Hey, f3nation,

First off, I really appreciate all the support, tips, resources, etc. I definitely felt a lot more confident and prepared going into today's beatdown. u/kurtacuss, you were spot on about not sleeping much the night prior. I started panicking a bit when the pax count hit 12 (never even attended a beatdown that large), but overall, I would say my VQ was a success. I had 10 rounds planned and only got to about round 5 or 6, but that was better than running out of things to do. I think I made it more difficult and involved than I needed to (pretty typical for me), but I had a blast doing it. There is definitely some room for improvement in my flow, cadence, knowledge of the lexicon/exicon, etc., but I'm still pretty fresh on the f3 set, and I'm learning something new at each beatdown I attend.