Ah, okay then. You should always be optimizing your algs though, sometimes I'm just solving and I find better ways to solve a case out of no where.
As for the cross, doing it blindfolded isn't necessary in my opinion. To practice, visualize how you are going to solve the cross, and then just...
LanceTheBlueKnight has very good guides. I learned my F2L from him. He explains each step clearly and shows a lot of examples.
F2L http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG4wsoEEndU
2-Look-OLL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zUcqCgz-qw&feature=relmfu
2-Look-PLL...
I used to skate lightly, but I've gotten more into it this year. I can do pretty simple stuff, nothing too advanced yet. For my setup I got a 7.75 mini logo, thunder trucks, bones swiss bearings, and 53mm bones 100's. Rides good.
(ps. I saw that video on skateboard-city also =p)
I have both cubes in stock on my store, as Clayy9 said.
ZhanChi, $15
Tiled MF8 Megaminx, $12.99
edit: Nevermind, saw you had my store already. I would say it's as good as any other US store =)
We only have a couple of those cream-like white ones. Most of our DIY and assembled GuHongs are the regular white. Just to make sure you get a regular one though, you can put a special note when you are ordering, asking for a regular white one.
ZhanChi and Gan II now in stock.