Sharon...look who we may be meeting on the 24th..

[Darcy Baldwin]

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/04/busting-a-myth-about-the-2010-vexobotics-competition-in-dallas/

[Sharon Kay]

Oh sweet!!! I hope that my boys get a chance to meet him. We're going to be there for the BEST Robotics ... Darcy are you going for Vex or BEST?? I would absolutely L-O-V-E to meet you!!!

I'll be in town Thursday (April 21) through Sunday morning (April 25) ... please let me know if we can meet up.

Going to go post this on our TEAM Facebook page! Thanks for letting us know!

[Jengerbread88]

Off-topic, Darcy, is that Alton Brown in your avatar, or just a lookalike?

If it IS him, I may just faint. I love that man more than my own right foot. And I love my right foot a lot, thank you very much.

[kaylaugh]

ok, who's going to swing by and pick me up? I wanna go........

Kristi

[Leila]

Off-topic, Darcy, is that Alton Brown in your avatar, or just a lookalike?

If it IS him, I may just faint. I love that man more than my own right foot. And I love my right foot a lot, thank you very much.

It's really him..with her. Not photoshopped.

::mutters things under her breath about how it's not fair:

[Jengerbread88]

It's really him..with her. Not photoshopped.

::mutters things under her breath about how it's not fair:

I am SO beyond jealous.

[Sharon Kay]

ok, who's going to swing by and pick me up? I wanna go........

Kristi

Well come on out!! We'll be staying at the Aloft ... so if Google Earth tells the truth ... it is close enough to walk from our hotel to the convention center (although I think it looks like quite a walk and will wear my crocs!)....

Would love to see you too ... it should be a BLAST with the BEST Robotics Competition and the Vex!!

[Sharon Kay]

It's really him..with her. Not photoshopped.

::mutters things under her breath about how it's not fair:

that's not her husband? she's with another man? :confused:

[Leila]

that's not her husband? she's with another man? :confused:

No, that's definitely not her husband. That's Alton Brown from the Food Network. :)

[Darcy Baldwin]

I am SO beyond jealous.

Yep - that's really him.....READ THIS (http://aslansavz.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/hangin-with-alton-brown/)

[Darcy Baldwin]

that's not her husband? she's with another man? :confused:

BUWAHAHAHA - no, Sharon - it's when we met him last October. Purely a fan shot :)

We're still not sure if we can swing it. Russ has a prior engagement that he's no sure if he can get out of, and we haven't figured out how we can make it work, but we're trying!

[Sharon Kay]

BUWAHAHAHA - no, Sharon - it's when we met him last October. Purely a fan shot :)

We're still not sure if we can swing it. Russ has a prior engagement that he's no sure if he can get out of, and we haven't figured out how we can make it work, but we're trying!

Oh how funny ... I recognized his face but figured "hmm well she must love being cooked for" ...

I'm PM'ing you my cell phone number in case we can meet up ... feel free to call even if it just for coffee or whatever!

[sprauncey1]

That is so cool! I love Grant and am curious...is there an entry fee to go to the competition? I don't know how those things work, sorry my boys are 6 and 3 but the 6 year old would think its cool. But it is a two hour drive so I'm trying to figure out if it would be worth it, KWIM?! Sooooo cool though, thanks for the heads up Darcy!

[Sharon Kay]

We are told the competitions are FREE ... but I would imagine they will charge you an arm and a leg to park! You and your boys are welcome to sit and cheer with our team if they would like ... and the team members would explain to them what the robots are trying to do. The students on our team are really good with younger kids ... and the excitement is contagious. LOL

If you decide to come out ... we are in the BEST Robotics National Competition (booth display is on Friday ... the actual competition is on Saturday) ... our team is the Metro Homeschool Robotics ... here is a link to our facebook page so you can see what our team shirts look like (bright lime green). If you ask anyone on the team where Sharon is... they ALL know me. I'll be in the green shirt too ... running around with my Canon Rebel around my neck (or on the monopod)!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Metro-Homeschool-Robotics-Team/107266009306531?ref=mf

BEST Robotics has the top 12 teams in the Nation there for the competition ... the VEX World Championship is there too ... but they have something like 300 teams (might be a bit overwhelming for your aged kids ... I can imagine theirs will be REALLY loud and a bit confusing) ... but no matter which you pick (and maybe you can split the day and see both?...robots will be totally different between the two championships) ... it will be a lot of fun for the kids.

[kaylaugh]

If I manage to come I'll be riding DART so I won't pay for parking. A lot depends on how well I'm walking at the end of the week.

If it's anything like the regional BEST we attended a few years ago, they'll be charging a bit for food as well. But admission probably IS free...I'll be double-checking though...lol!

Hope to see you there!
Kristi