Unhappy with the stiff, poorly constructed Rubik’s Cube I’ve been practicing on, I did a bit of research and discovered something called a Slick Cube. I ordered it, and after nearly three weeks of waiting it finally arrived. Let me tell you, this cube is absolutely amazing. The action on my old store-bought cube was tight and awkward. With the Slick Cube I’m effortlessly flicking it around with just a finger. The fluid motion of this cube was strange at first. It felt as if I was cradling a loose collection of plastic bits, but I’ve quickly grown accustomed to it, and finally understand how certain people can solve the Rubik’s Cube in quick sick times.
If you’re a fan of the Rubik’s Cube, you’d be remiss not to pick up a Slick Cube. Once it’s in your hands you’ll gain a whole new appreciate for this puzzle.
Finally, after weeks of waiting, the Slick Cube is mine
Old cube on the left, Slick Cube on the right. As you can see, I was wearing the stickers off of my old cube. The Slick Cube is so well engineered that I can't keep my hands off of it.
I swear, I feel like a closet nerd bring up the subject of Rubik’s Cubes and debating the pros and cons between readily available toy store cubes and specialized speed cubes, but damn it if this Slick Cube isn’t simply a superior product. I’ve now got my solve time under two minutes with this new cube, and am getting better with each rotation.
Perhaps next post I’ll discuss weight lifting techniques, the best way to deal with a hangover, and how to cheat during a fist fight…but for now it’s all about my inner nerd and the cube. ;-)
The good thing about being sick is that it affords more than enough idle time to concentrate on other endeavors. Such is my case, where I’ve been ill for exactly one week today. The wife keeps telling me to go see the doctor, but as with most men I’m stubborn and would rather lay immobile on the couch and suffer.
Sure, I’m still going to work, but I admit I’m not being very productive. All I can do is hunker down and try to concentrate on VBScripting. At night I’m medicated and bored. To counter this I’ve learned how to finally solve the Rubik’s Cube. No longer does this cube hold any sway over me. I’m now the one in control, oftentimes solving it in less than four minutes. I’m no professional, but at least I’ve finally beaten this puzzle and can now check it off of my list of things to do before I die.
I doesn’t take much to humor me. Heh…
After countless twists and turns I've begun to wear the stickers off
Someone, please tell me, is this a boy in drag?
Am I wrong, possibly even cruel, for thinking that this model might, in fact, be a boy in a wig? The longer I stare at it the more confused I become…
My wife’s birthday happens to fall on the day before Valentine’s day, which makes for a delicate gift-giving juggling act. I guess I should be thankful that her birthday doesn’t fall right before Christmas. I always thought that, as a kid, the cruelest thing that could happen to you was to have your birthday fall on the same day as Christmas. You would totally get screwed on the gifts because your parents would simply merge the two days together gypping you out of an entire days worth of presents.
At least when I was a kid the gifts were pretty cool. I remember getting an Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle, Aurora Monster Models, a Green Machine, a Speak & Spell, and a Big Trak. Admittedly, I didn’t get many toys as a kid, but the ones that I did get were nothing short of awesome.
As an adult I wonder what kind of toys I’ll be buying for my future kids. Slinking through the isles of the toy stores, I found one line of products that I certainly won’t buy simply because of the high creepiness factor:
