You know you are a rower when......

  • you believe the world wouldn't exist without spandex2006_0527nationals0012.jpg
  • you only recognize your friends from behind
  • when you need to go anywhere, you have a sudden urge to throw your car over your shoulder
  • you stick water bottles in your shorts for no apparent reason at all
  • you believe all authority figures carry a megaphone
  • you blame bad moods on "the set"
  • your friends need a rowing translator to decipher your language
  • you think sleeping late is waking up at 8:30
  • everthing's a race: you walk quickly to class, just so you can pass people
  • when someone mentions a wake, you turn parallel and set up for it
  • you think gloves are for sissies, but a nice pair of poogies is really stylin'
  • your vision of going away for the weekend is other people's vision of Hell
  • you watch videos together and it's OK to say "She is looking really long"
  • you know more than 4 brands of port-a-johns by name
  • you're giving directions to a friend and you wonder why she is looking at you funny, until you realize you just said "turn to port" instead of take a left
  • when you sit down in class, you look for the tie in shoes

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