Scramble! 215
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Ranger decided to "helpfully" rearrange the letters of the names on Safalin's list... Can you help her put them back in the right order?
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No Context Theater 427
Jul. 6th, 2025 11:21 pmmagaru posting in colors_tcg
Some of you might know Kamukura as the guy who was really into boats back in the day. Rumor has it he likes memes now. He's been trying to get into anime lately but sometimes he stumbles upon something that's hard to comprehend even with his numerous talents.
( Today in No Context Theater... )
Come up with a possible explanation for the situation in the screencap! It can be anything and as silly or serious as you wish. Don't worry if you're unfamiliar with the series, the purpose of the game is not to guess what actually happened there! Same if you are familiar with the context - pretend that you aren't and make up something on your own!
Source of screencaps will more often than not be Anime Screenshots Without Context
For answering, you'll get 10 new release cards. Every answer is correct and feel free to comment on other people's answers! This round is open till Sunday, July 13th
Geology
Jul. 6th, 2025 04:15 pmysabetwordsmithDefying physics: This rare crystal cools itself using pure magnetism
Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material.
Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself dramatically when placed in a magnetic field. Unlike a regular fridge, this effect doesn’t rely on gases or compressors. Instead, it’s tied to the crystal’s unusual inner structure, where tiny magnetic forces get tangled in a kind of “frustration.” When those tangled forces are disrupted by magnetism, the crystal suddenly drops in temperature. It’s a strange, natural trick that could someday help us build greener, more efficient ways to cool things.
Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material.
Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself dramatically when placed in a magnetic field. Unlike a regular fridge, this effect doesn’t rely on gases or compressors. Instead, it’s tied to the crystal’s unusual inner structure, where tiny magnetic forces get tangled in a kind of “frustration.” When those tangled forces are disrupted by magnetism, the crystal suddenly drops in temperature. It’s a strange, natural trick that could someday help us build greener, more efficient ways to cool things.
Little Spell Academia 371
Jul. 6th, 2025 11:05 pmmagaru posting in colors_tcg
Diana is a very good student, dedicated to learn as many spells as she can to bring glory to the Cavendish family. Let's help her spell some spells!
Rules
It's a spelling choices game! Every week a new word will be posted and you can take as many choice character cards as there are letters. Post your claims in a comment!
The card names don't have to start with the the letter, it just has to be present in the deckname. There will sometimes be an extra rule limiting your choices.
Unless extra rules state otherwise you can not take special cards but you can take more than one card from one deck.
HULK SMASH
Extra rule: specials are okay
Since the prizes for this game are all choice cards and there's no need to pass them out, you can just log them after posting your comment!
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Natsume's Book of Cards 248
Jul. 6th, 2025 10:41 pmmagaru posting in colors_tcg
Natsume's no ordinary boy. Like his grandmother Reiko he has the ability to see youkai... who flock to him and demand to have their names that Reiko stored in the Book of Friends returned. At Colors, Natsume is visited by some of our past deck releases who would like to have their cards returned!
Rules
Every week, one of the releases is picked at random. You can exchange up to five cards from that release for choice cards from that release. You will lose the cards you turn in.
For example, if the chosen release is Release 001, you can turn in an Asobot card and get a choice Logic, Dragon or Optimist card in exchange. Specials can only be gained by turning in other specials!
To get multiple cards from one deck, you need to turn in multiples from another deck as well. You can't get two Logic cards but turning in an Asobot card and a Smile card, but two Asobot cards would work.
Deckname list:
Please use this form.
Since the prizes for this game are all choice cards and there's no need to pass them out, you can just log them after posting your comment!
This round closes on Sunday, July 13th!
Birdfeeding
Jul. 6th, 2025 02:06 pmysabetwordsmithToday is mostly cloudy and sweltering.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds. Bees are visiting the small metal birdbath again.
EDIT 7/6/25 -- It's raining, so I won't have to water anything today. :D
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I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds. Bees are visiting the small metal birdbath again.
EDIT 7/6/25 -- It's raining, so I won't have to water anything today. :D
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Restart!
Jul. 6th, 2025 09:08 amrocky41_7So years ago when Larian's last big game Divinity Original Sin II came out, I was very taken and bought it shortly after release. This solidified my loathing of turn-based combat and isometric RPGs, despite how much I enjoyed the art, characters, and story. There was one day I loaded it up and it had not saved a battle I'd finished the night before which had taken maybe an hour to get through and I was just done. I sold it back to Gamestop for like $10 the next day.
Having given BG3 a run and decided it was actually great fun and I could just put the combat on easy and work through it that way, I decided maybe it was worth giving DOS2 another shot, so here we are. I rebought the game and loaded it up and Xbox prompts me to continue my last save from 2019. Yarmeau, my lizard of I-forgot-what-class-and-origin!
