04 5 / 2013
Anonymous asked: who did you murder to get this url?
We’re hipsters. We liked the Avengers before it was cool to like the Avengers. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I will just get back to my Chai tea and “Varieties of Disturbance” by Lydia Davis.
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13 4 / 2013
sveltecube asked: Hi, any of you from North Bay?
No, sir. Most of us are from well south of there. The furthest north you can find an Avenger would be in Santa Barbara where one of us studies at the UC there.
28 12 / 2012
So far, so good! Looks like we’ve survived the Mayan-robo-zombie-teddie-bear apocalypse of 2012. I reckon we should do ourselves some celebrating. How about starting the party off with a bundle of pay-what-you-want RPG books?!
Check out the End of the End of the World RPG Bundle over at http://spiffup.org/endoftheworld
Thanks for your time,
-Daniel
16 12 / 2012
There’s an Avengers double feature on the front page of the World Cube Association website today! Native Arizonan, Austin Reed a.k.a. The Human Torch took a bunch of first place spots at yesterday’s Arizona Winter 2012 competition but he also grabbed top honors for winning the main Rubik’s Cube speedsolving event allowing him a headline naming. Marco Mendoza, the Mighty Thor, traveled via Quinnjet with Steven Turner - The Vision - and was able to take second in the main event also earning him a mention on the WCA’s front page. In addition, he took first place for one-handed solving. Though he didn’t get a top-billing of his own, The Vision did place in the top three for two events (Rubik’s Clock and 2x2x2). Congrats to all of them!
15 12 / 2012
Captured and sentenced to death, four magicians are forced to fight back against the magic-using community that they never knew existed.
The Legerdemain Betrayers is a roleplaying game for two-to-four players and a Narrator with unique, playing card-based mechanics. It is on sale for $2.99 for the first week of it’s release! Check it out at http://spiffup.org/betrayers
22 11 / 2012
This here is Captain America from Neil Gaiman’s superb “Marvel 1602”.
The Avengers would like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
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18 11 / 2012
namelessnerd asked: How many times do you think people come to this blog looking for Marvel's The Avnegers? You chose the most confusing names for all of the fangirls on Tumblr...
We suspect a lot of people have found our Tumblr site whilst looking for hot pictures of Marvel’s Avengers to swoon over. If you are looking for a refund, please see our financial officer.
Have a good day!
-Daniel
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01 11 / 2012
MIT Fall 2012!!!
MIT Fall 2012 competition is only 9 days away!!
I will be competing in 2x2 3x3 4x4 5x5 and OH, so if you happen to live near Boston, please come join me!! :)
Can’t wait to have great fun at the competition!! :D
Hope to see you there!!
-Quicksilver
19 8 / 2012
US Nationals 2012 Follow-Up and Movie!
It has been two weeks since the ending of Nationals 2012. For me, Nova, it was a memorable experience.
From the four days I spent there (I arrived a day early to meet everyone and to vacation with my family as well), I met new and old friends, challenge myself in competition (I got an average of CALVIN.FAILS), and filming for my movie.
Everyone, except Nova, got spectacular times for themselves and the public. Captain America/Daniel Chan landed a 13-second One-Handed Solve, Torch/Austin Reed got himself a 1.58 2x2x2 Single, and Sentry/Deven achieved the North American Record for One-Handed.
Everybody had an extraordinary experience in those three days. During the 3x3x3 Finals, it was the first time I experienced how intense the environment became.
Imagine you being a finalist. 200+ pairs of eyes staring at you, countless cameras focusing and recording your movement, and soaring expectations from the Speedcubing community. All of that is resting in your conscience. It’s you, your cube, and all the practice you’ve put in.
I left the day after the competition was finished. With new friends, incredible memories, a smile of joy, and an exhausted body. From that day forth, I decided to take speedcubing more seriously, practice more, and hopefully be World-Class one day.
To common folks, some see speedcubing as a waste of time and/or don’t understand why we keep on doing it. To them, they don’t see the perspective of how we see it or see that our reasons for speedcubing applies to them and their own hobbies. For many of us, it’s to clear our minds, to focus away from other negative aspects, to challenge ourselves and our limits, and many others. It’s exactly why others like dancing, singing, skating, and other hobbies - because it reduces stress and we enjoy it.
To see the movie: click the following link!
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