#cheap puzzle

[art-of-mathematics]

DIN A2 space filled with 4 sheets of DIN A4 paper in 4 different colors.

Each DIN A4 sheet is split into pieces ranging from DIN A5 (largest) to DIN A11 (smallest). Each size from A5 to A10 exists one time per each color. A11 exists two times per each color. (I could have continued with splitting the A11 into two A12 tiles - but these would be too tiny for my clumsy hands to handle.)

I might create some mosaic patterns with this... (using some exchange algorithms... )

[hplonesomeart]

Here you go fellow gays enjoy some tranquil scenery with the favorite fruity robot ever. Spend a late night chatting with him on a balcony as the laughter rings out in the air. Can’t quite get any better then this

[tea-and-secrets]

i don’t know where else to ask this, but how on earth does on get a diagnosis?? i don’t like self-diagnosing (for myself, it’s not my business if other people do) but i think that it is possible that i am neurodivergent.

is there an age i have to be? is there a test or something?? do i tell them what i think i might have or do they just tell me??? please help 🙏

(also, if there’s a confession blog or an ask blog related to this, i’d appreciate that too!)

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[screams-in-writing]

Help I’ve fallen into another au (using my sunglasses to help get through a little of the typing cause I’m entertained by the idea):

-Mr puzzles’ screen is initially only static, like most other older tvs, or a darker static version of one, depending on his mood.  Aka him standing by in the bedroom by the bed staring down at mc is rightfully spooky, even if there’s no ill intent.

-Puzzles only starts to attempt to make expressions when he sees his usual way of trying to communicate doesn’t work so he uses the tv and movies he’s seen over time to try and mimic faces with the tv and it doesn’t always go over well as it sometimes tips into uncanny valley between the multi color smile and the digital eyes. Gets better over time. 

-Mr. Puzzles also figures out what kind of ‘gifts’ are and are not okay to offer to the mc. Anything mummified or dead in the mansion’s darker/hidden areas are a big no, especially in the beginning, as it gives off the impression mc is going to resemble them. Corrects this by bringing over random items that might be interesting, but heck if Puzzles knows what mc would like kind of a shot in the dark. What he does like to do is perch in the bedroom, stare, then leave an old key or a flower or something where Mc will find it before leaving and waiting somewhere to see a reaction.

-creature behavior initially; picks up on some interactions from some movies and tv shows Mr. Puzzles has seen to be more approachable. Also gets tailored clothes at some point because Mc can’t take it anymore and if he’s going to creep around in a cloak with pants and a ragged shirt then he’s going to at least look out of place in a dress shirt, pants and vest. The puzzle pieces on the suspenders have him staring at them for a time. Still wears the cloak from time to time, mainly when puzzles is going to spook or direct someone away from the property.

-No hat cause nope mc is not going to try to put hands near the tv head when mc is certain they’re seen a weird waver in the static of the screen and has the creeps that there may be a mouth. there’s not. But with the right angle and low lighting he could make it seem like he does. -In this au, Mr. Puzzles, instead of bringing people into his tv mind, can send out EM waves or something that can induce temporary visual hallucinations. It’s the main reason most people think the place was abandoned, since they end up hallucinating and not seeing puzzles watching them until they leave. Does not use it on mc for the time being, since there’s more curiosity than anything.

-no concept of personal space; takes time to convince him that standing at his full height, even if a little hunched, staring down at mc in the night is nit a desired thing to wake up to. Cue puzzles looming during the day just watching, either seated, standing, or sprawled up on the second floor railings like a boneless cat still watching-depending on the expression, or static, this can also cause unnecessary jumpscares.

-the moment Mr. Puzzles is introduced to a hug or any tactile touch that isn’t throwing things at him, he is immediately clingy. Touch starved cryptid tv man needs his cuddles now, whenever the mood strikes, which may end up with him appearing out of nowhere in the surrounding area of the mansion on a return from a grocery run and suddenly. Hugged. Mc is now held in an awkward hug as Mr puzzles greets them and the mimicking of sentences are getting better as he translates them from whatever silent language he’d been using into one the mc understands.

