*You walk on step to all music you hear.*  *You spin pencils/pens/mops/brooms/pool cues, etc.  *You have a drawer full of flag t-shirts.* *The term attitude has lost all meaning.* *You have more inside jokes than any of your other friends.*  *You can smile genuinly on command.*  *You can catch anything thrown at you.*  *Every song becomes a possible flag routine.*  *You know the perfect spot for a toss in your favorite songs.  *Finals are a positive thing.  *Your calluses are less stressful than practice.*  *You know that "one more time" never means one more time.*  *You can do your hair and make-up anywhere.*  *You can change into your uniform anywhere.* * Someone who can throw a piece of wood 40ft in the air and catch it becomes your hero.*  *You find yourself designing flags/uniforms/drill in your classes.*  *You've missed more 4th periods than you've been to.*  *You can change, go to the bathroom, and go to your locker in 4.5 min.*  *You count all music to beats of 6 or 8.*  *Leaving your seat at 1/2 time would be considered a sin.*  *Getting a sip of water is considered an act of love and kindness from your instructor.* *You will not consider anything over $5 dinner while at a competition.*  *The bandroom becomes your home away from home.*  *You become your own pharmacist.*  *Anyone who carries fem. products becomes your best friend.*  *You know how many teenage girls you can fit in a hotel room.*  *You know how to manage 9 girls and 1 bathroom.* *You wish they offered time/money/stress management in school.*  *You wish they offered nap time in school.* *.4 1/2 hours of sleep before a competition is considered lucky.*  *You've considered dating a band/percussion member or have dated one.*  *Asking your parents for money has reached the extreme.* *Having your show finished the day before your first competiton/performance is considered lucky.*  *You know nothing is ever definite.*  *There's no such thing as a "summer vacation".  *The smell of sun screen makes you think of band camp.*  *Getting 2 new uniforms a year is a rarity.*  *You're the last people to hear about the pep rally and the first the perform at them.*  *Coming home before 4:30pm on a weekday almost never happens. * *You've spent more money on flags than you have on your college education.*  *You never could teach your dog to fetch cause everything you throw you have to catch yourself.*  *No matter how good your guard is you still get the smallest coverage in the yearbook.* *Your guard has developed its own language.*  *You know that if you try something wierd it might just end up in your show.*  *The term democracy is not in your vocabulary.*  *You try more stunts than the cheerleaders.*  *You learn to love your instructer when you see other guards shows and uniforms.*  *You went to every school football game but never paid for one.* *Your nails have never extended beyond your finger tips.*  *You've never actually watched a football game.* *You have had more pics taken of you than any of your friends.* ***You have electrical tape in your back pack.*  *You have hit yourself in the head w/a flag/rifle/sabre more times than you would like to think about or can think about!*  *You walk in step with your guard friends.* *Every time you find a bruise/scrape on yourself, you automatically know you got it at a guard rehearsal.*  *You've used up all the white out covering up the marks on the ceiling/wall from the flag you WEREN'T spinnning in the house...and need more.*  *You cheer louder than the cheerleaders at football games.*   *When all your "outside the guard" friends roll their eyes and whisper not again, as u talk about how cool ur show is, and how u manage to "nail" ur tosses everytime.*  *When you can drop spin and carry on a conversation at the same time, with out even thinking about it.* *When Colorguard is practically all you talk about!*   *Your out of guard friends have heard so much about guard, they are almost pros at it!*  *when you've left more bruises on band members (especially the drumline!) than on yourself, and are proud of it!*  *When you have one giant brown grass spot in the backyard from practicing so much*  *When you have 4 tan lines-tee shirt, gloves, shorts, and socks*  *When the words 'one more time' really means 15 more*  *When the gym/football feild is your second home*  *When you can see yourself trying to make your make-up darker* *When you forget how to count above 8  *You make up routines in your head to songs on the radio*  *When you have a roll of electrical tape next to your bed*  *When the blisters on your blisters don't hurt anymore*  *When band music actually begins to sound good*  ****Life? what's that?*  *When you always step off on the left foot*  *When you see the guard more than your family*  ****When you name your equipment*  *When the only song you have stuck in your head is your marching show from 2 yrs ago*  *When you roll step everywhere*   *you find yourself switching feet to get back on-step while walking through the mall* *When getting dressed up to go to school means wearing what you'll have wear to practice that night.*  *When you catch yourself spinning your pencil in Algebra class.* *When your classmates roll their eyes at you for talking about the band, yet again.* *you have had the words "left! right! left! right!" repeatedly screamed at you and you are not in the army* *You permanently project to the press box wheather that meant the top of the six foot tall basketball player in front of you's head or the top of the doorway*  You run your show no matter what the weather*  *you have hit yourself in the head so many times, not only can you not count, it doesn't even hurt any more* *When you always have to walk in step, even if they aren't in colorguard*  *Your unguard friends know that you're almost never available to go out*  *You jump up and down when you hear a song that a guard once did*  *Guard tape is the best thing that has happened since sliced bread* *Guard tape fixes everything*  *When the "can i have 5 extra mins" turns into a midnight practice*  ***When there is more holes in the school hall way where you practice then Swiss cheese*  *When you have more gay friends then straight*  *When stretches are your favorite part of the day*  *You know how to sleep with the your music on 10 and the bus going 60mph*  *You take over guys bathrooms b/c the girls is too full*  *Changing in front of guys doesn't phase you anymore* ****When it all seem to be a soap opera with ups and downs* *You see the same people all day everyday* *When you spend more time with the guard then your own family*  *When you have practice 5 days a week and enjoy every second*  *Your friends have heard about your routine so much that they can probably get out on the field and do your routine with you!*   *You can march your show in your sleep*  *If you have gotten a black eye from doing a toss!*  *If you catch your self doing air flag while walking down the hallway or while you are sleeping!*  *If you think you will die when the season is over.* *.When you make a website dedicated to guard.* *When you like wearing your uniform.*  *When people ask you about your social life and you say "Oh, you mean my flag.*  *When being mauled by a drum is a normal part of life.*   *When "armed guard" means a girl with a pole instead of a guy with a gun.*  *When you see your section more than your family.*  *When you subconsciously start practicing with a pencil*  ***When numbers past 8 aren't important.*  *You have more bruises, scars, and injuries than a military solider*  *You find yourself watching your spring show routine from freshman year thinking was I ever that bad?*  *Automatically you know what the captain is going to say and you do it before anyone else (most of the time)*  *When you ask "What is summer vacation?"*  *When you actually like to watch the Thankgiving day parade for the bands, not those stupid balloons*   *When you are rivles with all the chearleaders*  *The funny smell in the guard room in no longer noticeable to you* *When there is a possiblity it will rain, and your game will be cancelled, you pray that it won't rain*  *All your screen names have something to do with Color Guard.*  *You've used the word "FRESHMAN!" more then a billion times.*  278. You mark time or sing the songs in the shower(or whenever standing still.)*  *The phrase water break has a whole new meaning.* *You spend your lunch period trying to break into the guard room just so you can spin your equiptment*  *Your friends knows your entire show, inside and out*  *You get a shock from leaving the band room b/c the air is so CLEAN* *When your little sister plays with, touches, or even LOOKS at your flag, you jump on her like a lion on a mouse*  * Electrical tape is used for everything (ie. labeling cabinets, putting up posters, fixing your flag bag, etc.)*