Hiya all, newbie here

[primarycuber]

Greetings,

I've been lurking around here for a while unregistered, but I finally reached my 1000th (timed) solve, so I thougt I might as well give an account a try
I started about a week ago (saw a video on youtube, and it seemed soo cool, I had to try it), and currently I only have a 2x2, but a 3x3 and a skewb should arrive soon.
I'm usually very lazy about everything, and I give up things easily, so I really hope I can stick with cubing for a while. I'm really enjoying it at the moment though, so hopefully I can keep up the interest.

I'm anxious to finally get my 3x3 (and the skewb seems extremly fun), I already started watching some tutorials and read a few things up front. I think I'm going to start with Roux, and see how that goes.
Also if there is some interest, I'd like to revive/restart the 2x2 race thread, it seems like a fun thing to do.

I'm 24 btw, I work as a software engineer, and I have 2 adorable cats.

Nice to meet you all, this forum really seems like a nice place!

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[Chree]

Welcome to the forums! 3x3 is a blast. Interesting choice to begin with Roux right off the bat. I think you'll find a lot of people will be eager to help you with that. Check out Deedub's Roux as a beginner Method thread/youtube videos, if that's what you wanna do...

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?47572-Video-Roux-as-a-Beginner-Method

Have fun!

 

[JediJupiter]

Hey! I was kinda in the 2x2 race thread, so it's on. I also use roux, not that I'm a pro, so it's nice to meet you. Hopefully I'll see you around!

 

[primarycuber]

Hey! I was kinda in the 2x2 race thread, so it's on.

Cool, good to know.

I'm still anxiously waiting for my 3x3 and skewb to arrive in the mail... and in the meantime I'm reading / watching videos about roux.
Also tried out Times2Stats which is awesome (my 2x2 progress: http://cugress-demo.herokuapp.com/progress/2x2). It's reassuring to see the times getting faster even if it's just a few sec.

 

[primarycuber]

My 3x3 arrived the day before yesterday, and I'm super happy with it

My first roux session (without any help ):

Generated By csTimer on 2014-8-29
solves/total: 19/20

single
best: 58.46
worst: 1:48.14

mean of 3 : best: 1:04.32 (σ = 6.58)
avg of 5 : best: 1:05.30 (σ = 1.95)
avg of 12 : best: 1:11.60 (σ = 8.25)

Average: 1:18.88 (σ = 12.44)
Mean: 1:17.81

Time List:
1. 1:32.41 F D2 U' B2 L F' B U' B F2 U2 L2 U2 L R2 B' U' B' F' U2 L' R2 U F2 U
2. 1:48.14 R L D L R B D' L2 B2 F D' R D F L D' R B' U' F U2 L2 B' U D
3. 1:21.80 F2 U' F B D L B R2 U2 R2 D' R' U2 L U2 B' L D2 F' L2 B2 U2 L U2 R2
4. 1:16.06 U2 F2 B2 R' U2 F U F2 R2 U2 R' D' R' D' U2 B R' L' B' R' U F2 B' L2 F'
5. 1:23.17 B D' R' D R' U' B2 D' F U2 D2 F' U' L' R2 B2 F' D2 F B' L R' F2 L2 B'
6. 1:17.76 D' L2 U2 D L2 B' D B' F' U B U F' B2 D' B2 R' D B' F2 D F2 U2 B' L
7. 1:30.03 B2 U R B2 F D2 L' D U2 F D2 B' R B' U2 D' R' B L2 D L2 B2 L' D F
8. 1:08.46 U D R U D R2 U2 D' F D2 R' L D B2 F' R D2 U2 L R2 B2 U D2 B2 R'
9. 1:37.50 F R F B2 U' F2 B' D2 B2 F R U2 D' L2 U D F' U R2 D U2 B R' B U'
10. 1:06.66 F2 R U D B' L B' U' L B' L R D' F B2 D2 B2 R2 B F' L' B2 R U' B
11. 1:20.83 B D' U F2 B2 U' R2 U2 D' F D2 F2 B' U2 B' L' D' F U2 R2 L D2 R2 B D
12. 1:07.63 R' D2 L' R2 B D' U R2 B D2 R F2 B2 L' F2 R L2 D2 L2 B F L2 F B R2
13. 58.46 U L2 D2 R' F L' D' L' B L2 D' R U' F B' D L' F' U F D' U2 B' L U
14. 1:11.44 F R' L' U' D2 B2 U' F2 R D2 B U' D2 B2 R' U L U2 F L F' R2 L B' L2
15. 1:03.07 D B2 D' L F' D F L' B D2 R D2 R2 U2 D F2 D B D2 R2 L U F' U R2
16. 1:06.15 L2 D F2 U2 F' B U' B2 R F2 L D2 B R2 B' F D2 B F L' D2 F2 L2 U B'
17. 1:06.69 D B' L' R' B' F R' D2 F2 U2 D2 B D' R' F' U' L2 D L2 U' F U' R' B L
18. 1:15.00 F' B D B R2 F2 B U R2 L' F2 R F2 L2 F' L' B2 L U2 B F U2 B' D U
19. DNF(1:29.46) U2 B2 U' F' R L' D B2 D' F' U2 L2 R B U F' D2 B R2 U D2 R B' R' B2
20. 1:27.09 R F2 R' U' D2 L U2 B L' D U' B2 F2 R' L' F2 R2 U' D L2 D R B2 U' D