3 x 3 x 4 cuboid

So I have been doing a lot of Rubik's cube solving lately I am pretty good at it and my fastest speed is 1 minute and 5 seconds.

It is probably faster now because I haven't timed myself in a long time.

Well this Sunday I went to church and one of my friends dad who is a Rubik's cube expert came to church with a 3 x 3 x 4 cuboid.

A cuboid is different than than a regular Rubik's cube because it has more layers or sides.

So it looked really weird at first and the sides could only move 180 degrees but the middles moved regularly. It was all messed up but the two white and yellow were solved.

the thing is that the white and yellow can not go into the middle and the middle pieces cannot go into the top.

It has 12 stickers on the middle sides but the top and bottom at like a regular 3 x 3 x 3 Rubik's cube.

Me and my cube expert friends tried solving it but with all cubes it is really hard to solve without instructions.

We could only solve the bottom layer and we gave it back to him but the let me " Bring it home and play around with it"

So I brought it home and I went onto the computer and tried to solve it.

It took about 2 hours to solve it because everything was so different from the 3 x 3 x 3 Rubik's cube.

but I solved it and I was so happy, I wrote down all of the algorithms and now am trying to solve it without looking at instructions.

I can't wait to see my friends expressions when they see that I have solved it.

Nike Magista opus 2 vs Adidas ace 16+ purecontrol

So today I am going to do a comparison on the Nike Magista opus 2 vs the Adidas ace 16+ purecontrol.

So the Nike Magista opus 2 has a pretty stiff upper made out of kangalite and has some bumps that have a nike skin upper on those bumps.

It is pretty cool and I really like the upper but it does need some break in time but has a great touch and is great for midfielders and defenders.

The insole is also cool because it sticks to the bottom of the shoe so it doesn't move.

The outsole is cool to because it has the 360" rotational turn.

It also has the ACC All Conditions Control, It is a wet control element.

Now for the Adidas Ace 16+ Purecontrol.

So the thing that stands out when you first see it is that it does not have any laces.

The upper is also stiff and features the NSG Non Stop Grip which is adidas's wet control element.

I also like that it comes with other insoles and with a shoe horn.

The string bag is also cool because it has two compartments for each shoe.

It also has great touch and has a clean strike with the no lace design.

I like both shoes for midfielders and defenders.

Recent things

So recently I have had a futsal tournament that I had to try out for and then the tournament started on Saturday. It was and hour and a half away and the first game was at eight.

We had to be there 45 minutes early so that meant that we had to leave at six am.

We made it on time but every time before the game I had to go number 2.

We won the first game and the second one but the second one that day was at 7 pm which was horrible.

Then the next day was Sunday and I had only one game at four which was better which we also won.

I usually play right back in the formation 2 2.

My mom also found out that she could use this thing called tallow which was animal fat and you could use it on your face and you could use it for frying things so they don't stick.

My mom cooked with butter and the egg stuck to the pan but when she used tallow it did not stick one bit.

We won the game on Sunday after going to church and watching the end of Manchester united vs Liverpool that meant that we were going to the semi final vs the Manhattan kickers that we lost to last time in the semi finals.

This time we won 6 - 4 it was a good game.

Then there was the final which was us GPS Ma red elite vs Brazilian United.

They score the first goal and then I scored my first goal of the tournament with a volley.

Then after half time it was 9 - 5 for us.

But then they started scoring goals with ther to giant people.

At the ending it was 9 - 9 and we went to pk's they scored their first one and then we scored ours too but the goalkeeper pulled the ball back onto the line and the referee's called it no goal then they scored again and then the same thing happened again like the first one and they won.

It was really sad afterward some of the players were crying.

we got are medals and then we went home feeling that we should've done better.

When we got home my knee was really hurting because I slid a lot on the wood and now it hurts a lot.

This was a learning experience and I hope that we can do better in futsal next weekend.

and today I am going to play soccer with my new pure controls soccer cleats.

Getting cleats

So it is just a little bit after Christmas and I really wanted to get a good pair of soccer cleats.

So I have recently been getting some soccer cleats below there normal price and then selling them on ebay. So far from doing this business I have gotten $120, and I have gotten $100 from Christmas.

I could use this money on any kind of soccer cleat I wanted pretty much except the most expensive soccer cleats.

So I was looking on ebay and I found these cleats that were used but they were the ace 16+ purecontrol in the stellar pack color way size 8.5. I really liked them so I went on ebay and I could either bid $180 or buy them now for $200. This was a pretty good deal and they were real.

So I bidded $180 for them and I waited.

And then after my practice session that night there was like 5 minutes left.

Then we went into are car and went to fill up gas and then when there was 1 minute left someone bidded a little bit more.

Then we bidded again but at the end they one the bid at $225.

I was really mad because I could never find that cleat again.

But then a Couple days later I was searching for cleats and I found one that was a older color way and sz 9 but it only costed $210.

I checked it out and when I put it in my bag it said that it was out of stock I got really frustrated but when I looked back I saw that I had one item in my bag I looked at what it was and it was the PURECONTROLS.

I must have double tapped and that was the last pair.

I checked them out and now they are at my house a brand new authentic pair that are half a size to big but will be perfect for spring and fall.

I realized that in life you don't always get stuff the way that you want it or right when you want it but sometimes something better comes maybe a little bit later and now I am glad that i did not get the used pair and heavenly father helped me get the right pair of soccer cleats for me.

Futsal

So I really like playing soccer but there is another sport that is somewhat related.

It is called futsal.