-haven’t decided but it would be funny if smg4 and co were a split between ghost hunters/cryptid hunters (as in like how people hunt around for other cryptids, but less organized as no one takes it seriously until they see Mr puzzles)

-Mario and Mr. Puzzles still have beef with one another; Mario great at somehow pushing all of the tv man’s buttons to set him off, and Puzzles had decided to take umbrage with the mustached man, and he’s quite annoyed that the hallucinations he can cause in other people don’t seem to work on Mario. Aggravating.

[sidewalk-scrawls]

Got a puzzle at the thrift store for $1 that's just a giant Ziploc bag of puzzle pieces, no reference photo or anything. Haven't counted the pieces, but based on my Extensive puzzle experience, I'm betting it's a 1000 piece puzzle (I'll confirm this once I have the border pieces together.)

So far from my sorting, I've pieced together (ha) that the puzzle contains at least three types of flowers: sunflowers, roses, and daisies, I think. There also seems to be a blonde lady somewhere in this puzzle, so my current guess is that the puzzle image is a blonde lady holding a bouquet of flowers. But maybe she's in a garden or something.

Anyway, I love doing mystery puzzles, thank you thrift store. I wish I found random mystery puzzles more often

[littlejazzy]

my Christmas presents this year!!

[nanmo-wakaran]

own recording!!!!!!!!!!!!! (<-delighted)

[algusunderdunk]

Just finished the fantastic little surreal first-person puzzler "Smile for Me" by @limbolanegames and now super excited to dive into their new game "Great God Grove."

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

philip marlowe update: had free roam of the living room (where she has a litter box available to her, although it’s technically Mack’s) while i cleaned her office and washed out her specific litter box. shut her back in the office for fifteen minutes while the litter box was drying outside so i could mop the living room. in that fifteen minutes she pissed somewhere in the office and i Cannot find where. ppl will be arriving at literally any second

[sunny-m00n]

My Pinterest likes jingling metaphorical keys in front of me while saying “come on white boy, you know you can’t”

[lizallanosborn]

Didn't know people hated the question marks on the shirt collars/question marks on clothes on Four, Five, Six and Seven so much. 'its too comic-booky' 'its too cheap and tacky looking'. This is Doctor Who, you have bad taste and no whimsy in your soul.

[lovinggreeniehours]

fault

↳ faruzan × arin × sethos (though this is more arin-centric than shippy)

↳ 600+ words

↳ trying to conceptualize arin's character more, and i ended up with this. now there's angst with no resolution🥳 (so far) i might rewrite this for something bigger but i wanted to get the idea out of my head first. im not sure how well people might understand this without context but. i hope there's an inkling at least?

Everything hurt. From the pounding in Arin's head to the soreness of his legs. He expected that, having only woken up several hours ago. But there he sat, late in the night, already dressed to leave. He just had one thing left to check.

Watching Faruzan wake up beside him, he imagined she was feeling somewhat similar.

"Hey, dummy."

Faruzan grimaced, cringing away from even the barest streaks of moonlight from her window. She turned left and right in confusion, hair mussing up around her head.

"Wh-What? Arin?"

Arin simply shook his head. He released a gentle wave of Cryo energy to his fingertips, ghosting his hands over her forehead and scalp to help her relax.

"We're fine, we're fine. I just wanted to see if you'd.." He paused, then shook his head. "Nevermind. Just go back to sleep."

When he was confident she had fallen back asleep, he spoke up once more, now more or less just playing with the uneven strands of hair framing her head. He retracted his hand, reaching to his side to pick up his sheathed sword.

"Sorry, Paruparo. I won't be here when you wake up, I don't think."

He caught a glimpse of the view outside the window. A city perched atop the gargantuan Divine Tree, and the rainforest that surrounded it. None of which was familiar anymore. As far as Arin could tell, everything he knew was inside this room. And he hoped she was sleeping well, despite his intrusion.

"I will return tomorrow. After they've.. told you everything." He secured his sheath to his belt, turning to leave.

—

"Hey." Someone said. Arin was too entrenched in sleep to care who, though they're only could be one person. The bitter remains of a forgotten dream clung to the recesses of his mind, ruining his mood before he could decide what it was even supposed to be. "You're burning up."

"Mmph."

Sethos's light eyeroll was audible in his tone. "Come on.."

Honestly, he was probably right. Arin did feel more exhausted than usual. Maybe warm. He wasn't sure. Wasn't it always warm in Sumeru?

"I think we need to camp out a bit longer."

