Day #25: Robo-Uh-Oh!

Today was Mall Day for the Kansas BEST Robotics Hub. I didn't get to drive Mikey (we ran out of time), but the poor fellow was kind of broken anyway. Ya see, gravity likes to work 99.98% of the time and Mikey was not the lucky victim of that 0.02%. He came crashing back down to Earth and was injured in the process. So, instead of driving the robot, I tweeted for the robot! @BravesBEST  It's a great time. I then spent the rest of the day watching movies with my mumsy and Ash and then cleaned my room.

Today, I learned...

1. ... that the purpose of Mall Day is not so much to practice on a game floor, but to figure out what bits of your robot will not work with the game floor. Sure, some would call that practice, but I feel there were a few exception-schools that only had to practice considering their robots were awesome (*coughWichitaHomeschoolcough*)! We now know what we need to fix on poor Mikey.
2. ... that my Senior Year is preparing me for college in an interesting way: there is a definite decrease in the amount of time I spend hanging out with my friends outside of school activities. This will prepare me for the wretched homesickness that will come from moving several states over. My past few years of high school have been jam packed full of school things and hanging out with my friends (mostly my ex-boyfriend and my best friend/current-boyfriend, but still). If I was not hanging out with one of those two or with Taylor, I was hanging out with all of my friends at the same time. Well, let's just say I've been spending a lot of extra time at home. On the (seriously) positive side, I get to spend more time with my mumsy!

Angst :p Robo-Angst [:p] lawls

Day #4: Lawls and Lost Time

Well, what did I learn today? I learned...

1. ... that the new Mumford and Sons album is awesome! I have yet to learn which songs will be my favorite, but the overall album is pretty fun. The album title is Babel, just in case you were wondering.
2. ... that time is easily confused/lost. My niece's birthday party was moved to tomorrow and the movie took longer than we thought it would. Plus Timothy had to find a present for his sister (my "test soul mate" Emily F.). All in all, there was a lot of confused time in there, and it is an easy thing to have happen when not everyone is on the same page. It worked out though!
3. ... that Pitch Perfect is a very funny movie. Even if you don't give two shakes about singing, check this flick out. It is definitely geared towards the early thirties, late teens age group, but if you don't think it is hilarious, at least you will learn a little bit about what we "kids" are like. Or something like that.
4. ... that it is a lot of fun to base an outfit on an injury. The school nurse advised me to wear shoes that could support and stabilize my ankle. Well, the only shoes without heels that match that description are my hiking boots. Still wanting to look adorable on a fine, chilly Saturday, I donned a pink dress and brown, flowery tights. Oh, and I rocked the leather jacket. It was fun. Plus! My ankle is getting better! There is still some swelling and movement is limited, but I can put weight on it! 

Well goooodness. I wonder what I will learn tomorrow. Hopefully Ash will like her sock monkey :p