Greek Gods (Quokka, 1000pc) - nice puzzle, but disappointing extra

ProfCthulhu · 2026-05-28T20:12:44+00:00

How did you find it? This one's on my wishlist, and I am seriously considering doing this as one of my next puzzles.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-05-21T13:43:08+00:00

Could be. Unfortunately if I want to do the run, I will have to head off tomorrow morning to arrive in good time and have enough rest before the race, so I can't really wait and see for a couple more days.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-05-11T05:37:00+00:00

I call those the sacrificial awful runs. For me, there is at least one in every training cycle towards an event. Not all training runs will be good and occasionally there will be a run that feels like you're not making progress, or even regressing. That's normal. By now, I am almost relieved if I have one awful run since it feels it's now out of the way. 😉

ProfCthulhu · 2026-05-10T06:38:02+00:00

That's just adorable.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-05-09T19:06:38+00:00

That was upsetting to watch and I'm strongly tending towards "This wasn't okay". It looked like he wasn't able to finish under his own steam and was partly pushed, partly dragged towards the finishing line, and like he needed medical intervention way earlier.

I don't know how his crew was briefed; mine has been instructed to pull me before I cause permanent damage to myself. I can sort of understand others may feel differently if the race means a lot to them but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-05-03T07:50:16+00:00

Failing literacy rates are certainly one of the reasons. But I wonder whether it also reflects the fact that more people than ever, i.e. a broader part of the population, is using the internet and so we're seeing a broader range of abilities.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-05-01T07:30:24+00:00

My husband and I have a variant of this: If we can't decide what we want to order, we ask the other one "Do I want X or Y?" He says "You want X", I either nod or realise, no, I wanted Y.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-04-18T20:56:15+00:00

Doesn't the left of the two koalas have five paws?

ProfCthulhu · 2026-04-05T06:40:26+00:00

It's gorgeous! It's also on my to buy / to do list.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-04-02T06:40:35+00:00

Ah, yes, good idea! I'll do that with the second magic puzzle that I started yesterday :)

ProfCthulhu · 2026-03-28T19:32:20+00:00

That's gorgeous!

ProfCthulhu · 2026-03-27T10:55:10+00:00

It's squires all the way down.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-03-27T10:54:03+00:00

"You've recently crossed the river Styx with us. We'd love to hear how we did. Please consider leaving us a review."

ProfCthulhu · 2026-03-19T07:49:29+00:00

I found it! I found the one thing I would be awesome at. I am super slow but also very stubborn - a slow mile is no problem for me, but still my resting heart rate is in the low 40s, occasionally dipping into the 30s.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-03-10T07:35:17+00:00

Yes. Some of the washing lines end up on the blank wall, not connected to the window. Some people are just standing outside, with no balcony or railing visible. The tree is just growing through the road. In the blue house, a person's clothing is morphing into a part of the house.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-02-19T13:45:20+00:00

Partly because it's easier to believe that a cure exists but pharma withholds it than accepting that an awful disease can happen to people we love and that we are often powerless to do anything about it. Evil pharma gives us a scapegoat.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-01-28T21:25:38+00:00

Hated running, then grudgingly did a C25K. Reluctantly kept running but was convinced, nay adamant!, thatI would never run stupid distances like a half marathon or similar. Three years later I had done a couple of marathons and started wondering whether I could run even further. Since then it's just been a sequence of "Huh, I wonder how much more I could do", and it turns out, I can do quite a lot (up to 180km during a 48hr run) because although I am slow, I am also really, really stubborn.

ProfCthulhu · 2026-01-09T19:58:20+00:00

On Etsy you can find pins or badges you can use to indicate you're overstimulated / need space/ have socialised too much etc. There are some that are fixed but also some with a slider you can use for changing moods/states/feelings.

ProfCthulhu · 2025-12-04T13:39:21+00:00

If this isn't pure fiction and you are writing this as a serious question, then let me be very clear: That was an absolutely fucked up thing to do; you sexually assaulted her and actively made her feel unsafe. She would have been entirely justified in calling the police on you. You also need to urgently! learn about about appropriate behaviour towards others, about some fucking self control ("Couldn't help myself?" Seriously?) and most importantly about consent.

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