But I'm starting from scratch. I'm sure I messed up countless things on that playthrough and I've forgotten most of the plot. I can already see how playing BG3 has made it easier to get used to the DOS2 gameplay!
Still playing as a pink lizard lady though. I will get one of them through the finish line here.
Having given BG3 a run and decided it was actually great fun and I could just put the combat on easy and work through it that way, I decided maybe it was worth giving DOS2 another shot, so here we are. I rebought the game and loaded it up and Xbox prompts me to continue my last save from 2019. Yarmeau, my lizard of I-forgot-what-class-and-origin!
But I'm starting from scratch. I'm sure I messed up countless things on that playthrough and I've forgotten most of the plot. I can already see how playing BG3 has made it easier to get used to the DOS2 gameplay!
Still playing as a pink lizard lady though. I will get one of them through the finish line here.
S3: Day 187 (918)
Jul. 6th, 2025 09:02 amjillysriserI was pretty beat yesterday so I embraced it and focused on resting. The exhaustion of it all was catching up so badly that I was feeling sick.
Today, I'm feeling a bit better. I'm feeling a little less tired and rundown, and I'm hoping it's a feeling that lasts. While I have it, I'm going to make the most of it and try to regain the forward motion that I lost.
I'm very good at making forward motion in one aspect, but then neglecting other places of my life, so per usual, I'm seeking balance.
Currently:
Playing: "Secret of Mana". "Assassin's Creed: Shadows". "Final Fantasy X" perfect run attempt.
Reading: "Gates of Sleep" ebook. "Cursed Princess Club Vol. 3" print. "Worth Fighting For" ebook.
Today, I'm feeling a bit better. I'm feeling a little less tired and rundown, and I'm hoping it's a feeling that lasts. While I have it, I'm going to make the most of it and try to regain the forward motion that I lost.
I'm very good at making forward motion in one aspect, but then neglecting other places of my life, so per usual, I'm seeking balance.
Currently:
Playing: "Secret of Mana". "Assassin's Creed: Shadows". "Final Fantasy X" perfect run attempt.
Reading: "Gates of Sleep" ebook. "Cursed Princess Club Vol. 3" print. "Worth Fighting For" ebook.
refreshingly zesty carrots
Jul. 6th, 2025 04:34 amdarkoshiThis is a good way to use up carrots that are dry or slightly bitter:
Peel, then grate the carrots. (I think I used 4 carrots)
Mix some frozen orange juice concentrate with water (I used about 4 tbsp or maybe more with 2 cups water)
Add about 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar to the OJ.
Add 1 to 2 tbsp maple syrup to the OJ.
Stir the liquid, then pour it over the carrots.
Let it marinate in the fridge.
Peel, then grate the carrots. (I think I used 4 carrots)
Mix some frozen orange juice concentrate with water (I used about 4 tbsp or maybe more with 2 cups water)
Add about 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar to the OJ.
Add 1 to 2 tbsp maple syrup to the OJ.
Stir the liquid, then pour it over the carrots.
Let it marinate in the fridge.
make your own spicy ketchup
Jul. 6th, 2025 03:38 amdarkoshiIn my spice cabinet was a jar of garam masala which my brother left here 15 years ago. Other than perhaps once (after which I wrote "spicy sweet" on the jar), I never used it because it's too spicy hot for me. It smells good like Christmas spices, but on the rare occasions when I want something to be spicy hot, I don't want it to taste like cinnamon and cloves. I realized that while browsing the spices recently, so I put the jar on my counter, intending to finally get rid of it.
A few days ago I was looking for something to pep up my meal. It occurred to me that spicy ketchup would go well on it. I didn't have any. But I had ketchup, and that jar was still on the counter. So I mixed garam masala powder into ketchup, and ta-da, spicy ketchup! It tasted just like the Maya Kaimal ketchup I remembered.
The jar went back into my spice cabinet, as now there's something I can use it for in the future.
A few days ago I was looking for something to pep up my meal. It occurred to me that spicy ketchup would go well on it. I didn't have any. But I had ketchup, and that jar was still on the counter. So I mixed garam masala powder into ketchup, and ta-da, spicy ketchup! It tasted just like the Maya Kaimal ketchup I remembered.
The jar went back into my spice cabinet, as now there's something I can use it for in the future.
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flirtatious smiles
Jul. 6th, 2025 02:23 amdarkoshiAbout that 6' Pole video, something I didn't mention before is that I find the singer's smile rather captivating and/or fascinating, especially the way he looks straight at the camera when doing it. It's like a half smile, or a "knowing" smile, or like an "I have a secret" smile*. And yet when I watched the video again now looking specifically for the smile, it's even more interesting because most of the time where I get the feeling he's smiling, he isn't, or it is only a very slight smile. Even his eyes don't look like they are smiling, and yet I still get that strong "smile" impression.
