2014 New Year's Resolutions

Learn Gc and Gd.
Sub 25 on the cube.
Memorize the last heli cube algs.
Finish my website which can be found here: thewayofthecube.comule.com
 
Let's see
2x2- sub 4.5 I guess
3x3-sub 20
4x4-learn better edge pairing
Clock-get an original rubiks clock and sub 10
Square 1 -sub 25-30
Pyra-sub 6-7 learn 1 flip
 
2x2 - Get sub 3-4 second average. Plus learn full EG.
3x3 - Make top 100 with zz method
4x4 - Get a sub 40-50 second average and find a fast way to apply zz in my 4x4 yau solves.
Megaminx - Break national record single plus average. (sub 1:30)
Pyraminx - Get sub-5 average plus make top 100.
Puzzles-get at least two puzzles for each one of these categories.
3bld - work on memo so I can actually memorize the cube.
Sq-1 - get one & learn
Skewb - get one & learn
5x5+ - Make top 100 in my country(not that hard when no more than 30 people are registered for the events)
 
3x3 - Finally learn OLL then Sub-11 and both NRs
4x4 - Sub 40 improve my NRs
5x5 - Mod one successfully and Sub-1:30
6x6 - Sub-3
7x7 - Sub-4
Mega - Finish learning my last layer algs and Sub 1:20
SQ-1 - Learn how and then Sub 25
Pyra - Actually learn a method and not come last at nats again (even with PB average)
Clock - Relearn and sub-12
Feet - Sub-1 and OcR
OH - Get a better 2H to OH ratio (somewhere in the mid to low 20s)
Skewb - Learn and sub-10
3BLD - Sub 1:10 with 75% success rate
4BLD - Learn and sub-8, official success
5BLD - Learn and Sub-20 at home
Multi - 10 points at home
Attempt to organise a comp in wellington

Non Cubing
-Full license
-Fergs outwards climbing wall arms only
-20 second rope arms only
-Good marks at uni

4x4 catch up to kiwicuber. Even those I'm 30 seconds slower currently.
Feet same as 4x4

Good luck, sub-1 4x4 podium at least at next nats :)
Feet probably depends a lot on my motivation to improve :p

5x5+ - Make top 100 in my country(not that hard when no more than 30 people are registered for the events)

Sounds really difficult with NZ's 22 5x5 , 5 6x6 and 6 7x7 competitors (single not even average).
 
- 3x3: Consistent sub-15 and learn full OLL
- 3BLD: Consistent sub-3:00 solves
- 2x2: Consistent sub-5 and maybe learn CLL
- 4x4: Sub-1:30 average (never really practiced 4x4 before :P)
- Go to a comp, meet other cubers and have fun
 
Hmm... done this already on first day of the year. Next up is sub-3 Ao5 then sub-3 Ao12.

Ok, I guess this year is starting off nicely for 5x5... already done sub-3 Ao5 as well. Maybe I should aim a little higher heh... like sub-2:30? I wasn't expecting this though because before today I didn't have any sub-3... in fact sub-3:30 was good. Then all of a sudden sub-3 isn't so hard?
 
3x3: sub-11.5 overall average, official sub-11 average and sub-9 single
skewb: sub-15?? actually practice some
4x4: sub-55 average
pyra: sub-8 average
OH: sub-18 average, official sub-19 average and sub-16 single, learn some COLL and OH PLLs
mega: sub-1:30 average, get an official average
sq-1: sub-35 average, get an official average (make cutoff and don't dnf)
have fun at comps

maintain 4.0 in 2nd sem of this year, no more than one B in 1st sem of next year
be nicer to people i don't like/be less obvious in my not-liking of them
procrastinate less/start hw before 5:00 every school night
sleep before 12:30 am at least 4/5 school nights each week
 
Sub 5 2x2, sub 20 3x3, sub 1:30 4x4, sub 3 5x5, sub 6 6x6, sub 10 pyraminx, sub 50
OH, Sub 5 BLD (and higher efficiency!)
I also want to be able to compete in all events (except maybe 4BLD, 5BLD Multi BLD)
 
2x2: Do some 2x2, learn eg, sub-3 or 2
3x3: Sub-10 is probably possible (I avg 16.5)
3x3 OH: Sub-20 maybe
4x4: Sub-50 would be nice
5x5: Sub-1:45
6x6: Sub-3:30
7x7: Get one, idk what is possible, maybe sub-5
Pyraminx: Sub-5 is probably possible
Megaminx: Sub-1:30
Square-1: Sub-25
3BLD: Sub-1, probably switch to 3-style
4BLD: Sub-5, switch to comms
5BLD: Do it, sub-10 maybe
MBLD: Maybe 5/5 I only have 5 3x3s
FMC: Sub-25 PB, do at least one attempt per month
Skewb: Sub-10
Clock: If I can get a Rubiks, sub-15; else, I probably won't practice
Go to some competitions, maybe US Nats

IRL:
Straight A's
Don't let cubing prevent me from A's, but still practice a lot
Do well in Robotics
Learn more programming
Read more
If I take the ACT, 31 or greater (I got 28 first time)
 
2x2x2: Learn full CLL, sub-5
3x3x3: Use full CLL with Waterman, Learn some redge algorithms. Sub-15 averages.
4x4x4: Actually learn a method (maybe my Waterman hybrid). Sub-1:30.
5x5x5: Again, learn a method. Just be able to comfortably solve.
3BLD: Learn TuRBo to use with 3OP. Sub-3:30.
3OH: Sub-45. I don't practice much...
MBLD: 3 cubes.
4BLD: A success.
Skewb: Sub-7 or top 100.
Clock: Figure it out without help. Sub 30? Idk good clock times.
Sub-40 Official FMC.
Make it into the second round of something at every competition I go to.

Life:
Do well in school-- don't let cubing interfere.
Read books.
National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist. 2200+ SAT.
 
No big goals from me, I'll be happy if I improve.

Learn full WV
Beat all of my PBs in the events I care about (3x3, OH and all the BLD events)
Hopefully go to Euro 2014 and at least one National Comp.
 
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