Build Season Habits

[devg29]

we usually end up with two large boxes of munchkins in our kitchen on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and they're usually gone within the hour. also the programmers consumed an entire bag of m&ms the other night... just a wee bit concerning seeing that it isn't even build season yet... (T-24 hours and 2 minutes!!)

[jodge1706]

During the build season we have this running joke that when somebody asks you a question, you answer with "Did you check your pockets" For example, "Do you know where the 7/16 wrench is" "Did you check your pockets" (Think about it, it works with almost anything).

This escalates to answering any question this way in robotics and outside of it. My family slowly starts to go crazy because of this. Usually it wears off about May, and re-appears about late December.

[CNettles11]

I've noticed that I drink a lot more water during build season. It's probably got a lot to do with the amount of coffee I drink. I usually try to drink two glasses of water for every cup of coffee, but if I'm not drinking coffee then I sometimes forget to hydrate.

[GreyingJay]

Originally Posted by devg29

we usually end up with two large boxes of munchkins in our kitchen on Saturday and Sunday mornings

That's "Timbits" for all the Canadian teams out there

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by Shrub

Not to derail, but does anyone have any healthy habits that arise from build season? I never procrastinate during build, and I really learned a lot more about self care.

Even though I wasn't involved with a team for the past four build seasons (yay college!), I had a similarly busy schedule between coursework and half a dozen school organizations that were all in full-swing in January and February. Didn't get a lot of sleep or regular meals and drank a lot of energy drinks, but it did force me to schedule my time wisely/effectively and stick to that schedule. I'm sure there are much healthier ways to develop those habits...but at least I got SOMETHING beneficial out of it!

Is compulsively reading CD a healthy habit?

[legts]

Our programmers have at least one gif of the noot noot shrew up on a monitor at all times.

(It's usually this one: http://45.media.tumblr.com/73ec750cb...vo2_r1_500.gif)

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by devg29

we usually end up with two large boxes of munchkins in our kitchen on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and they're usually gone within the hour. also the programmers consumed an entire bag of m&ms the other night... just a wee bit concerning seeing that it isn't even build season yet... (T-24 hours and 2 minutes!!)

Originally Posted by GreyingJay

That's "Timbits" for all the Canadian teams out there

Living in the Gulf South, I had to look up both last night. This is especially sad as I own stock in Timbits through my investment club, at least until Monday when my QSR sale order [I'm treasurer] is executed. I wrote a history of how we came to own QSR stock, but deleted it. The TL;DR is that we own QSR from the Tim Horton's side of the house, originally purchased as Wendy's.

[thedude019]

So starting the day after kickoff, im in the shop every week day from 6-9 and Saturdays from 9-4. Saturdays, a team members family brings a lunch, immediately following a recap of the week along with goals for the following week.

[sonichammer7476]

I personally bring coffee and my tablet every day as I prepare to give my life away. Alot of people from my team go to a restaurant right net to our base of operations before our meetings on Fridays. Everything else that happens I have forgotten, and will most likely never remember anything during the actual build, do to lack of sleep and hyperspeed 6 weeks. Have a great build guys

[CadetGizmo]

Originally Posted by Shrub

tl;dr: any good habits? or just a lot of mtn dew?

I don't use a soldering iron to melt plastic in my garage for projects anymore.

[abigailthefox]

Playing Mr. Brightside a ridiculous number of times per day.

THE CODE CRUCIFIX.

Knocking on wood every time someone says "worlds", "states", etc.

Gummi bears