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It’s been a few days, but I’m back. I decided to try one of the @ravensburgerna 4 x 500 puzzles I’ve been seeing recently, and actually made it under 90 minutes, which I think I’ve only done twice on a new puzzle, so that feels like progress.

After both trying it solo, @ktgoeshiking and I did this as a pair (which it was originally meant for) and finished our first pair puzzle under the 90-minute time limit. It would’ve only gotten us 73rd place and not qualified for the final in 2022, but still a solid result as we keep getting better.

I know I’ve done this one three weeks ago, but since I have a finite amount of puzzles, I figured I’d give it another try. This is the only one I’ve completed so far under the 90-minute time limit, and I improved my original time by 12 minutes. I don’t know if that’s me getting better or just being familiar with the puzzle or a little bit of both, but I’ll take it. I know it doesn’t count because I’ve done it twice, but this time would’ve only missed the second round at the world championships by 2.5 minutes.

@ktgoeshiking and I checked out the new Fishtown location for @ninjabao_pa and it was great. We had bao (pork and veggie), gyoza (pork, veggie, and cheesesteak), curry chicken katsu (my favorite dish of the night), soup bao, and a peach tea with lychee jelly. This place being a 5-minute walk from our house is gonna be dangerous.

Happy Twin Peaks Day to all who celebrate.

My first round puzzle. Once I got used to the pieces, I felt good about this one, and didn’t expect it to take me so long to finish. This one was used in the championship semifinals last year, and I would have to shave almost 30 minutes off my time to make it to the final.

“Discount Anthony Bourdain.”

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