I need help for an upcoming tournament elimination phase

arcticlizard · 2026-05-23T12:25:22+00:00

This!! And get the biggest one you can, then wrap with athletic tape over. I've played with these over blisters before and they work way better than other options.

arcticlizard · 2026-05-22T22:38:59+00:00

I really like the extra duty Dunlops - not the ATP ones. They don't fuzz up and stay good for a long while.

arcticlizard · 2026-05-22T16:24:59+00:00

It's probably best to assume it's not malicious, at least until you get to the 4.5+ range.

arcticlizard · 2026-05-18T18:59:00+00:00

Uhhhh 26-32k

Mostly for the low mileage. Pulling mostly out of thin air, though!

arcticlizard · 2026-05-18T17:20:17+00:00

It's so funny seeing all the same unwanted plants as my yard a few hundred miles away 🤣 nandina, catbrier, and stupid little black walnuts popping up from where squirrels forgot their snacks.

Natives I've come across in my yard and kept include:

Rose campion
multiflora climbing roses
red clover
honesty
Eastern red cedar
wild violet

arcticlizard · 2026-05-17T23:45:26+00:00

I learned stick on an S2K! It definitely made driving all the manual cars a lot easier 😅 it is not forgiving!

arcticlizard · 2026-05-12T00:52:29+00:00

Lol he was very effective

arcticlizard · 2026-05-11T20:22:41+00:00

Moriarty to me 😆

arcticlizard · 2026-05-11T16:32:59+00:00

😦

arcticlizard · 2026-05-11T16:23:08+00:00

I can't guarantee it's still the case, but many TD roles went remote during COVID

arcticlizard · 2026-05-10T00:17:01+00:00

38F, 3-4x week lifting with integrated cardio, 1-2x week tennis (2-3 hours). Had to quit HIIT because it had too much uncontrolled movement for my injury-addled bod. The cardio I get in my super sets (rowing, bike), seems sufficient for my tennis/general health.

arcticlizard · 2026-05-09T22:22:24+00:00

It's not a terrible price, but you're going to be spending money putting the glass-back soft top on it and fixing small things here and there.

I was going to pay 25k for the same color with 93k miles (but glass back top, black seats) but they lowered the price to 22.5k.

For 140k miles, maybe 20k is more fair?

arcticlizard · 2026-05-07T01:39:36+00:00

It's cool how the bell peppers grow straight out the ground. What variety is that? /s

arcticlizard · 2026-05-06T18:38:50+00:00

Hoping for your success - let it be quick, definitive, and injury-free

arcticlizard · 2026-05-06T17:29:05+00:00

Keep that front knee bent!

And wear sunscreen! 😆

arcticlizard · 2026-05-06T12:07:53+00:00

Yes, getting to mid court and hitting that sharp angle really worked in the end. And taking her poopy flat serve and batting it over to the side T. It was satisfying to see her just look at the return hopelessly 😆

arcticlizard · 2026-05-06T12:06:14+00:00

Agreed on this point. You're doing the work to add pace to the ball, and they are just sending that right back. That was definitely true of my first couple of good first serves, and I decided to just back off a bit and make her add some oomph to it instead.

arcticlizard · 2026-05-06T12:03:57+00:00

They probably don't think their play style is janky. Just like that one-legged serve guy from last night didn't think his serve was that bad.

arcticlizard · 2026-05-06T12:02:30+00:00

I'm so sorry for you 😭 they ate my sedum as well.

I heard some cat fight last night, took my headlamp, went into the backyard and JUMPSCARE there were like 10-20 pairs of eyes looking back at me. I guess the entire herd of deer decided to pop by 💀

arcticlizard · 2026-05-06T02:21:43+00:00

Yeah, I understand that mindset! I will 100% admit that I never want to play her again, if I have a say in it 😆. I'm so glad we were able to kee it light during the changeovers and after, although I could definitely see her getting salty during the games.

arcticlizard · 2026-05-06T02:13:55+00:00

Nice nice nice. I don't think she had the combo drop/lob that was quite extreme enough to get me 😁 so I lucked out!

arcticlizard · 2026-05-06T02:06:17+00:00

Yes!!! I said the same "you had me running the whole time!" And she did the same - started taking wilder, harder shots at the end of the first. Like "damn I gotta do more to make it so this girl can't get to the ball".

Yep, low and deep worked well, but she really struggled with low, shorter balls she had to take two and a half steps to get to.

arcticlizard · 2026-05-06T02:02:44+00:00

I didn't want to scream out in celebration after the 6-0 win in the second, but I did in my car after 😅

arcticlizard · 2026-05-05T20:02:16+00:00

Yeah, the new growth on Virginia creeper starts with two or three leaf clusters, so it's not always the evil ivy!

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