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You know you're overdoing it when...
Mar. 12th, 2009 10:03 am... the morning cup of coffee takes you from "exhausted" to "very tired."
Mar. 12th, 2009
You know you're overdoing it when...
Mar. 12th, 2009 10:03 am... the morning cup of coffee takes you from "exhausted" to "very tired."
Out of practice
Mar. 12th, 2009 10:55 pmThe first-ever Boston Crossword Puzzle Tournament is in three weeks, and they were kind enough to schedule it for a Sunday, so I can actually participate in a crossword tournament for the first time ever. Not that I expect to do particularly well, but I'm curious how far behind my friends I'll finish.
But I've done all of two crossword puzzles since the flight back from Israel two months ago. I've done plenty of other puzzles --- Mystery Hunt, P&A, the Enigma --- but only two standard American puzzles. So I've got to find the time to get back into practice and get unrusty.
Speaking of which: aside from using a lowercase 'e', what speed tricks are there? Should I omit the crossbar from my 'A's? How exactly does one use "Ripstein marks"? I assume that as soon as one's paper is complete, one looks at the clock and if there are only a few seconds left in the minute, one signals immediately, but otherwise one takes until the end of the minute to double-check?
But I've done all of two crossword puzzles since the flight back from Israel two months ago. I've done plenty of other puzzles --- Mystery Hunt, P&A, the Enigma --- but only two standard American puzzles. So I've got to find the time to get back into practice and get unrusty.
Speaking of which: aside from using a lowercase 'e', what speed tricks are there? Should I omit the crossbar from my 'A's? How exactly does one use "Ripstein marks"? I assume that as soon as one's paper is complete, one looks at the clock and if there are only a few seconds left in the minute, one signals immediately, but otherwise one takes until the end of the minute to double-check?
Out of practice
Mar. 12th, 2009 10:55 pmThe first-ever Boston Crossword Puzzle Tournament is in three weeks, and they were kind enough to schedule it for a Sunday, so I can actually participate in a crossword tournament for the first time ever. Not that I expect to do particularly well, but I'm curious how far behind my friends I'll finish.
But I've done all of two crossword puzzles since the flight back from Israel two months ago. I've done plenty of other puzzles --- Mystery Hunt, P&A, the Enigma --- but only two standard American puzzles. So I've got to find the time to get back into practice and get unrusty.
Speaking of which: aside from using a lowercase 'e', what speed tricks are there? Should I omit the crossbar from my 'A's? How exactly does one use "Ripstein marks"? I assume that as soon as one's paper is complete, one looks at the clock and if there are only a few seconds left in the minute, one signals immediately, but otherwise one takes until the end of the minute to double-check?
But I've done all of two crossword puzzles since the flight back from Israel two months ago. I've done plenty of other puzzles --- Mystery Hunt, P&A, the Enigma --- but only two standard American puzzles. So I've got to find the time to get back into practice and get unrusty.
Speaking of which: aside from using a lowercase 'e', what speed tricks are there? Should I omit the crossbar from my 'A's? How exactly does one use "Ripstein marks"? I assume that as soon as one's paper is complete, one looks at the clock and if there are only a few seconds left in the minute, one signals immediately, but otherwise one takes until the end of the minute to double-check?