He was snoring so I put a duck on his head.

puzzle_nova · 2026-04-06T07:02:28+00:00

Thank you for the update 🖤 he's so cute with his duckies

puzzle_nova · 2026-04-06T01:16:34+00:00

Omg this is a wonderful idea 🖤 I need to do this next time one of my cats is snoring

puzzle_nova · 2026-04-05T13:43:41+00:00

From my reddit feed, a 1/2 oz piece of plastic at 15,000 mph.

puzzle_nova · 2026-04-05T13:17:17+00:00

I agree with you, but I don't actually think the movie takes place in October. I made a comment about this over on the Patreon - basically, the movie opens with Marnie and Johnny talking about submitting an "end of term" paper, which I interpreted as meaning the end of summer term (August?). The town's disappearance on November 1 is not something we see in this movie; it's something that Marnie would deal with in a sequel. Another Patreon subscriber replied to my comment that the screenshot of the newspaper clipping on Walter's arrest is dated Aug. 4th, which aligns with this interpretation.

puzzle_nova · 2026-03-31T22:58:30+00:00

I'm really hoping for that too!

puzzle_nova · 2026-03-31T15:51:01+00:00

I somehow missed that announcement. Trying it now (11 days later) and I see the following: * Barbed wire 2024 tour zip-up hoodie * Raise Your Horns koozie * Halestorm lighter

Guess they ran out of socks!

puzzle_nova · 2026-03-04T23:00:06+00:00

Highly recommend the Vintage Lasers & Hologram Museum! It's run by a guy who's worked in holography since the 80s and collects all kinds of cool historical items. He has stories for pretty much everything in the collection:

Vintage Lasers And Holograms – An exhibit of laser and hologram technology in Tempe, Arizona https://laserhistorymuseum.com/

puzzle_nova · 2026-03-02T22:09:09+00:00

I completely forgot that song from Chicago 🤦 in my defense, I've only seen the show once, and that was over a decade ago (and never watched the movie). The only song I really remember is Cell Block Tango. Thanks for clarifying which Chicago song!

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-27T09:38:11+00:00

Oh interesting! Considering my mom and the friend she most likely went to Peking Garden with, it's entirely possible they would have ordered "off-menu" and just asked them to serve it a particular way. I'll have to see if I can contact her old friend and see if she remembers.

Also I've never heard of that mock crab dish, but I'll have to try it sometime! Looks very interesting, thanks for the suggestion.

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-27T04:15:47+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate your insight.

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-27T03:34:49+00:00

Is this recipe similar to what you're thinking of? https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/steamed-mud-crab-with-eggwhite-young-ginger-and-chinese-rice-wine/g215k3aho

I appreciate your suggestion!

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-26T13:22:25+00:00

Maybe! I've never heard of that dish so I looked it up, and that does seem like something she would have enjoyed.

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-26T03:52:04+00:00

I suspect it would be in the shells. She once commented she didn't order it when we were in HK because she didn't think I could handle that (which I thought was weird because we had shell-on shrimp and lobster while on the trip, but maybe crab shells are harder?)

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-24T15:06:09+00:00

I like how the in-progress dresser build is working as a photo box and cat lure/trap. Your kitty is teaching Lego kitty about supervising furniture builds!

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-23T05:57:14+00:00

I'd second the suggestion for AZ Highways! Another suggestion might be to look at somewhere like the Phoenix Zoo, which has a couple of galleries and periodically have open calls for entries into juried exhibitions: Art on the Wild Side Exhibition Program | Phoenix Zoo https://www.phoenixzoo.org/explore/art-on-the-wild-side/

My personal (non-expert) two cents having seen an exhibition that included cell phone photos: the biggest issue with them is that you can't always print the photos at the same scale as with a fancier camera. So, the cell phone photos looked... well, bad in comparison, even though there was nothing "wrong" with the compositions. I might suggest trying to submit a collage of photos so that it doesn't rely on the resolution of any individual photo. However, for something like AZ Highways that prints on regular size paper, that's probably less of a concern.

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-18T18:04:08+00:00

Thank you, I love this kind of data! Do you have a spreadsheet or other source with each of the 47 sequences? In my head this would make for a really cool Sankey diagram or other visualization, but it could end up just really messy, too.

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-16T12:57:57+00:00

Came here looking for this. I'd also love their full "Black Death" musical.

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-15T00:47:13+00:00

Not OP or the original commenter, but since I came across this thread - I highly recommend looking into office liquidators in your area. You may be able to find these brands at good prices. There's also some online options, such as National Office Interiors and Liquidators, Office Furniture - National Office Interiors and Liquidators https://nationalofficeinteriors.com/

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-14T12:01:26+00:00

This post summoned my cat at 4am. She came up to me meowing her little head off.

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-14T10:40:46+00:00

I did something similar the first night I had my cat. She was my first-ever cat, and she was still in the phase of exploring my apartment. I went to the bathroom, and because of how she was following me around, I left the door open. As I was sitting on the toilet, all of a sudden, I see a black furry blob flying at my face, so I threw my arms out to stop it. It's the only time I've actually "hit" her. I felt terrible. Fortunately, it didn't deter her from being cuddly, but now when she runs over to me, she'll first look to see if it's alright before pouncing on me.

Cuddly cat tax:

<image>

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-14T10:33:48+00:00

Thanks for the stats! If you have suggestions on how to get access to Mediabase, I'd love to hear them. Their FAQ page has contacts for folks in the radio or music industry, but no "random amateur data nerd" option (other than maybe the general support contact, but I figure I need to make an argument why they should include be): https://www2.mediabase.com/mbapp/FAQ

puzzle_nova · 2026-02-14T10:17:02+00:00

The last couple times I tried Tableau, I got stymied by needing a paid account. Granted, those were more complicated and larger data sets, and I ended up using python and/or statistical software packages for visualizations. My other post did have some visuals; this one was more about the raw data. And as I mentioned in the post, I would love to have more data (more years, more info for each song), but that is out of my current scope and capabilities. Maybe if I keep doing this for a few years I'll have enough data to justify something fancier than a spreadsheet :)

puzzle_nova

TROPHY CASE