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Unread 18-04-2007, 14:13
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When does it stop?

Ok championship veterans, help me out here.

I have been home now sleeping in my own bed for three nights but the dreams just won’t stop. I can’t get the championships out of my head. It's not like they are bad dreams, just everything replaying in my head, matches, different robot designs, rooting other teams on …….

It’s like coming back from a cruise where I keep rocking for a week.

When does it stop? I need a good nights sleep!
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Re: When does it stop?

It never stops. Championships will be in your head forever!!! MWHAHAHAHA!!!
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Unread 18-04-2007, 14:19
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Re: When does it stop?

For me, it's the dizziness feeling like I am still on an airplane. Although, that's almost gone.
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Unread 18-04-2007, 14:59
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Re: When does it stop?

ok, so like all of the sudden after nationals this mysterious thing happened where i can't talk except with a really scratchy voice when i could even talk at all... its just going away now... i thought those hot dogs had something in them
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Unread 18-04-2007, 15:04
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Re: When does it stop?

I've had the dreams thing too. Every day, I wake up in the morning with team numbers and strategies and whatnot running through my head.

Obsessive? Noooo
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Re: When does it stop?

I think there was another thread started about this... but does everyone see random numbers, gas prices, the time, and think about some team... this might just be a scouting thing cuz i look at the time and im like, oh i remember those guys, they can score 1-2 ringers max 3 and they can lift 2 robots 12" as long as they position themselves right, and i love their paint job. I was getting pretty impressed with myself when someone would ask about a team and they would look for "The Box" and I would be like "just ask me, i already memorized the whole freaking thing"...Then i look at gas prices and its like $2.17 and i'm like... i heart those guys
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Unread 18-04-2007, 15:55
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Re: When does it stop?

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...Then i look at gas prices and its like $2.17 and i'm like... i heart those guys
Maybe you're still resonating with the 2005 Championship? $2.17 gas was a while back ...
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Re: When does it stop?

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When does it stop?
Going the distance will stay with you for a lifetime. Maybe longer. Vividly.

Good luck with the sleep thing.

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Re: When does it stop?

I think of all the people, of course it's the drivers on our team who miss the competition more than anyone. That energy down on the field, the walk to the field thinking strategy, the team work with our alliance, and remembering how it good it felt every time we put a tube on or took a spoiler off. In our science classes and math classes we replay videos of our matches and it's like "Aghh! I want to go back". But, *sigh*, it's officially off-season and back to reality. It's not bad, it's just going to take awhile to not miss the competition as much.
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Re: When does it stop?

What are you talking about? "Stop"? What is this..."stop"? FIRST doesn't stop...these months are for outreach, fundraisers, finishing the '07 code, prototyping for '08, dreaming about '09, getting pumped for '10, and cleaning up the random crap in the shop from '06, '05, '04, and '03.

But seriously, why should all the fun stop? There's off-season events, and plenty of ideas to explore before we're back in a build window. I don't plan on idling any time soon...

Ever since I got back from Championships, I've been wearing some form of teamwear every day. The day I came back, I wore a Panteras (what number are you guys? It's not on the shirt...) t-shirt, my team jacket, my team party wristband, and my "Pit Crew" badge from being the programmer during eliminations. To quote one of my friends, I'm "bathing in nerdiness"

Take all of that energy and put it to use making next year sweet!
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Take all of that energy and put it to use making next year sweet!
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Re: When does it stop?

It only stops when you stop caring....so hopefully it will never stop! On monday, when i had to go back to my mundane life of school, FIRST period, I pulled out my magazine and the first page it turns when i open it randomly is....71....then our teacher tells us 5 minutes later to turn to page 179....i was like..."is this some sick dream?? Thats our alliance!" Everyone looked at me funny, but maybe thats from having two medals clinking on my neck and a pink shirt on.....but seriously...it doesnt stop, like others said, you have outreach to recruit more students, mentors and sponsors....demos to show off your robot...off-season events to compete in...fundraising for the next season....and not to mention, reverse engineering and seeing what you can do better next year!
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Re: When does it stop?

It doesn't stop.

Heck, I'm going to a Lego Robot event next week (It's not associated with FLL, though) to help me cope with robotics withdrawals now that the season is over. I'm also CADding our chassis to help with withdrawals.
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The day I came back, I wore a Panteras (what number are you guys? It's not on the shirt...)
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Re: When does it stop?

never, ever does it stop. you will be replaying those moments until u get new moments to fill them in with.
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