Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

well we can check our grades online. But he doesn't check our grades.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

Before FIRST, you had trouble distinguishing Newton and Einstein. Now, you realize, Einstein is a whole higher caliber.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...you're too sick to go to school, and your first thought is "but I can't go to the Friday Meeting!"

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When the ONLY Reason you would EVER miss Robot Ship Day is because you're so tired that you can't move until 3 in the afternoon!

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you wake up the morning of the regional with a 7/16 wrench in your pocket

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you wake up days between the end of build and your regional with a 7/16 wrench in your pocket, on your key-chain and in your backpack. You can never be too prepared.

~DK

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When your parents catch you watching 5 regional feeds at once, hogging the bandwidth. :D

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

I can only barely watch one! :ahh:

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...When you just got done reading all 2708 posts on this thread, and wonder why you're hungry, then you realize dinner was 4 hours ago.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

Ahhhh this has happened to many times. I have gloves, shaft collars, safety goggles and Allen wrenches all on my shelf waiting to be returned to the shop.

Your sisters guess your team number for your iPhone password and get it right.
1. my 2 little sisters know my team number
2. my team number is my iPhone lock combo

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you're mentor puts a label on your minibot switch that says "turn me on" and then asks you to rub the minibot a little before the match... =P

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When lunch break means you are not eating lunch until matches start up again because you are working on the robot.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you go to the community theater to see "Putnam County Spelling Bee" and keep thinking about Exploding Bacon, because one of the characters is wearing a white jersey with orange sleeves.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

... you can't notice your headache over all of the heart-pounding stress.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

.... When it doesn't matter in the least that your team didn't get picked in an alliance, that you get sucked into another team's group to cheer, then get taken next match to cheer for the other side- you simply have too many friends and teams that have adopted you to take sides and cheer for one. :)