You know you're addicted to FIRST when... - Page 19

BandChick · #**721** 25-11-2003, 10:37

when you start planning out a possible trip to new hampshire with other obsessed FIRST alumni

shyra1353 · #**722** 02-12-2003, 04:33

when your days without these forums went by a lot slower ...

BandChick · #**723** 02-12-2003, 10:08

when you're first impression was "oh my god, those are so not chiefdelphi colors!"

Pierson · #**724** 02-12-2003, 20:01

When you came to CD and only saw 404 errors and panicked.

(When you are really glad that Brandon put a Read Me First at the top (in red) so that everything made sense quickly.)

anna~marie · #**725** 02-12-2003, 20:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by BandChick

when you're first impression was "oh my god, those are so not chiefdelphi colors!"

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*shakes head vigirously up and down*

Elgin Clock · #**726** 03-12-2003, 12:29

You know you're addicted to FIRST when...

You do get bored and decide to do this to your car...

A FIRST inspired system...

or you allow yourself and a couple students to do this to your car during a mini-comp road trip..

Madness.. pure madness I tell ya'

Scott Duhaime · #**727** 04-12-2003, 18:08

When you plan your classes so you have enough time to drive back from school everyday to help your old FIRST team

shyra1353 · #**728** 04-12-2003, 22:13

... when you play hangman in class with friends on a day when the teacher doesnt show, and all your words are robotics related ... and then i wasnt allowed to choose the words anymore ...

Arefin Bari · #**729** 06-12-2003, 23:20

...when all you talk about is robotics... and some of your friends who are not really into robotics gets pissed....

BandChick · #**730** 07-12-2003, 11:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by expiredzbyte

...when all you talk about is robotics... and some of your friends who are not really into robotics gets pissed....

haha, i do that! i think my roomate knows more about the program than i realize.

she even associated chiefdelphi with FIRST the other day when i was checking my email! crazy.

anna~marie · #**731** 07-12-2003, 14:43

what non robotic friends?

shyra1353 · #**732** 07-12-2003, 16:44

... when for a summer program one of the questions is "who is your mentor and why?" and you are in the process of writing a full page essay on Dean Kamen

... when in a time of complete boredom you go back and re-read all 49 pages of this thread

Arefin Bari · #**733** 07-12-2003, 19:05

... when you are sitting down on chiefdelphi for hours to guess what the game would be like...

BandChick · #**734** 08-12-2003, 10:31

...when you have an hour long discussion with another FIRSTer (dez250) about how the chiefdelphi forums aren't home-y like they used to be
...when you almost cry because they are orange again!
...when you attempt to make fun of another FIRSTers AIM profile (reads: FIRST Robotics Rules!) and then realize you can't because your profile contains something similar
...when you stop considering FIRST work, but more along the lines of free time put to good use

shyra1353 · #**735** 08-12-2003, 12:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by BandChick

...when you almost cry because they are orange again!

im hoping these are happy tears .. im loving the orange being back... !!

.. when you havent worn your contacts today because your eyes are sore from being on your computer, and therefore on CD, for too long ...

wun · #**736** 08-12-2003, 20:01

... people stop bother asking where they can find you, because the answer is always "the robotics room"

Matt Adams · #**737** 08-12-2003, 20:35

You know that you're Passionate about FIRST when:
(All of which I've seen from one or more of the college advisors on Team 461)

1. You come back from Winter vacation early to prepare for the kickoff.
2. You make a choice after your sophomore year that you'd be best off spending at extra year at college (and paying the out of state tuition) so that you can lighten your load and be more accessible FIRST mentor.
3. You spend time in professors office hours getting ahead on material so that you can apply it to a design.
4. You realize that your 21st birthday will occur during the last week of the build season this year, and it doesn't annoy or bother you.
5. When you put into your weekly schedule two all-nighters per week.
6. You take as a loss some future job opportunities by taking a .4 or .5 lower GPA than you're capable of in hopes that you're practical design and leadership experience will shimmer in your resume brighter than the magic number.

Matt

dez250 · #**738** 08-12-2003, 20:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by BandChick

...when you have an hour long discussion with another FIRSTer (dez250) about how the chiefdelphi forums aren't home-y like they used to be
...when you almost cry because they are orange again!
...when you attempt to make fun of another FIRSTers AIM profile (reads: FIRST Robotics Rules!) and then realize you can't because your profile contains something similar
...when you stop considering FIRST work, but more along the lines of free time put to good use

hehe...

...when you get yelled at school for stealing bandwidth while trying to load some who-am-i pics...

...when you check cd.pubarso.com every 20 mins to see if Brandon had updated it, even though its like 4am...

...When the school board is confused at where all the reams of paper went, cause you had to print up some rule books...

...when your english teacher yells at you cause you capitalize the word FIRST everytime you write it, even when its not robotics related...

