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

[whlspacedude]

You've changed your name to woodie flowers

[Nuttyman54]

when you endure a horrible 19 hour trip back to your college 2 days before the dorms open and 6 days before classes start, JUST so you can be with the team for kickoff

[Libby K]

-when you look down in first period and realize you're wearing your FIRST fleece over an andymark shirt.

-you don't look down until your best friend look at you and goes....'why,oh WHY are you such a nerd?!'
[all I have to say is, i hope she's kidding.]

-your chem teacher looks at the back of your AndyMark shirt and yells at you. when you explain that it's SHIFT, she takes a good minute to doublecheck.

-when your team gets kicked out of the room you were working in, some freshman complains 'you mean we have to shift rooms?' and you just say....'well, shift happens!'...and leave it at that.

...that's it for now.

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by StephLee

When you're already so tired you no longer have control of your mouth and what comes out of it. (Don't ask.)

I've called the inner tubes both tetras and balls at two different points during the season...

[Joe G.]

When you're experiencing most of these things, And Its your rookie year
(okay, I've done FLL and FVC before, but still...)

[StephLee]

Originally Posted by artdutra04

I've called the inner tubes both tetras and balls at two different points during the season...

I've done that AND made a rather odd noise that was some weird mix of two other words (nothing to do with robotics, but it was after a meeting and my brain was fried). It was funny enough without being in the middle of Wal-Mart.


You know you've OD'd when you get in (several) arguements about arm design viability in several different chat windows and manage not to get them mixed up.

When you've re-recorded your cell phone answering message to include something about robotics (because there isn't any reception in our workshop AT ALL).

[KelliV]

You know you've ODed on FIRST when you wonder why anyone would even try to eat a Chicklet

[eshteyn]

When your bent 90 degrees back in the wrong direction on a tool chest half way under a robot with only 4 inches clearance and your head if at least 10. Thats me putting bumpers on at regionals

[Psychoflood]

Hey everyone, i just want to say that this thread was mentioned in Robots magazine, sent with the KOP. Thanks to everyone who has replied, and to every reply in the future!

[Joe G.]

(True story a friend told me)
When you wake your brother up in your hotel room because you've been doing the cotton eye joe in your sleep, and then your brother does the same thing to you 2 hours later.

[Lovely Laine]

[quote=rocketperson44;552437]When you're experiencing most of these things, And Its your rookie year
QUOTE]

Yes. I agree with that. =]

[JYang]

Originally Posted by rocketperson44

When you're experiencing most of these things, And Its your rookie year
(okay, I've done FLL and FVC before, but still...)

I agree with that. This is my first year doing FRC and I already am in love with it.

[Zoheb N]

When you find out that an Ipod Nano is as wide as a #8-32 bolt head

[Éowyn]

Originally Posted by edthegeek

When planning to do something with your friends, you think of doing a CAD party instead of a LAN party...

When you don't even know what a LAN party is. . .but you think a CAD party would be fun.

[Molly Stieber]

- when you think mechanical parts are sexy
- when you and your team spend too much time making up a "FIRST system of measurement" which includes a build season, and a poof ball, and you intend to use it on upcoming tests.