It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve given you guys my pics for weekend to dos, mainly because I feel like, hey, it’s summer, figure something out! However, this weekend it’s important that I give you a solid preparation weekend because next week is MOTHA-F*CKIN SHARK WEEEEEKKK!

One of my favorite times of year, shark week is a jam-packed seven days of documentaries, shows, and never-before seen footage of one of the most bad-ass animal species in the world. Last weeks was a bit of a disappointment, but based on the Discovery Channel line up this year, I have a feeling they are going to redeem themselves. So, in preparation for the event, which begins on Sunday night at 9pm, we give you BCU’s weekend to-dos: SHARK WEEK EDITION.

1. Prepare your schedule

There are a ton of great shows to watch this week, obviously. However, we all have different schedules and obligations so it’s important to figure out which shows are most important to you so you can reschedule that colonoscopy appointment because butt cancer < SHARK WEEK. Our top three picks for the week? Great White Invasion, premiering Sunday at 9pm, which analyzes the influx of great white sharks in areas near beach-going vacationers (oh great), Shark City, premiering on Thursday at 9pm, which looks at sharks at individuals (aw, cute), and the return of ULTIMATE AIR JAWS, the best show from last year, this Sunday at 8pm.

2. Host a party

SHARK WEEK is a great time to have a viewing party at your house with all the fixins’: people dressed in bathing suits (fake blood optional), Shark Bite drinks and drinking games (any time the narrator says “deadly,” drink!), and seafood like ceviche, bacon-wrapped shrimp, and fish tacos!

3. Go to the beach!

After a week chock full of shark attack videos, you’ll need to get over your fear by going to the ocean and reminding yourself that sharks aren’t human eaters. They don’t hunt humans, and can be avoided by a) staying in a group while swimming, b) not wearing shiny jewelry, c) not going in the water if you are bleeding, and d) staying near the shore and avoiding swimming off into the deep. So get to your local beach and show the ocean who’s boss!*

Shark Week is the most entertaining educational week of your life, so prepare yourself for the awesomeness that is about to ensue. And remember – ‘Live EVERY week like it’s shark week.’ TGIF, weekend warriors!

* Not you, by the way, you are not the boss of the ocean. In case that was confusing. The boss is probably a blue whale or the giant octopus. Or Neptune.