...when you talk to sarah about how CD doesnt feel the same with out the colors being orange and black, and listen to each other for an hour on why we want our who-am-i pics back...

Thats all for now
~Mike

Aaron Knight · #**739** 09-12-2003, 00:35

......when you read through all fifty pages of these (in one sitting, mind) and STILL have something to write....

......when you note a lack of teachers to continue the team, go to a local college and become a mentor for the team, schedule your classes so that you can be available seven days a week for robotics......and spend the first day of your winter break at said school planning robotics........

......when you design your team's shirt with 15000 digits of pi on it, because your team number appears three times in those digits......

......when you realize that you've been staring at CD for hours and haven't gotten up - or eaten - or anything else - and it isn't even the build season yet.....

......when you make up an AIM screen name with both your robot name AND number in it.....and use it.......

Elissa · #**740** 09-12-2003, 11:53

-When you pass up a chance to go to Italy with your school because you wouldn't be able to go to Nationals.

-When you get in trouble in class for turning around every 5 minutes to the fellow team member behind you when you see a 3/4 digit number to ask...wait what team is that??

-When you completley ignore a review for finals to read this entire list.

Arefin Bari · #**741** 09-12-2003, 11:58

... when you are on chiefdelphi... trying to find out stuff about the 2004 game... when you suppose to be doing german worksheets.....

shyra1353 · #**742** 09-12-2003, 16:44

.. when you come up with an extremely awesome response to this thread that no one has said before and then when you come home to post it you cant remember and you are disappointed with yourself

Jeff Waegelin · #**743** 09-12-2003, 17:37

...when you schedule all your classes so you have Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons off and can do FIRST stuff.

Arefin Bari · #**744** 09-12-2003, 19:46

... when you come back home after all day and start working on the bot that you are making...

anna~marie · #**745** 09-12-2003, 20:01

when you daily ask your boyfriend, sprocketman, to check his palm pilot to check the days left until kickoff (31 days)

BandChick · #**746** 10-12-2003, 00:39

...when you're not surprised to read Jeff Waegelin's response to this thread, and then realize that wait, you've done similar as well

Joe Matt · #**747** 10-12-2003, 08:14

Everytime someone comes out with a 'What's Next Year's Game' topic, I can create an equallly odd, interesting, and totally different game for each thread.

IMDWalrus · #**748** 10-12-2003, 09:02

There's a possibility it's been said and I've missed it (this thread is huge), but...

-When you actually understand this thread and laugh at it.

Matt Adams · #**749** 10-12-2003, 10:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Waegelin

...when you schedule all your classes so you have Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons off and can do FIRST stuff.

Worse yet, when you schedule your classes so you have Tuesday and Thursday off COMPLETELY!

Arefin Bari · #**750** 10-12-2003, 13:29

... when you are very happy about just coming to the class that you will be able to play with the transmission....

shyra1353 · #**751** 10-12-2003, 22:43

.. when you look at your watch in the middle of french class and realize that kickoff is a month away exactly and you almost scream out !!

Arefin Bari · #**752** 11-12-2003, 19:14

... when you have a first logo on your jumpdrive... (random but whatever)...

anna~marie · #**753** 11-12-2003, 21:31

when your team has a meeting to go over past drive trains and their adaptations to better the drive on the specific courses and you actually find it VERY interesting and are still thinking about it a week later....

BandChick · #**754** 13-12-2003, 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Adams

Worse yet, when you schedule your classes so you have Tuesday and Thursday off COMPLETELY!

(read: i have fridays off so i can go to out-of-state competitions and not miss school)

Elgin Clock · #**755** 13-12-2003, 23:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Adams
Worse yet, when you schedule your classes so you have Tuesday and Thursday off COMPLETELY!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BandChick

(read: i have fridays off so i can go to out-of-state competitions and not miss school)

I have both days off.. re: in college most classes are only Tuesday & Thursday
or Moday & Wednesday.. Friday classes are a real rarity and I haven't taken any class yet on Friday.

Arefin Bari · #**756** 14-12-2003, 13:09

... when you get up in the morning first thing you do is... get on chiefdelphi for any updates...

anna~marie · #**757** 14-12-2003, 19:53

when every time you get on to check your mail...which is at least daily, there is another!!! update from CD that another person posted (which is quite annoying let me tell you....)

BandChick · #**758** 14-12-2003, 21:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by anna~marie

when every time you get on to check your mail...which is at least daily, there is another!!! update from CD that another person posted (which is quite annoying let me tell you....)

try 20+ emails

Arefin Bari · #**759** 14-12-2003, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by BandChick

try 20+ emails

thats why you just ask to not to notify you once ppl reply...

BandChick · #**760** 14-12-2003, 23:41

yeah, see, but if i did that i'd forget to check CD

...when you become addicted to CD and need your emails

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