What have you given up for FIRST?

[SarahBecker]

I ended up in the hospital after having an anxiety attack. No question that it was due to my many robotics obligations! The greatest part was, it happened while I was at work, and as soon as they let me out of the hospital I went straight back to work. Gotta love what robotics does for ya!

[Melissa Nute]

Originally Posted by Coffeeism

Bah! I lost my sanity FIRST!

My sanity was gone before FIRST

[Mike Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Meli W.

My sanity was gone before FIRST

what is this sanity that everyone keeps talking about?

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by Big Mike

what is this sanity that everyone keeps talking about?

Sanity? Yeah I've heard of it. I believe I had it before the six weeks but unfortunately it's only a memory now.

[Pat Roche]

I have lost everything....everything....and gained it back completely new and different than before.

-Pat

[JakeGallagher]

I just thought of something else I gave up for FIRST--this week alone, 15 hours of sleep, and it's only the fourth day of the week.

Originally Posted by T134guy

I have lost everything....everything....and gained it back completely new and different than before.

-Pat

Correction: New, different, and BETTER!
Why? Because I was here the second time around.

[Ryan F.]

How many of you..like me...have developed a chronic insomnia sience the end of the build season? The sad thing is that half the time I find myself on CD.

[David66]

exactly, insomnia and WMR excitement have me.....you know what would be cool? a UP regional. Extra cold, but it would give us a fourth regioanl. i htink i would give the rest of my sleep to help make that happen

[Trinora]

Originally Posted by rforystek

How many of you..like me...have developed a chronic insomnia sience the end of the build season? The sad thing is that half the time I find myself on CD.

I have something worse; since the compitions have started, I can't sleep later than 8 o'clock IN THE MORNING. *sob* I miss sleep.

[Michael R. Lee]

Sleep, afternoon naps, patience, batteries (plugging numbers on a TI-83), time spent doing my job as a Mod on the NYLF Boards, quallity of HW, planning for spring break (it was ship bot, fly home), staying awake in class, time for Computer games..... I already am insane and somehow managed to end up with a girlfriend back home in FL .... long story.... so yeah there goes my life outside of FIRST or what was.

[Alex Pelan]

My February vacation (or at least 8-11 hours a day of it) and countless other hours, that I probably would have spent doing nothing productive anyway.

[Jeremy L]

oh pelan, you know you enjoyed it.

i gave up the following:
several hours a week
my "secret" basket designs
my selfishness

i got in return:
Xerox creativity award for my part
Philly regional winners
a whole team of friends
too much video...

[Jake177]

For the video guys on our team (me and Jeremy) the real sacrifices start now. This year we will have video from three competitions (New England, Philadelphi, and Nationals) to go through to make our videos. And since we're both seniors, we only have til June to do it.

[Pat Roche]

[quote=JakeGallagher]I just thought of something else I gave up for FIRST--this week alone, 15 hours of sleep, and it's only the fourth day of the week.QUOTE]

dont get me going on that sleep thing.....its the week before nationals and i still can't get back in the habit of it....and that wiring....let me tell you.....


-Pat

[Atman]

Sleep is the most obvious thing. A girlfriend during the six week build or pretty much my social life for that matter. My thoughts have been given to FIRST. I'll be in the middle of history talking about WWI and all of a sudden out of no where I get this idea about strategy and it takes over my train of thought. It will be all I can think about until our next meeting. I must seem pretty out there to the people around me. Its the same way with the nationals. Here I am on my spring break and I am scouting and posting on delphi while everyone else is out partying. Its worth every minute though.