*None of which are mentioned here: 12 Types of Smiles and What They Really Mean, but I'm thinking now that it fits under the category of "flirtatious smile".
His biggest smile is at 1:51. That's more of a normal happy/fun smile, not like the rest I'm talking about.
Not only that, but the other bandmember (like at 10 seconds into the video), has the same fascinating half smile!
The girl at 56 seconds also has a captivating smile (very briefly shown), but it's a different kind.
In other words, I think I find both band members cute. Not as in wanting to meet them or talk to them or do anything with them, as I have a feeling I wouldn't like them in person. But in that it stirs something in me. Which together with the catchy beat of the song, makes me not mind watching the video again and again. I'm not sure how similar that is to a sexual person finding people cute?
The singer's voice in the song seems at first jarring compared to the music, slurred and unmelodic. But as the song goes on, I get used to it and start liking it. Together with the smile, it starts sounding like the lyrics of the song are a joke he's sharing with you.
And another thing. The purple striped t-shirt he's wearing is very similar to one I had as a kid. I think it was one of my favorites. Although now in looking at the photos, I had two different t-shirts like that! The stripes are slightly different in each, but nearly the same colors and with the same darker purple band around the neck.
*None of which are mentioned here: 12 Types of Smiles and What They Really Mean, but I'm thinking now that it fits under the category of "flirtatious smile".
His biggest smile is at 1:51. That's more of a normal happy/fun smile, not like the rest I'm talking about.
Not only that, but the other bandmember (like at 10 seconds into the video), has the same fascinating half smile!
The girl at 56 seconds also has a captivating smile (very briefly shown), but it's a different kind.
In other words, I think I find both band members cute. Not as in wanting to meet them or talk to them or do anything with them, as I have a feeling I wouldn't like them in person. But in that it stirs something in me. Which together with the catchy beat of the song, makes me not mind watching the video again and again. I'm not sure how similar that is to a sexual person finding people cute?
The singer's voice in the song seems at first jarring compared to the music, slurred and unmelodic. But as the song goes on, I get used to it and start liking it. Together with the smile, it starts sounding like the lyrics of the song are a joke he's sharing with you.
And another thing. The purple striped t-shirt he's wearing is very similar to one I had as a kid. I think it was one of my favorites. Although now in looking at the photos, I had two different t-shirts like that! The stripes are slightly different in each, but nearly the same colors and with the same darker purple band around the neck.
one thing, one thing, leads to another (refrigerator alarm)
Jul. 5th, 2025 11:30 pmdarkoshiLast night I cooked yellow squash. I finished late, and it was still warm outside so I couldn't open the windows to air out the cooking smells from the house.
Today I opened all the windows to air it out. With the A/C off, the temperature got up to 88 inside, but felt nice to me with the fans on. So I left the windows open all day.
As the windows were open, I washed a load of items with mildew and other stains along with 2 bleach tablets in the washer. (My use of chlorine bleach is seldom enough that liquid bleach usually degrades before I can use the bottle up. Tablets don't have that problem.) The windows being open prevents the bleach smell from bothering me.
As the windows were open, I also baked some things from the freezer in the oven. It seemed a good idea as the heat and baking smells could dissipate out through the windows, without making the A/C use more energy (since it wasn't on).
Coincidentally, part of the reason I wanted to use up some of the things in the freezer is because there's always the slight worry that if the power goes out for a long time, the food will melt and go bad. The strong storm we had on June 25 only made my power flicker a few times (although it ripped some siding off my soffits), but my mom's power was out for 11 hours. Before that, my power was out for 2 hours from a storm on June 14.
This evening, several hours after the baking, my refrigerator started beeping and showing the Too-High-Temperature warning icon. Uh-oh. I hadn't had the door open more than usual, and I hadn't put any hot food inside it. I wasn't sure if it could be due to the house temperature being higher than usual. This isn't the first time I've had the windows open in warm weather, but it's the first time the refrigerator had a problem with it. I closed the windows and turned the A/C back on. I took the grate off the bottom of the fridge and checked the coils. I vacuumed some dust out, but they didn't look too bad. I took the back panel off the fridge to check back there. The fan was still running. The compressor was very hot. The finger I touched it with didn't get burned, but it was hot enough to make me jerk my finger back.
The fridge kept giving the high temp warning for over an hour, but then it finally stopped. That's a relief.
