A week of firsts

The University of Ottawa fall term began on Thursday. Tom taught his first class, so his new job has finally started.

I played my first Ottawa ultimate game yesterday. Ottawa's fall league is smaller than its massive summer league (billed as "the largest ultimate league in the world"), but it's still huge compared to Richmond: four divisions, multiple tiers, large rosters. I got on a team called the Blade Runners by posting a message on the league discussion board. The team has a lot of "mature" players with kids, which makes me happy. My primary motivation for playing is social, not competitive, so I'm glad I ended up on a team with people I'm more likely to share things in common with than a bunch of college kids. I carpooled to the game with a woman who lives a few blocks away from us. Turns out she has a 17-month-old daughter (Henry is 16 months) and had lots of great info about daycare in Ottawa. Getting daycare organized is my next big project, so it was very helpful to talk to her.

As a result of the game, I'm sore today. I go running a couple times a week, but I've never truly gotten back in shape since having Henry. All the sprinting involved in an ultimate game is hard on me these days. . .