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

When you go to send in your laptop for repairs but 20 minutes later make a mad dash back to the store because you forgot that you have very important graphics files on there, telling the people at the store in detail why you need it back, and figure its only cosmetic damage anyways.

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

A bunch of my team is in my guild so guild chat often became robotics chat. That or we go afk in AV while we discuss gearbox design on vent. :P

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

You look forward to going to IRI more than you look forward to getting your driver's license (which can be three days after IRI)

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

when school doesn't start for a month, and your team is already planning for next years competitions, over your team forum.

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

when you remember your employee number for work because it is one number higher than a team you know

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

...you wonder if they have white ink to do a FIRST logo tattoo.

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

when you specifically request the parking pass with your team number on it...

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

When there is an off season event coming up, and you find yourself sitting at a Lecture in Uni, drawing the new gripper you want to suggest eveyone to build...

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

...when you attend other competitions, spiking your hair and painting your face because thats what you did during FIRST.

...you tell the new freshmen all the time and energy you put into FIRST and see the excitement, fun, and the mild look of horror in their eyes :).

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

This is more a "you know you're a nerd if..." but i haven't seen a thread for something like that.

...you spend an hour walking the half mile to your mailbox and back waiting for your AP test scores.

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

You have dreams about posting on Chief Delphi...

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

When you have a class at room 148, and you recall how their robot looked, what has it done, and that it lost in semifina in Newton along with 1574 as Alliance 2

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

so ture so true 2006 hartford

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

--When you took a week to read every single post in this thread only to realize you have done more then 98% of them ;)

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

...when you get end up in the hospital because of an infection and the first thing you ask the nurse before going into surgery is "there's wireless that i can connect my laptop to right?" for the sake of staying connected to CD, etc.

...when there isn't and after the weeklong hospital stay you are finally home and have read as much as possible and now plan to sleep for two days straight. :yikes: