2014 New Year's Resolutions

[patrickcuber]

Good grief, does everything I say have to turn into an argument...

It shouldn't. You could die though it would be super unlikely.(no offense)

 

[rj]

It shouldn't. You could die though it would be super unlikely.(no offense)

I'm kinda notorious, though. Non taken.

 

[JHLuka]

3x3:
- Improve F2L (always)
- Relearn some algs for PLL
- Get sub 20 =D
(- If sub 20 is achieved, I will go for sub 18 at the end of 2014, because I'm not that for away from sub 20 right now.)

 

[TheDubDubJr]

Official Goals:
2x2 - sub-3.5 Average
3x3 - sub-11 Average
4x4 - sub-40 Average
5x5 - sub-1:20 Average
6x6 - get a good 6x6 (sub-2:30)
7x7 - sub-3:30 Average
OH - sub-20 Average
BLD - sub-2 success and get a Mo3
Feet - sub-1:30 Average
FMC - sub-35
Pyra - SR baby
Sq1 - sub-25 Average
Clock - SR baby
Mega - sub-1:40 Average
Skewb - sub-6 Average
4x4BLD - sub-10
5x5BLD - success
MultiBLD - at least a 5-point success

Overall goal - take away every Minnesota State Record that Chris has.

Since I have no more competitions this year, I am going to update this to what I succeeded in! :tu

2x2 - 3.05 Average :tu
BLD - I got a Mo3 but so close on the sub-2 single (2:01)
FMC - 23 single lel (30.67 mean)
Pyra - took both SRs away from Chris :tu
Clock - I did have both SRs for a bit
Mega - practiced a lot more than expected and got a 1:21 average
Skewb - lol didn't know how far skewb would get
5x5BLD - first success ever, in comp at US Nats 2014 (after so many close fails)

Close Goals
3x3 - 11.43 Average
7x7 - 3:34 Average :tu
Sq1 - 25.78 Average

 

[Sa967St]

I'm bad at this...

- Compete in 6x6x6 (and not DNF the average)

Yeah, but it was a terrible average.

- Learn an actual pyraminx method and be decent with it (sub9? lolol)

Nope.

- Get an official sub 11.5 3x3x3 average

Nope.

- Get an official sub 1:35 5x5x5 average

Nope.

- Get an official sub 4:45 7x7x7 average

Nope.

- Get both skewb NRs at least once

I had single by default for about 2 months. Not exactly an accomplishment.

 

[waffle=ijm]

eat more pie.

achieved.

 

[sneaklyfox]

2x2 get a non-DNF average IF I go to comp

Didn't go to comp.

3x3 get past sub-16 barrier

Wow, it's nice to look back and see what it was like just one year ago. I didn't realize I had improved as much as I have. Now I'm sub-15. It's more than I hoped for.

4x4 sub-1 average of 12

Nope.

5x5 sub-3 single

Yup. Made it to sub-3 Ao5 but didn't practice much.

megaminx lube and tension it properly and get decent at it I suppose

Nope, and nope.

don't buy too many new cubes

Yup, only made one cube order the whole year. 2 new cubes - Moyu pyraminx and Aolong v2.

IRL: do not get pregnant again

Yup, thank goodness.

get babies to sleep through the night

Yup. Nowadays they actually sleep from 8pm to 9am. 13 hours!!

make daughter practice violin and piano regularly

Violin nope. Piano yup.

potty train son

Yup. Thought it would never happen.

read Bible regularly

Nope. But memorized the whole book of Ephesians.

 

[Rocky0701]

Didn't go to comp.

Wow, it's nice to look back and see what it was like just one year ago. I didn't realize I had improved as much as I have. Now I'm sub-15. It's more than I hoped for.

Nope.

Yup. Made it to sub-3 Ao5 but didn't practice much.

Nope, and nope.

Yup, only made one cube order the whole year. 2 new cubes - Moyu pyraminx and Aolong v2.


Yup, thank goodness.

Yup. Nowadays they actually sleep from 8pm to 9am. 13 hours!!

Violin nope. Piano yup.

Yup. Thought it would never happen.

Nope. But memorized the whole book of Ephesians (less the last paragraph which I will finish before the end of the year).

Good job! Also based on your 4x4 times, I bet you could get to averaging about 2:45 in a month or so if you practiced a lot.

 

[Username]

Have fun at EURO2014 YES
Pyra sub4 official average YES
Top50 sum of average ranks YES
Clock sub9 official average NO, 9.00 FML
3x3 sub 10 global average YES

Meh.

 

[Iggy]

Cubing:
2x2: Improve a bit yup
3x3: Global sub 12.5 yup
4x4: Global sub 45 nope
5x5-7x7: whatever started practicing a bit lol
OH: Get decent kinda
Feet: NRs for single, yes
FMC: lol lol
Pyra: Sub 4 NR average nope
Clock: Sub 8 NR average lol no
Square-1 Global sub 20 kinda, but then I stopped practicing
Megaminx: Get into the top 100 almost
Skewb: Start practicing and get my average down to sub 10 yeah but I still suck
3BLD: NR, get more accurate kinda
4BLD: AsR, global sub 3:30 yup
5BLD: AsR, global sub 7:30 yes for the AsR, no idea what I average now
MultiBLD: Improve at it and get sup 17 points yeah
Overall:
Go to more comps, be the Asian Champ for 1 event (if Asian Champs gets held this year) nope
Stop failing at comps kinda

:/

 

[ottozing]

Aww poo I forgot to do this. Kind of a shame because this was a damn good year for me (Both cubing and IRL).

 

[TDM]

Cubing:

2x2: sub-4 with Ortega/CLL

no

3x3: sub-12 with ZZ

no

maybe learn some ZZLL (a set or two)

no

4x4: sub-1

Yes!

maybe sub-50

no

OH: sub-20

Not yet, but there's still time!

BLD: sub-2

no

Square-1: sub-30

no

4BLD: sub-15?

no

definitely success though

no

5BLD: success

no

probably sub-45

no

MBLD: 10/10

no

Go to two comps

Yes

Non-cubing:

Pass all GCSEs with at least 8 A/A*s

7 A*s, 3 As

4/16, I didn't really practise any events other than 3x3/4x4/OH (and 5x5 a bit, but I had no 5x5 goals)

 

[rowehessler]

cube less
lose weight
make money
keeping all above resolutions

couldve lost more weight, but I've definitely cubed less and made/saved more money

 

[Tao Yu]

3x3: Get less sup10s and get faster at roux for lulz.
3BLD: Sub 30 average with (at very least) 65% accuracy by the end of the summer holidays.
4BLD: Do more

Got faster at roux, but epic fail at everything else.

Sub 30 BLD and sub 10 ZZ will probably go on my 2015 list.

 

[Rubiks560]

2x2: Smash WR and put it at something that isn't gonna be touchable for a while. Nope
3x3: Sub 9 official average. Nope
4x4: Sub 38 official average. Nope
Hopefully branch out into more events... I guess I did

IRL:
1. Work out heaps. I was until I had an injury for 3 months. So nope
2. Be able to hold a handstand for at least 1 minute and do 10 handstand pushups. Nope, seeing as I stopped working out
3. Get my fricken drivers permit and license. It's just embarrasing now. Got permit, will have license in 2015.
4. Originally I had get a job on my list, but I got a stay at home job a few weeks ago I also got an 18 month internship a few days ago. So yay me
5. Be a slightly more pleasant person. I suppose this is up for debate lol

Sigh.

 

[Chree]

3x3 - Sub 20 official ave Nailed it... 16.58
4x4 - Sub 1:20 official ave Def... 1:00.49
5x5 - I dunno... stop sucking at it? I think so? I average 1:52-1:56 now. So I suck less, at least
BLD - 1 official success is all I need to be happy. Official success? No.
OH - Personal retribution. Oh, I retributed all over the place.

Real Life:
Exercise more. Not really.
Cube less (unless there's an upcoming comp) Not at all.
Learn to make Andriod apps. Nope.
Learn an instrument. Probably piano. *le sigh*... nope.
Get promotion. *shakes fist* Nope.

It was a good cubing year. I even get to start 2015 by hosting a comp. IRL was questionable.

Sigh.

Congrats on the internship

 

[Torch]

2x2: Get a non-broken one, sub-5 Yes
3x3: 18 avg Yes
4x4: 1:10 avg No
3BLD: 2 minutes No
4BLD: Try again No
Sq1: Learn to solve it Yes, except I forgot
Skewb: 12 avg Yes
Go to a competition Yes, four of them!

