Can't begin to describe what a blast I/we had at the championship. The disappointment of losing in the third match of quarterfinals from a no-hang call (which was absolutely the right call) was over before the next match even started. This game was the the best to watch since Co-Opertition First, probably on par with it for excitement. Way to go Cindy and team.
107 (MetalFlow) and 501 (PowerKnights) - You guys were great partners. No regrets, we'll play with you any time. Somebody from 107 apologized to our team - please get that out of your mind. You deserved to be there and we won and lost together.
Dr. Joe and Raul - conference on appendiges was great; just enough detail to give a 1 hour overview. Raul: Check out some video of our scissors deploying the hook (I won't ask you to change your slides, I agree telescopes are generally better):
http://spamrobotics.com/files/2004na.../new_qf3m2.wmv
Pretty cool meeting / re-meeting everyone at the webhug and around the pit. I had to hunt down Al Skierkiewicz and JVN to make it a complete weekend - I always look forward to what you have to say.
Cheezy Poofs - congrats on Chairman's award. You have a great team - they were a pleasure to talk to and to watch.
We had an awesome team meeting on the bus ride home - our kids are stoked for next year. The 2005 season is underway.