My first competition was the 2000 UTC Regional:
>It was a lazy Saturday morning and I was sitting on the couch watching some cartoons. My Dad stepped into the room...
Dad: Hey erin, you seem bored. My company is sponsoring a robotics competition at the Meadows (I heard 'at Longmeadow') and I'm going to go check it out later. Wanna come?
Me: No.
(2 hours later)
Dad: I'm going to head out now, you sure you don't wanna come?
Me: Ehhh, I dunno. Fine, I guess I'll go.
>We start heading south on the I-91, this confused me.
Me: Aren't we going to Longmeadow?
(I thought this robotics thing was some lame shin-dig in a gym)
Dad: No, it's at The Meadow's music theater in Hartford.
Me: Ohhhhh (thinking 'now this is really cool then')
>We arrived at the Meadows and I stepped into the venue, woah! The lights, the music, the robots, the excitement, the costumes, the people... I was hooked immediately! I knew this was a club that I was going to do next year. I proceeded to talk to Dr. Flush on Buzz (my town's team) and he convinced me further that I should join.
Thanks Dad!
