This is a place for team members to post their thoughts and document the team's efforts. But reader beware: some team members have a rather odd sense of humor, so everything should be taken with a grain of salt.
It is hard to comprehend the fact that the Chesapeake Regional is less than two days away. Even if I were to discover the meaning of life at this very instant, the feeling of awe resulting from it would be nothing compared to what I'm feeling now: the realization that we made it through build season alive.
To put it using a simile, this year's build season was like living on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Sure, initially it would be great. I mean really, who doesn't like eating tropical fruit, swimming in pristine water, watching romantic beach sunsets, and talking to a volleyball? But then, you realize that you're stuck. Alone. In the middle of nowhere. Watching the sunset with a volleyball.
And then you've got all the tropical storms (or, in our case, snowstorms) to deal with, and don't even get me started about the fact that most deserted islands lack fresh water, or the fact that it is highly unlikely you'll ever be rescued, or the fact that you're talking to a volleyball.
But all negativity aside, this Build Season was great. Despite misgivings about our robot's ability, or lack thereof, we are confident that we will perform well (because our expectations are low to start with). But even if our robot were to spontaneously combust upon exiting its crate, it will have been a great build season nevertheless.
Now, for thoughts on the regional. I've heard from fellow team members who've observed the Washington, D.C. regional that this year's game is... boring. Based on webcasts of the D.C. Regional and the Kansas City Regional, I would concur with this assessment, except for the fact simply watching a webcast is not the same as being there. And for the fact that watching flipped-over robots flail around promises to be quite entertaining.
~ Posted by Alex B. on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 @ 6:46 pm
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