I wonder if that was a sign of the refrigerator being too old to handle a warm house, or if new refrigerators would have the same problem. The fridge is 41 years old. 88 degrees inside really doesn't seem that high to me. I suspect that in the old days, people got refrigerators before they got air conditioners.
Today I opened all the windows to air it out. With the A/C off, the temperature got up to 88 inside, but felt nice to me with the fans on. So I left the windows open all day.
As the windows were open, I washed a load of items with mildew and other stains along with 2 bleach tablets in the washer. (My use of chlorine bleach is seldom enough that liquid bleach usually degrades before I can use the bottle up. Tablets don't have that problem.) The windows being open prevents the bleach smell from bothering me.
As the windows were open, I also baked some things from the freezer in the oven. It seemed a good idea as the heat and baking smells could dissipate out through the windows, without making the A/C use more energy (since it wasn't on).
Coincidentally, part of the reason I wanted to use up some of the things in the freezer is because there's always the slight worry that if the power goes out for a long time, the food will melt and go bad. The strong storm we had on June 25 only made my power flicker a few times (although it ripped some siding off my soffits), but my mom's power was out for 11 hours. Before that, my power was out for 2 hours from a storm on June 14.
This evening, several hours after the baking, my refrigerator started beeping and showing the Too-High-Temperature warning icon. Uh-oh. I hadn't had the door open more than usual, and I hadn't put any hot food inside it. I wasn't sure if it could be due to the house temperature being higher than usual. This isn't the first time I've had the windows open in warm weather, but it's the first time the refrigerator had a problem with it. I closed the windows and turned the A/C back on. I took the grate off the bottom of the fridge and checked the coils. I vacuumed some dust out, but they didn't look too bad. I took the back panel off the fridge to check back there. The fan was still running. The compressor was very hot. The finger I touched it with didn't get burned, but it was hot enough to make me jerk my finger back.
The fridge kept giving the high temp warning for over an hour, but then it finally stopped. That's a relief.
I wonder if that was a sign of the refrigerator being too old to handle a warm house, or if new refrigerators would have the same problem. The fridge is 41 years old. 88 degrees inside really doesn't seem that high to me. I suspect that in the old days, people got refrigerators before they got air conditioners.
Hi-5 Radio 311
Jul. 5th, 2025 11:05 pmphibby posting in colors_tcgLast round's winner was Scarborough Fair!
Hello, dear listeners! 5pb-chan is in charge of the music toplist corner once again, and it's entirely up to you and your votes which song will make it this week!
( Douze points! )
This round ends Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Hello, dear listeners! 5pb-chan is in charge of the music toplist corner once again, and it's entirely up to you and your votes which song will make it this week!
( Douze points! )
An Idol's Acrostic Trading Post 303
Jul. 5th, 2025 09:10 pmmoes posting in colors_tcg
The Three Lights need to buy words from you so that they can finish the lyrics to their next song! They'll give you a reward for every letter you sell to them and a bonus for every whole word you can provide.
C-C-COMBO BREAKER! WITH JOON & SHION 318
Jul. 5th, 2025 09:06 pmmoes posting in colors_tcg | |
| Welcome back to COMBO BREAKER everyone! The ever lovely Yorigami sisters have returned to count your combos. How high has your combo managed to go? Joon is a brawler and and Shion is never far behind her in a fight (literally)! Joon is all ears for any new moves you might want to show her, especially ones where she can reap the benefits--because the two of them are misfortune goddesses and spending too much time around Shion might make your luck run out and end your sweet combo. | |
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| - Every week you will be able to pick a button, similar to how Pick a Color works. Every button can be either HIT or MISS. - The number of HITs in a row you accumulate is the length of your combo but the moment you get a MISS, you lose all of it. This means if you accumulate 3 hits, then recieve a miss, you CANNOT turn in those 3 hits. If you recieve 2 hits, a miss, then a hit, You now only have one hit in your combo, not 3 not 2.
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| In This Round | |
3 buttons are hiding a MISS! | |
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| Rewards | |
| HITx1 | 2 Cards |
| HITx2 | 4 Cards |
| HITx3 | 8 Cards |
| HITx4 | 16 Cards |
| HITx5 | 32 Cards |
| HITx6 | 64 Cards |
| HITx7 | 128 Cards |
| Submit | |
This round ends on Saturday, July 12th, 2025! coding courtesy of despedia ♥ | |
Crazy Colors 350 - Special Round!
Jul. 5th, 2025 11:03 pmphibby posting in colors_tcg
Crazy Colors is an interactive game that you play with the cards you already have in your post! True to its title, it plays similarly to the real card game Crazy Eights. To earn prizes from this game, you'll have to not only be quick, but pay close attention to the comments above yours.
This round ends on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