That got Arin's eyes open. He shook his head as much as he was able (which was, very feebly).

"I'll be fine."

"No, no, no." Sethos held him down him by the shoulders just as he was about to get up. Sunbeams poured down over Sethos's head, resembling a halo with the soft lavender skylight of Vanarana. "No."

Arin had to squint at him to filter out the light. "I'm fine."

"No, you are most definitely not."

"We need to help Rana.." Arin groused.

"We do." Sethos nodded. "But, no offense, you're not going to be much of help to her or anyone trying to travel in your condition."

Arin could only muster a huff. To his own dismay, he already found himself too tired to continue his argument, and all too willing to slip back into slumber.

"We need to help Rana." He repeated, considerably weaker than before; more rueful than anything.

"This is just one obstacle." His companion reassured. "Just rest well. We'll be back on the road in no time."

Sethos's knuckles pressed against Arin's forehead to gauge the temperature. His skin held a soft sort of warmth.

Sethos began to mumble to himself as Arin drifted off. The words were lost on him. Something about Sumeru City being too far. Something about the sky. Something about vision.

"Sorry." Arin murmured in his drowsiness. Notably, Sethos went silent. "I did it again."

"Did what?" Sethos asked.

"Stepped.. I stepped on the pressure plate." Arin mumbled. "I hope we don't stay stuck here too long."

Sethos paused, eyebrows knitting together in thought.

"You know.. it's not your fault. For getting sick."

Arin only hummed, Sethos's voice echoing as he finally fell asleep.

[grayscale-sparks]

today I learned that puzzles make me quiet

[ridiasfangirlings]

munashiro at christmas but Adolf gives himself as a gift for Reisi (it could be in a sexy way or not).

I’m trying to think of a way this could be non-sexy without it being a cheap way to get out of giving a real gift XD Imagine this as a post-ROK thing where Munakata has made his interest known but Shiro is taking things very slowly, because he feels like his main focus should be on seeing his duty through as Silver King and personal relationships need to take more of a back seat. He’s not completely overlooking his own needs, it’s more that Shiro can see that the destruction of the Slate has the potential to throw Japan into chaos and as both a person who originally ran away from his duty and also the best friend of Kokujouji Daikaku, the man who sacrificed so much in Shiro’s place to keep the Slate controlled, Shiro should also be the one to handle the aftermath. Munakata disagrees with this, feeling that he and Shiro can at least share this duty together, and while Shiro appreciates that he feels like at least in this immediate aftermath he can’t focus on his own feelings right now.

So then Christmas comes and Shiro and Munakata are planning to spend it together for the first time. Shiro has been wracking his brain for what kind of gift he can give Munakata, discussing with Kuroh and Neko what would be a good gift for the King who has everything. Kuroh is aware of how close Shiro and Munakata have become and he mentions that in this case a gift from the heart may be best, something to show Munakata how Shiro really feels. Shiro realizes that he never did give Munakata a proper answer to his feelings and decides it really is time to do something for himself again. As he and Munakata are exchanging gifts imagine Shiro just holds out a hand to Munakata and says ‘I wanted to give you..me, I guess.’ Munakata looks curious and Shiro says he’s been so focused on being the Silver King, making up for what he ran away from, and Munakata’s supported him all the way. So now, with things calming down and having finally time to confront his own feelings, Shiro is giving himself to Munakata — his whole self and his heart, if Munakata is still willing to accept them. (Also he bought Munakata a puzzle too just in case, Munakata laughs and leans in for a kiss as he says he will take both presents, if that is all right.)

[probablygayattorneys]

I feel like some of you doubt when I say things like I loved these games when I was a kid or I played them when I was younger. Well, in firing up Hotel Dusk, I finally have proof! On July 9, 2009, it was a month before my twelfth birthday.

Hotel Dusk was the first puzzle game I played that then introduced me to Ace Attorney, which then led to Layton. I have over 40 hours of gameplay saved on that file, and I remember buying it with my Christmas money, so I spent a lot of time in the world of Hotel Dusk and with these characters when I was still rather young.

[writeouswriter]

Convinced Christopher Nolan paid all of you off to give The Prestige that many 10/10 reviews, convinced Christopher Nolan cloned himself a thousand times to give his own movie that many 10/10 reviews, some of you are lying to cinema and to yourselves