 - Sunday, June 3 and work a summer schedule which allows me a chance to chase midway into June while maintaining some sort of working schedule.
Pre-season chasing will be kept to a minimum in March and will start to open up gradually through April and into May. I'll work on campus (including classes) Monday thru Thursday, then drive pies Fri and Sat plus an evening or two during the week. In April, I'll drop the Saturday shift, then in May, rid of the Friday shift to allow for full weekends before the Mayathon. I'll put my official time off request in in late January once I get a better handle on my class/work situations.
So as of now, May 11-June 3 looks to be my dates of choice.
With no real chasing setup emerging in the models through the next week, its my speculation that there will be no October chase this season. With that, I'll officially conclude my chasing season. With a move pending, I'll get all my gear packed into containers and set aside til next Spring. I need to inventory my list for insurance purposes, but also to plan ahead for how I will set up. I also have some light vehicle maintanance to attend to in the coming months. My hopes are before Thanksgiving Break, my P.O.S. Toyota will be running, allowing my van to sit quietly through chasing season.
So with that, the long-term planning begins for Mayathon 2007. I'll have my quirky graphics up on the website in the coming days.
