That was a Star Trek reference. You didn't get it, did you.
In a week or two, you will be among the privileged few to know the story of the year that never happened. Our robotics team performed rather badly at the 2009 FRC Sacramento Regional (all shall be explained, don't you worry) and yet, I managed to have the more fun than any other time in my life, concentrated into three days. The main characters are my rather non-sequitur friend Jeremy, the deceptively quiet programming mentor Tim, our mentor Mike, always joking, other members of our team, and the communal entities that are other teams. I will do my best to describe the excitements and disappointments of those three days.
My main problem with this assignment was thinking of a good story to tell. Things I originally wanted to write about - Westminster Abbey, for example - have no conflict to speak of. This story at least has some quote unquote drama, rather than a list of stone statues and plaques. Now I just have to make sure I don't ramble off into an unnecessarily long account of....well...any of it. Poker until 1 am, dinner with the Athenians (Team 852), getting lost while walking around at night, Zombie Tag...
(oh man, you should have seen it, it was the most epic thing ever...)
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