First time in Robotics can never mean the last ;) Once you're part of the FIRST community.. there is no such thing as a normal life.

Uhm...I didn't have a normal life _before_ robotics :P Then robotics just messed me up more :D

i definately had a life before first.... just no real direction or fire in it... ( or as much stress-stupid people suck)

Yeah, what she said ...

- Katie

Social Life
 

Re: Social Life
 

Well ... before I joined FIRST, I saw the sun for the first six weeks of the new year! Now I get up and go to school when it's still dark out, and by the time I get home at night (usually between 9-10:30 pm) the sun has already set! I used to be able to go home and sleep ... or watch TV ... or something! :D

- Katie

sun? what's that?

ugh....might it possibly be that annoyingly bright thing they seem to enjoy in orlando?

My doctor tells me sun and fresh air will dull my programming skills.

Nah, sun was part of 237's team name a few years back, "Sun Seekers." I don't think it's a physical entity which exhists anywhere...

ack! the day star!

Here's an interesting question:

Would you date someone on your own robotics team? I mean this in sort of a hypothetical way, where there is someone on your robotics team that you like. If so, why would you? If not, why not?

Um...I have dated 2 people on my team...
One i don't ever want to be around again...but luckily he is graduated...
The other...him and I are becoming friends again, it just took us a while to do...

Reasons not to:
- if you break up, tension is created *remembers nats last year*
- it could distract you from getting your work done...
- fights usually end up involving everyone there in that build session...

Reasons to:
- you and the person have the same geeky interests
- you get to spend quality time together without ever worrying about what you are gonna do...
- theres more i just cant think now...

Its up to you...

Currently...I wouldn't date people on my team...but that's for other reasons...

yeah im backing Yearbook50 on that. she summed that up nicely.

I guess I would date someone on my team, but the only problem is, i've befriended all of the females on my team and would never want anything to do with any of them ( in a relationship sence ) but I can see how wanting to date someone with the same interests is a defiante bonus.