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

[kendra21093]

Originally Posted by J93Wagner

Alternatively, due to the mandatory grade checks and two hours of designated homework time on weekdays, overall I'm doing better in school.

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

[Zuelu562]

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

[demosthenes2k8]

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

[Zuelu562]

Originally Posted by demosthenes2k8

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

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!

[CassCity2081]

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

[DinerKid]

Originally Posted by CassCity2081

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

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

[Cyberphil]

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

[J93Wagner]

Originally Posted by Cyberphil

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

I can only barely watch one!

[JosephC]

...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.

[MattC9]

Originally Posted by CassCity2081

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

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

[spacepenguine]

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

[MagiChau]

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

[GaryVoshol]

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.

[PayneTrain]

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

[216Robochick288]

.... 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.