It is played on a small hard wood floor and small nets and of course a smaller and heavier ball.

There are only 10 people playing at once on futsal.

1 keeper and 4 field players.

To have more control over the ball you should trap it with the sole of your foot.

You play the game a lot quicker and you don't have much time on the ball, so if you have a shot and don't have enough time to load, just toe punch it it, works really well because the ball is heavy.

I have a futsal tournament this weekend with the GPS new England regional futsal team.

There are a few formations that you can play, a 2 2 a 1 2 1 a 2 1 1 or even a 1 1 2.

It is really fun because you can do a lot of flicks and there are a lot of goals.

I am a little nervous for the tournament this weekend but I have played futsal before and I hope to play great.

I recommend you try to play futsal sometime.

Tom Sawyer

So recently we have been listening on this app called Hoopla.

We have listened to a lot of stuff but the most recent is Tom sawyer.

Tom sawyer is a mischievous kid.

I liked when they went to smoke for the first time they started to throw up and feel really sick, so that shows you that smoking is just horrible.

My favorite part is when Tom and his friend Huck wanted to try and get some treasure.

They found this awful man Injene Joe in the haunted house looking for treasure.

He got the treasure and he said to his friend that his base was number 2 underneath the cross.

So the boys looked under the cross and soon they found that it was a tavern and when Tom went in the tavern at night he saw Injene Joe sleeping with tons of beer around him.

He ran out yelling run for your life.

Later they went into a cave and Tom and Beccie thatcher were trapped inside because there were so many tunnels but then finally they were found.

After that they said that the treasure was in the cave and that they should go get it.

It turned out to be $12000 in the olden times but now it is worth a lot more.

Then you can read Huckleberry Finn which is Huck's life after that.

I would recommend this book to you.

New pots for new year

So recently we have been researching about pots.

The copper ones are said to be really good because they don't send bad chemicals into the air and doesn't peel.

The stainless steel pans also don't peel and are great for cooking.

But the non-stick pans are not good because they do peel and the stuff that peels off goes into your food.

We got Mepra stainless steel pots and one All-Clad stainless steel pan.

We also got something called Barkeepers friend that helps take the food off and cleans the pots very well.

Another good thing about the Mepra pots is that the handles are hollow so that they don't get hot.

They also look very cute, they are like little chubby pots in king Arthur the animated movie when the wizard cleans all of the pots and dishes and pans by magic.

Another good thing about them is that they have measurements on the inside of the pot to know how much water or anything to put in there for a recipe or something like that.

But they are pricey they can get up to 1,200 dollars.

But we got them on a good deal.

I would recommend these pots because they are healthy, look nice, and don't get to hot.

Also don't cook at high heat with these pots because then the bottom will burn, but this is good because it teaches you to cook on lower heat.

Yoga and Meditating

So recently I have wanted to become a little bit more flexible.

It would help with soccer and not getting injuries and just feeling better. 

So I have been doing yoga every morning for about 15 minutes.

Then I would play soccer.

I am not flexible now but I hope to get more flexible by the time the soccer season starts.

I have also been meditating.

It helps relax you and it helps you get better at doing yoga because you need to take deep breaths and relax in yoga.

I really like doing it, my body feels better after doing it and I feel ready to play soccer after.

I like doing the yoga before my soccer routine because then my muscles feel all stretched and ready to go.

I will also be able be safer in soccer to not pull any muscles.

I feel better and more relaxed and alive and ready to go on with the day.

It is always good to stretch wherever you are if you are sitting down reading or waiting for something.

Meditating also helps with stress and just helps you think clearer.

I recommend doing yoga and meditating to feel better.

New Year

So the new year has just started and so far it has been great.

I have played some soccer and read and made some awesome goals.

This year I did my goals a little bit different.

I did things that I was interested in that I was committed to do and daily goals.

So I based my daily goals on the things that I was interested in and that i was committed to do.

One of those goals that I put on was to get five black balls in PES.

The black balls indicate a player that you are going to get.

The black is the best then the gold is second best then silver then bronze and at last there is white.

To get good players you need to earn gp and to earn gp you need to win games.

So to not stay in front of the screen that long I found out a way that you could earn gp without playing the whole game.

So you go into the com challenge cup and you select the novice challenge so that it is on beginner then you score one goal and then give the ball to your keeper so that the time can run out.

I have been doing my daily goals pretty well they are Writing, Exercising and stretching, reading history and fantasy books, mathematical problems and logic puzzles, and learning bulgarian with my grandpa.

I like setting goals and doing them.

The match window

So lately I have been doing a lot of puzzles.

In including the Rubik's cube which I can solve in under 90 sec.

Brain teasers and logic puzzles.

I also got a few wooden puzzles including a diamond cube, an X in a box and the mouse trap. I have solved all of them except the diamond cube.

I just did a puzzle that was with match sticks and this is what it looks like so you can set it up.

You have to remove 6 matches and there can be no hanging ones. At the end there have only 3 squares remaining. (I'll leave a hint at the end of this blog post).

I also got another cool book called FableHaven Book of Imagination by Brandon Mull where you can fold your own stuff and do riddles which is really fun. There is also a secret message about his next book, but you have to go through all the other ones to find it.

On my rubik's cubes when I started I didn't know how to solve it, but I saw my friend doing it so I figured I could learn. The night after I researched how to solve I found a way to solve it and then a couple of weeks later I could do it without looking at any hints and then a week after that I could do it in 90 seconds.

(Hint for match puzzle: The big square around has to stay there, so you only remove matches from the middle)