Did you know...
...I was late for Eileen's car, and had a lot of materials to carry?
...I left all my cubes in the trunk?
...so I just slept a bit, which probably helped?
...I had to carry a heavy box of timers across half of UC Berkeley?
...I'm starting to notice that most of my arm exhaustion from competitions is carrying boxes?
...I started off with terrible Pyraminx solves, but did set a competition PB?
...the first BLD solve was really easy, but I turned too slowly? (Squandered NR #1)
...I'd like to thank Connie for filming it?
...despite getting some bad cases, OH first round was awesome?
...I love my new OH cube?
...I had forgotten my Square-1 and borrowed Stephanie's?
...and then did badly?
...I thought I got the same scramble twice, but maybe didn't?
...after lunch, I went with Jeremy to go buy the mystery puzzle materials?
...on the way there, I saw people lindy/swing dancing in Sproul plaza, and I was VERY tempted to join them?
...boba cost less than I thought, so we bought 20 cups?
...I made Jeremy ake me carry the boba box while walking past the dancers again?
...Berkeley dancers seem to be good at lazy/relaxed swing?
...our first mystery puzzle was Domino?
...the two competitiors were quite adept at Domino solving, and I'm sad I didn't have a spare Domino to give as a prize?
...our next puzzle involved drinking bob/pearl milk tea?
...Shelley and I have been anticipating this mystery puzzle for a while?
...the objective was to drink all the pearls in 5 minutes while leaving as much liquid as possible?
...they had an interesting strategy?
...Vincent, Darren, and [forgot] all tied, and had to speed-drink the rest?
...Darren finished it in 8 seconds?
...we started the first round of 3x3x3 with co-judging pairs?
...I paired with Eileen?
...she stole some of my fast?
...nevertheless, with a worst time of 14, I'm getting better at not makign mistakes?
...I wonder if I could do better in first rounds if I had time to focus?
...Peter wanted to do 4BLD, so Shelley was going to do 4BLD, I was going to do Speed BLD, and Takao Square-1 BLD?
...Shelley later suggested she should do 5BLD so that we hav all different side events?
...our crazy BLD party got delayed many times?
...4x4x4 was miserable, with G-perm 50.02? (Squandered NR #2)
...I had forgotten my Square-1 and borrowed Takao's?
...I got a DNF because the layers were swapped?
...without the DNF, I would have set NR average? (Squandered NR #3)
...I tried two speed BLD attempts?
...the first probably had a single turn exec erro, and maybe one memo error?
...on the second attempt, I made a memo error, an didn't have time to correct it?
...3x3x3 round 2 was rather hectic, and ended with a pop?
...OH final was miserable for me, and I don't know why?
...I should not have made OH podium, but Phili, Chris, and Dan all weren't there?
...Death Mario is evil and amusing?
...Sherrrrrrrey and I have been practicing Team BLD?
...She's becoming awesome at execution?
...we did quite well, but had communication trouble on LL?
...apparently people don't know what an Allan is, but they call Pi the Bruno?
...Chameleons are named by the direction they face?
...I washed my hands before 3x3x3 finals, again?
...we played Fantasy Finals again?
...I bet on what became my own worst solve?
...I had the fastest time on the 3 last solves each?
...I spent a while focusing for my last solve?
...
it worked?
...in my last three competitions, I have been 7th, 9th, and 8th in the semi-finals?
...in those competitions, I made the finals only twice, but placed first both competitions?
...both competitions, Justin placed right behind me?
...MGLS is therefore awesome?
...both competitions, my final solve of the final round was a 9.xy?
...those competitions were both at Berkeley, and not at Stanford, where I had a film crew hoping to see me do well?
...I won three events?
...Feliks still pwns all of us at everything?
...we finally sorted out timing equipment?
...we had to clean up an inexplicably large boba spill?
...Berkeley people like to go to Thai places after competitions?
...Eileen drank coke from a really tall glass?
...in a bonus team BLD at dinner, Jeremy and David got 38.xy?
...everyone loves dominos?
...Shelley did domino BLD in the car on the way back?
Bonus!
Did you know...
...Justin is promoted to cutie #1?
...my new cube is awesome?
...I'm getting good at assembling cubes and using them very soon after to do well in competition?
...re-doing the 9.55, I can easily sub-7 it?
Am I finally on my way to Polinkovsky style retirement?
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