Stanford Fall 2009

[jfly]

Did you know...
... Jackson is quite cool too?
... I want to do more team BLD with him?
... Connie's right, every video of Chris's epic average has me talking about my sub 20 average in the background?
... and I don't like hearing the sound of my voice?
... I spent all of Friday finding out who from Berkeley wasn't coming on Saturday?
... John To woke up at 8am in Berkeley, and arrived at the competition at 3pm?
... Darren Kwong woke up at 7am in Berkeley, and was too lame to go?
... Connie woke up at 8am, and was there 11am, which meant the competition could finally start?
... my own roommate will go to a competition on the other side of the world, but not one on the other side of the bay?
... Connie is crazy for cupcakes?
... I'm still wearing my pyjamas from the competition?
... I AUFed the wrong way on the 2x2 solve and had to do a U2 to fix it?
... I did the same thing at Worlds on the stupid scramble?
... Lucas Garron got the Darren Kwong award (for not making finals)?
... Lucas Garron used my 2x2 for his 1.06 solve?
... Chris Dzoan lubed my 2x2 with some awesome 70 weight shock oil?
... Lucas has my 2x2 forever?
... I forgot a blindfold at the Berkeley competition last weekend?
... So I brought a full bag of them this time?
... Stephanie Chow forgot her square one?
... So she used mine instead?
... The white plastic confused her, so she AUF/ADFed a bunch at ~13s on the last solve, and DNFed at 15s, instead of setting a national record?
... Brett apparently pronounced all the Asian names correctly at the awards ceremony, and nobody knew who he was talking about?
... Go Bears!

 

[JTW2007]

... Brett apparently pronounced all the Asian names correctly at the awards ceremony, and nobody knew who he was talking about?

Has everyone come to a decision about the correct pronunciation of "Dzoan?"

 

[blade740]

... Brett apparently pronounced all the Asian names correctly at the awards ceremony, and nobody knew who he was talking about?

Has everyone come to a decision about the correct pronunciation of "Dzoan?"

Chris told me once that it's something like "dzo-Ahn," but everyone just says "zone"

 

[SuperNerd]

Did you know that...
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... Ranzha ate all my donuts?
... I did terribly in 3x3 Round One (19.08 avg)?
... I did worse in Round Two (DNF avg)?
... I lost my speedcube before Round Two?
... My friend who I am eternally grateful for found my lost speedcube?
... That friend somehow ended up w/ a crappy C4Y Brand 3x3?
... That cube was from the guy who stole my speedcube to begin with?
... Ranzha owes me 24 donuts?
... The tables were really nice?
... My friends and I got lost on the way there?
... I lost all of my cubing tools?
... I lost all of my lubes?
... I now hate my KO Pillowed 6x6?
... I failed 6x6 and barely got sub 6?
... I did better at Berkeley Fall?
... My 5x5 magically got better after this competition?
... I finally made 4x4 cut-off?
... At Berkeley Fall, I missed 4x4 cut-off by .28 seconds?
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Ranzha, you owe me 24 donuts. Pay up.

 

[JTW2007]

More. Did you know...

-Jeremy and I are pretty decent at team BLD?
-We got a 40.xx at dinner?
-I've eaten at the Coho across from the Nationals venue at two separate competitions, each time with a completely different large group of cubers?
-I need to stop being lazy and post my videos?
-Turns out I'm one of the few people who was pronouncing "Dzoan" correctly?
-Daniel had to scramble almost every 4x4?
-That's his actual license plate?
-I'm desperate to go to a Berkeley competition?
-Adam had a solve that could've been 12-13, but he had a U Perm?

I think I'm done now.

 

[Dene]

Oh man, well done Chris! That's a beastly average.
And you too jfly! Finally sub20 . And so close to top10!

 

[Ranzha]

Did you know that...
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... Ranzha ate all my donuts?
... I did terribly in 3x3 Round One (19.08 avg)?
... I did worse in Round Two (DNF avg)?
... I lost my speedcube before Round Two?
... My friend who I am eternally grateful for found my lost speedcube?
... That friend somehow ended up w/ a crappy C4Y Brand 3x3?
... That cube was from the guy who stole my speedcube to begin with?
... Ranzha owes me 24 donuts?
... The tables were really nice?
... My friends and I got lost on the way there?
... I lost all of my cubing tools?
... I lost all of my lubes?
... I now hate my KO Pillowed 6x6?
... I failed 6x6 and barely got sub 6?
... I did better at Berkeley Fall?
... My 5x5 magically got better after this competition?
... I finally made 4x4 cut-off?
... At Berkeley Fall, I missed 4x4 cut-off by .28 seconds?
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Ranzha, you owe me 24 donuts. Pay up.

Nah, I ate one.
Phil had liek 5, and he has your cubing tools.
Also, I'm not getting you 24 donuts. Not even for your birthday today.

 

[Coni]

I think the "d" is silent and it's kinda like z-uan. definitely not d-zo-an. haha.

 

[jfly]

I think the "d" is silent and it's kinda like z-uan. definitely not d-zo-an. haha.

Are you sure? I think it's more like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kqXMfsBsx0#t=38s

 

[JTW2007]

The most common thing I hear is "duh-ZO-uhn," which I don't think is right. I normally say something like "zo-AHN", but the D and the Z can kind of be combined to create a different one-syllable sound. I propose that "dz" be added to the English alphabet so that we can come to a conclusion here.

 

[shelley]

Vietnamese has two d sounds. One is closer to z, one is closer to y. Dzoan is a fairly unusual spelling for that name. According to Dan it's pronounced something like "zwan" but all the English speakers turn it into "zone".

 

[Dene]

I say it like dzoh-in

 

[jfly]

I say it like dzoh-in

Yeah, but every time I solve a cube on cct, you tell me it took me "15 secants" to solve.

 

[JTW2007]

I say it like dzoh-in

Yeah, but every time I solve a cube on cct, you tell me it took me "15 secants" to solve.

I nearly fell out of my chair when I read that.

 

[Dene]

And what g-unit

 

[Lucas Garron]

This was sent to the competitors, but I'll re-post it here:

Hello Competitors,

I would rather not have to send such an email, but after the competition last Saturday, Berkeley and Stanford were missing quite a few timers, mats, and related competition materials. In addition, Emerson Herrmann was kind enough to lend us a timer, and it was gone.
It would be rather sad to spend our proceeds on replacing past equipment instead of saving for more equipment/future competitions.

Unfortunately, the Stanford equipment was not yet labeled (we have labeled what is left), but that should not be an excuse to take it. Yes, it could be an accident, but we're missing more than just an "accidental" loss or two.

It may not be your fault, but if you have any competition material that is unlabeled/clearly not yours, I'd appreciate if you would email me to arrange to give it back at your next competition (no questions asked).