Van Buren Supernova

What? NO! (I was writing a google review and this was the prompted question)

I wonder how they do that. Not sure if I want my puzzle to smell like pizza though. I haven’t seen that one, but I wanted to buy the moon one, unfortunately, even the knockoff was too expensive. Wait, let me see if I can find the picture.

Do you all have to check if you use lay lie lied lain laid correctly or is it just me?

Nah, those are not good enough. I want to pluck my eyeball and replace it accordingly. Perhaps change my knees or other joints by taking them off just like a figurine. Spine? Pull it off, or maybe there is some kind of zipper to make it easier. I don’t want to live longer. I just think that living creatures deserve to be healthy until the end of life. Btw, some Japanese scientist have researched a way to block a protein that suppress tooth development. There is hope to get new teeth if bad ones fall off! Silver Braided Sherlockians can be a cool band name.

My grey (more like silver) hair journey is quite weird. I had one quarter of silver hair when during my teenager years (probably starting from 12), I was bullied because of it, and I remember mom would help with cover them up because of that. Kids are horrible! It was consistent throughout my uni year where I wore it proudly and a friend made it a hobby to braid them together (it actually looked cool imo). I forgot about it when I started working after uni. (I was around 23) I always kept my hair tied anyway. One day I realized I didn't have them anymore. Yes, my hair had turned all normal again! It continued that way and now it 'ages' normally. I have normal amount of grey hair for my age. Not sure what caused it. No genetic, nothing fancy.

Not old fashioned. You are normal. Everyone looked at me funny when I told them I bought that puzzle. However, remember what Sherlock's opinion is about normal!

I stayed in my hometown until 1992, then we moved to a more ‘civilized’ place. I didn’t know this show and I suspected we were still a few years behind here. For example, I only watched Quantum Leap around that year and it was still in the running by the time I left for uni in 1995 (the show ended in 1993) In my hometown we only had one government channel, and we only owned TV for a few years before we moved. Before that, we only caught some shows from relative/neighbor of relative so I have no idea if it’s us, or the show.

I just read about it, it indeed sounds freaking fun! I really think we are not supposed to live beyond Victorian age expectancy because the body doesn’t seem happy. The stupid thing is our brain only matures around age 30. I think there is a big flaw in the design. We are bipedal with weak spine as well! @(#@$@*& My husband had retina detachment (I wrote attachment that would be mildly threatening) before the ‘supposed’ age, and he had multiple eye issues. When I asked him (he is one year older than me at 50), he said he had them since a while ago and they were swimming freely that he had ignored them. Regarding retina detachment, it was very serious because as you had said, it would lead to blindness. We were told to drop everything and he was admitted to the hospital right away. The journey to recovery was torturous. The detachment area would determine the sleeping position because the retina would be ‘glued’ back and they would inject bubble to hold it in place. He had to sleep in downward position (if I remember correctly, for two weeks), and he had another treatment with bubble (this one not for retina) and he had to sleep in sitting position. Bubble means no flying, no strenuous activities. I’m really not a fan of getting older. We should dedicate all time and money to make replaceable body parts possible instead of AI and wars. Another @^$(*@$^

Yesterday was Caturday.

Do you have floaters? It’s something you see in your eyes, it’s quite common as we age. I started to see one a few weeks ago. It’s unsettling, but I read that it’s harmless as long as there are no accompanying symptom. Sometimes I’m not aware, sometimes it sticks out like a sore thumb.

He is a small/medium size. Long body, short leg. He stays in the front yard of the neighbor. Before they got him, they let our two neighborhood strays dogs inside as and when they feel like it. (the dogs even have beds). They still feed these strays daily, but I notice they are not going inside the fence anymore. I’m dealing with visa problem and have to go back and forth currently. There are probably four houses, including mine (of ten) who help to feed these strays. However, none of them seems to have knowledge about dog training or medication. The strays have skin problems regularly, but they clear up after I medicate them. When I have been away for a while, I always come back to them having their skin issues back. So, it’s one of my concern for Archie. If he stays outside often, he might get skin issue. I’m being judgmental but I hope the owner becomes more knowledgeable now. We did have a conversation back then about the medication for the strays and I had shared what I know. While Archie is playful, he is not destructive as far as I know. He digs my pitiful yard, that’s all. Other than that he mostly chills, plays ball with me. He loves smelling the messy plants, and the neighbor’s yard looks fine to me. I think it’s a training and boundary problem. It will get worse if she can’t get it together, especially because I think Archie is not neutered yet. She indeed always tries to get him inside, to call him, and expresses her worries about Archie’s new habit: chasing cars and motorcycles. We are secluded in a dead end path, but there are still light traffic, and when Archie is outside, he ventures to the bigger neighborhood road. This is very dangerous because of the possibility of him getting hit or harmed by unhappy humans. I definitely have seen him outside at night/early in the morning. I walk my dog around at night and we go to the beach early in the morning. Archie never fails to come and asks for treats that’s why I know how often he is outside (at least 50%). Here are the photos of him. He always spends time with me while I’m outside and has to be enticed to get out of my fence. My mom joked that he tries to adopt us. Here he is all wet after he stuck his head inside my water bucket (that is how he drinks!) Found a tiny ball (maybe belong to cats, my small yard is a free zoo for neighbors' pets)

Tbh, I have no idea who they are. The things we talk about with a straight face here!

That is true. The ink also looks blue to me so it doesn't feel 'right.'

Nope, it doesn’t help if you can read Chinese. I don’t know what it says. Perhaps it’s something like ‘you must have been dropped as a baby.’ Update: it means White Hell. That is actually the name of the puzzle. I believe the black version is called Black Hell. Yes, the pieces are alike, almost identical. I have done a few 1000pcs micro puzzle (the end product size is 38×26cm/15×10inches, while normal 1000pc puzzle is 70×50cm/20×27inches), and I have done a micro 200pc blank puzzle like this. It was around Covid and there was a time when I had to take care of hubby in the hospital, but the main reason was: I was nuts. Anyway, I have been wanting to do this but the first time I had it (yes, I bought it twice), I didn’t have a dedicated space. I got it at a sale and ended up giving it away to a distant relative who also likes puzzle (didn’t know at first). She just said thank you and I’m sure she won’t get in touch with me again. Then there was another sale, and here I am. And now I have a small portable table so my excuses are running out. It was surprisingly fun when I did the 200pc. I needed to lay out everything and squinted at every edge. You see my concept of fun is the proof I’m very fun at parties. I didn’t even know where I put the end result of that. It was a piece of white, very underwhelming. I hope to finish this before 2027 in a few months next two years before I die. This is the photo of my dog Locky and another micro 1000pc puzzle with an printed image.