Today is the last day before the Challenge Day! Today, we are in the process of tying up all the loose ends on our device, finishing the journal and adding some artistic flair, making the poster, and blogging. We are very anxious yet excited and ready to go to action tomorrow. Amongst most team members, team morale and spirit run high and mighty, rampant in the mid-afternoon sunshine that in some places does not permeate parts of Cassie’s house. We are making our plans for tomorrow, and also mending our costumes that we have revised and improved since last year and the years beforehand.

However, the most important aspect of the work we are doing here today are the improvements, though little and subtle, that we are making to our device. We have learned from past challenges that sometimes all your device needs to get over the top is a small, seemingly insignificant improvement. The improvements that we are making today include:

- coloring the twine ties on the bags a different color than the burlap, so the twine stands out when we attempt to tie the bags- (this is one of those improvements that after the actual challenge, we would be sorry if we did not do)

- work on the handle to increase stability and maneuverability- such as glue together the joints, or add more cable ties to secure the handle and crossbar properly

- replace the old garden-hose green rainwater collecting tube with a new one, that we want to make longer for added maneuverability- we have decided that even though the rope inside the tube does not assist us that much in maintaining control of the tube, it is worth it to just keep it in the tube just in case it might rise to the occasion and come through big for us during the actual challenge

Hopefully, these improvements will help us and aid us in the challenge tomorrow. We are all working hard and helping each other, dividing up the work, yet all working together for a common goal- just like at the real challenge tomorrow.



-Matthew (under Cassie's username)