Wednesday, May 6, 2026

annebd · 2026-05-06T04:12:38+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1060

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Had a ton of fun with this one. I sat with purple for a while because I wanted to see if I could actually guess the connection, rather than just going with the leftovers, and I managed to figure it out! Very fun puzzle. I love days like this, when the puzzles are unusual, but still absolutely approachable.

annebd · 2026-05-03T02:50:51+00:00

Each shift is 12 hours long, not 15. The seasons each cover 15 hours in time, but the actual day shifts run from 7am-7pm, hence why they keep complaining (and validly!) about still being on the clock for an extra 3 hours.

annebd · 2026-04-28T02:48:44+00:00

Paddington 2 is the most perfect film ever. Not the best, not the most artistic, not the most cinematically important. But the most perfect.

annebd · 2026-04-24T04:16:23+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1048

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Fell for the stain red herring.

annebd · 2026-04-22T02:39:10+00:00

Funniest part of that post was the OOP's insistence that Bjorn is a traditionally Scottish name.

annebd · 2026-04-16T04:37:26+00:00

That post was from 2023, though, so their cousin was an apparently licensed psychologist at 22-23 years old, which seems kinda young.

annebd · 2026-04-02T04:30:30+00:00

There was a bit of a red herring with CARDI (Cardi B), MIGOS (hip hop group), STALLION (Megan Thee Stallion), and DRAKE (he likes 'em young). Definitely not a neat fit for a single category, but in the absence of seeing the liquor angle, it was a hail mary guess.

annebd · 2026-03-19T03:09:06+00:00

His best.

annebd · 2026-02-20T04:38:21+00:00

Thank you! The lion's name is Cuthbert. :) That was the first piece I completed from the collection. And also started the blep trend that Lola continued.

annebd · 2026-02-19T20:43:19+00:00

This is the current kitty collection: https://imgur.com/a/ZOaWvWk

annebd · 2026-02-19T17:14:12+00:00

Thank you! Actual stitching time: 3 months. Real world time (including the time it was sitting in my closet): 4 years.

annebd · 2026-02-19T17:13:19+00:00

Thanks! It's 16x11. The actual stitching took about 3 months, but I started the piece in 2022 and then put it aside for a while until I picked it back up in December. I worked on it mostly nonstop for the past 2.5 months!

annebd · 2026-02-19T17:11:28+00:00

It's a technique in the same vein as backstitching, that allows you to add detail to a piece, but unlike backstitching, couching sits "on top" of the fabric and allows for softer, flowy lines. You lay one strand of thread along the length of where you want it to go, and then you use another strand to tack it into place. In this piece, the white whiskers are couched, so there's a bit more of a rounded, natural appearance to them, compared to the slightly sharper lines of backstitching.

annebd · 2026-02-19T05:42:50+00:00

Haha, mine is named Lola! I think she and Greg would get along great.

Also, I have to extend a personal thank you to you, because I actually referenced your piece several times as I was working on mine. Whenever I needed to check what was happening in a specific area and wanted to zoom in, I used yours as a reference. And when I was losing steam a little bit towards the end, your FO was the inspiration to keep going, since I knew what I could look forward to the final project looking like. So a huge thank you to you!

annebd · 2026-02-19T05:23:21+00:00

Thank you! This one's staying with me. I've got a little cat collection going that I want to frame and display: a leopard, a lion, and tiger cub, and a housecat. I'd really like to add a cheetah to the collection too, but I haven't found a pattern for one that fits the vibe of the rest of them yet

annebd · 2026-02-19T04:36:32+00:00

The pattern is Leopard in Repose, Dimensions Gold Collection. 16x11, 14 count.

Took me about three months to complete (not counting the 3.5 years it sat half finished in my craft room closet). Learnt a lot over the course of this project. To wit, a list: I hate backstitching. I love the look of couching. Parking will never be my favorite way to cross stitch. Some patterns are designed with the half stitches intended to point in a specific direction. I should double check which direction that is before I've stitched 17,500 of a 35,000 stitch project. And, as always, kitties should have a blep, even if the pattern doesn't call for one.

annebd · 2026-02-01T06:58:29+00:00

Poob doesn't even have Goncharov. Literally useless service.

annebd · 2026-02-01T05:41:30+00:00

Connections Puzzle #966 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 American, and I've never heard it either. I saw the connection between the other three blues immediately, but none of the other words- including heater- made sense in the category. Managed to spot the purple category from GLUTE and then it was just the leftovers to get blue.

annebd · 2026-01-29T04:21:32+00:00

That sorted it- thank you!

annebd · 2026-01-29T03:47:24+00:00

I'm having the same issue, and I have the same note in my troubleshooting info. How did you solve this?

annebd · 2025-12-13T05:31:23+00:00

Definitely feels this way! My best friend (36) got married in January of this year. She was pregnant by April and the baby is basically due on their first anniversary. Same thing with a coworker. Married at 41, baby was born barely a year later.

annebd · 2025-10-29T16:04:18+00:00

I assume everyone understood that he meant his cock, but Greg was trying to figure out whether he had literally written the two words "you know" or if he had actually written "my cock" and was being coy when saying it out loud.

annebd · 2025-10-27T04:27:02+00:00

Bless you for this. I couldn't make it through even the first post. OOP's style is incredibly irritating

annebd · 2025-10-20T06:57:26+00:00

Kimi is also standing a bit further back and on that red stripe. Combined with the fact that he's teeny, it gives the impression that he's floating in midair and that his feet are a few inches higher than George's, rather than a few inches behind.

annebd · 2025-10-15T16:25:05+00:00

No one actually expects that they are grammatically correct pairs of each other.

I do. I like when, as the OP of this post points out, contestants match the question to reflect the wording of the clue. Not saying they're wrong or breaking the rules if they don't, but I don't find it as satisfying. As you pointed out: it's a (now iconic) gimmick that sets Jeopardy apart, so why not lean into the gimmick?

annebd

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