Lars, thanks for letting me know. I'll contact the hotel. I also felt bad about you, Ron, and Joel not making the final!
Macky p.s. I just spent two hours looking at everything cube-related. TGIF. --- In [email protected], "Lars Vandenbergh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Macky, > > we found your camera in the restaurant. We handed it over at the > reception desk and we told them it was yours, so you can have it > picked up or sent to you. > > Once again I had another great time meeting you all also. And it is > truely amazing how much the standard has risen. I felt quite bad > about just missing out on the 3x3 final (I finished 13th in the > semis) but if I look at all those wonderful averages that other > people set, I should be quite proud of my placing. > > This was certainly the best Rubik's competition I've been to and I > hope there will be many more. > > Lars > > --- In [email protected], "mackymakisumi" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I concur. I had very much fun meeting all the cubers...and there > were > > so many! It's great to see that our object of obsession is starting > > to gain popularity. =) Congratulations to Jean, Edouard, Yuki, > Frank, > > Leyan, and all the other winners and finalists. It's amazing how > the > > times have improved since Toronto! > > > > Jean and Edouard put up impressive times in the final. I had no big > > mistake, so I have no excuse for the 16 average. They simply > > performed better under the competition condition. The funny thing > is, > > Saturday night at dinner, all the Japanese cubers, Jean, and > Edouard > > were racing, and the three of us sat in the same order as we did > for > > the picture of the three top finishers. I also had the opportunity > to > > talk to Jean and Edouard a little in French (I'll have to practice > > quite a bit now). Very nice meeting you two! > > > > I started listing everyone's name but then decided that it would > take > > too long. So, everyone I'd met before, it was nice to see you > again; > > everyone I hadn't met before, it was nice meeting you. I wish that > I > > hadn't had so much homework to do. There were a lot of people I > > wanted to talk to, and I feel that I didn't get to do that very > much. > > I look forward to meeting you all again in the future. > > > > Of course, much thanks to Ron, Tyson, judges, scramblers, and the > > organizers for putting together a great competition. > > > > And a bad news: it looks like I left my camera outside the main > > building on Monday morning, just before I left. Anyone seen a > silver > > Nikon Coolpix in a gray cover? If I promised to send you a picture, > > sorry! I might just have to steal mr. hamster's camera. > > > > Macky > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "h4m573r1" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I second that notion; that was the best. It was great meeting > > > everyone and associating new names with faces. Dan, it was great > > > cubing with you, and Joel, it was equally awesome discussing > > > methods. Finally meeting all the European cubers is a thrill, > > > especially Ron and Jean Pons. I had the honor of racing Mr. > Akimoto > > > in a 3x3x3 solve. Twice. ;) Good times...good times. Oh, a > special > > > thanks to Mark Polinkovsky for being himself and to the Mark team > > > for the hilarious full-contact competition. That right there was > > > worth the trip. It was also great meeting up with everyone from > US > > > Nationals. Ton, Jasmine, Doug, Chris... Great seeing you all > again! > > > I'll post a link to a couple of pictures after I upload them. :) > I > > > hope everyone got some rest and are catching up with their lives. > > > > > > -Sunil > > > --- In [email protected], "Ian" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm all kinds of tired from not getting much sleep in Orlando > but > > > I > > > > just wanted to say that I had a blast hanging out with old > > friends > > > and > > > > making some new ones this weekend. Congrats to Jean and all > the > > > other > > > > winners...there were some amazing times put up under pressure > > (and > > > > under a blazing Florida sun!). A big thank you to Ron and > Tyson > > > and > > > > the other organizers...great job, guys. > > > > > > > > I'll post again once I put up my pictures and my write-up. > Until > > > > then, I'd like to dedicate two words to my buddy Dan Harris and > > > his > > > > posse: Push, Push. > > > > > > > > Ian Winokur > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