Real life:
Be more social Not really
Get a learner's permit once I turn 15 Yes
Get a job (maybe) No
Qualify for sub seeding at 2015 Peachtree Road Race Yes
Take SAT again, 2300+ Postponed to May

Hmm, not too bad. I met my 2x2 and 3x3 goals, which are the only events I care about.

 

[cityzach]

Cubing:
3x3: Sub 9 single (still need sub 10 though)
4x4: Sub 48 avg
5x5: I dont think i'll be able to beat my current comp PBs for a while, but I guess my goal will be to try and beat them
6x6: sub 3:30 mean
7x7: Actually get a mean for once
OH, Pyraminx, Skewb: idc, just get comp PBs

Real life:
Learn to get girls
Become as strong as Mike Kotch (not srs, but become stronger)

3x3: 9.18 single, close enough
4x4: smashed it
5x5: nope
6x6: 3:32 mean, close enough
7x7: success haha
everything else: got some PBs, so I'm satisfied.

Non cubing goals are still a work in progress

 

[Randomno]

0x0: Find, I lost it. Oh, there it is!

*** lost it again.

1x1: Build and solve sub 0.1.

I might manage this soon cos Cubicle.

2x2: Learn CLL and the other PBLs. Become sub-10.

I started learning CLL (before Ortega, c'mon Rami it's simple logic), and I'm definitely sub-10 now (without CLL).

3x3: Get a sub-25 PB and sub-40 averages. Learn full PLL. Learn another method.

I'm not sure I realised I had a whole year for 3x3. I have a sub-25 Ao5, and a sub-30 Ao100, so I definitely met those. Learning full PLL? Nah, slow U perms after slow T perms are better. I learned the sexy method.

4x4: Solve by memory in sub 5 (for end of 2013). For 2014: Greatly improve reduction (sub 2 at the least) then learn Hoya/Yau.

I solved by memory in sub-8 last month. The other target, no way. I've only ever done 1 timed 4x4 solve.

5x5: Get one and solve by memory in sub 4:30.

I got one, I can't solve it in an hour though and just made it into a santa hat pattern.

Cuboids: Learn basic solving method.

Yusssssss I did this.

Pyraminx: Learn PTT (Permutation of Top Triangle, there's probably a proper name for it). Become sub 20.

I still only know 2 LL algs, and haven't really ever timed Pyra. I got a sub-20 single at UKC.

Megaminx: Learn to solve (not sure how fast as I don't know the general speeds).

I can sub 5 it when it goes alright... Pretty pro.

Bandanging Cube DIY set: Have fun.

No way, I pressed the pieces in too hard and haven't got some of them out after a year.

Buy many more twisty puzzles and keep an interest in them.

I got several interesting puzzles, Fisher Cube is very fun.

Go to a competition just for fun.

I think at this point I was thinking there wasn't much point going to a comp if you weren't very fast compared to most others there. I've been to UKC, and I'm still waiting a few more days for Oxford Winter. Maybe I'll get sub-9 at Pyraminx during that time.

Obviously I took a long break from serious cubing during 2014, but I still did quite well with this. I'll have to use this to figure out some better goals next year.

 

[uyneb2000]

2x2: Sub-2, learn EG-1, and hopefully EG-2

Close, but no. I have a pretty good ao12, though, like 1.4x, so I'm happy with that. I also still only know CLL.

3x3: Sub-9

Got faster, like sub-9.5 now. But no

4x4: At least sub-45

Yep

5x5: At least sub-1:35

Almost there. Only started improving when I got an AoChuang.

Pyra: Practice moar, sub-5

I average like 4.8-4.9, so I guess.

Mega: Practice moar sub-1:30

lol i quit

OH: Just...no

yeah... no

Skewb: Sub-10

I'll take sub-7

BLD: Get my second success

Yeah, I have WAY more than 2 successes.

Real life stuff!

Get better at cello

sure

Get better at swimming

Yep.

Stop being a lazy *** at Chinese school

Still am.

Get better at not failing in math comps

quit math comps lel

Be more social

Definitely am

Try not to get sucked into LoL

I'm haven't played it, so yeah.

Stop procrastinating

Getting better.

So overall, meh.