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

...When you arrive to your regional after a 5 hour drive only to remember that it was a bag and tag...:yikes:

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

When you wish your robot had broken down before lunch, so you didn't have to miss matches to fix it :rolleyes:


When your headache goes away as soon as the robot returns to the pit

You're not crying because your robot didn't work, but because of how it got fixed.

When you almost say "thank you" to the voltmeter. Actually, I'm not entirely sure that I stopped myself before saying it.

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

when you spend more time on CD than facebook.

when you start talking to your minibot telling it it's better than the spare minibot.

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

When you and a bunch of friends go to the arcade and pool tickets, and have a complete nerdgasm because the total number of tickets is 1188 (or whatever your team number is)

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

When a parent scolds you for not eating luch until two because you were working on the robot.

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

When you hear 'Strippers' and you think about electrical

When you go to school w/ no voice and your teachers realize its normal

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

When you are playing NCAA football or basketball on your ps3 and you swear that the crowds are chanting RED ALLIANCE or BLUE ALLIANCE!

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

When you don't sleep an entire night because thinking of how and what is needed to build a minibot and deployment system before your next regional took priority

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

...you obsess with your friends about different numbers, such as 2:16 PM.
...you look forward to the weekend, not to hang out with friends, but to go to your next competition.
...you look forward to Spring Break to build robots.
...you have enough buttons to make yourself a full-body suit.
... you have a hard time readjusting back to everyday life after the season's done.

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

You and your friends only know when prom tickets go on sale because it is the same week as one of your competitions.

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

...when your mind wanders during school thinking of improved minibot and minibot deployer designs
...when you spend your lunch reading cd
...when you post on cd during lunch

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

when you have done almost everything on this thread, while only being a sophomore.

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

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


You and another team member shave your Team Number (2081) in the back of your head.... when prom is right around the corner :D

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

When you've already filled half a notebook with robotics projects since last weekend :D

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

When you admire textbook problems having a perfect world where they know what is wrong immediately.