The first was that night to Disneyland with my cousin over winter break. ^_^ <3
So, we didn't win. Yesterday, we won the "Radio Shack Innovation in Control" award, because we did a good job with presenting ourselves to the robot. It's also the award that, essentially, most corresponds to what I do on the team. >:3 Prograaamming~ I learned a bit over the course of the 3 days of practice + competition. I’ve always been better at modifying code than actually writing it. Well, I’m happy for my senior programming mentor/friend. I really have come to look up to him as a role model to follow over the course of this weekend. Regardless of what other people say, he’s a genius in my book. =P
We did so much better in LA than in Arizona. Even if we only moved up by 4 ranks and weren’t chosen for the finals, let’s just say, for once, it wasn’t because our robot had issues. In Arizona, we were gifted with wonderful other alliance members, although we had a “weak” bot. In LA, when we finally overcame all of our robot issues, we ended up getting alliance teams that, at one point, didn’t show up for the game. Well, it’s the luck of the draw.
Aside from that, I made a new friend from a rookie school. He’s in 7th grade, but he’s cool nonetheless. =P
Why this is the second best day of my life?
After the regional, a couple of juniors (including teh uber Neko and all of his friends), the incredible AutoCAD specialist (senior), the uber l33t programming genius (senior), and two of us rookies went to Universal City Walk. Everyone seemed sad. I guess, especially for the seniors, they thought it’d be “their year” to shine. I feel horrible for them. Well, our car arrived late, and everyone else was eating. As I’m a slow eater in public, everyone ended up crowding around me and one guy started taking pictures of me eating with everyone in the background. *rofl* It was an “unofficial” after regional party. Then, I went around, running through the fountain and getting soaked, just as it was starting to drizzle. (I went crazy.) Well, it was the 2nd best moment of my life just because I really got to know people better and they were having fun regardless of what happened. *glomps*
zomg! Im glad you had fun!! =D *tackle*