War of the Vikings

War of the Vikings
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From October 07, 2026 
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War of the Vikings is a game that I acquired in 2016 via the Humble Gamepedia Online Multiplayer Bundle.

Several months ago I finally installed it in an attempt to play it only to find out that it is no longer available. Loosing the ability to play a game happens to me occasionally because it can take me a while before actually deciding to play them. Per the info found online War of the Vikings was removed from sale January 16, 2017 wit the server shutdown on February 28, 2017. 

On October 7, 2026 I decided to just capture a bit of the menu as remembrance. 

On this video I screen captured the game menu where I select Play Online that shows nothing available. I then proceed to select the tutorial. The tutorial is the only thing that worked to get an idea of the game. I captured here just a bit of that. I decided to include the release trailer after this. 

Do you ever miss opportunities to play games? Did you ever play this game?
  
Audio: From the game itself.

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #WarOfTheVikings
 

Snacks and drinks from 7 to Eleven!

Snacks and drinks from 7 to Eleven!
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From January 1-11, 2011 
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This is collage of photos taken in 2011 from January 7th to the 11th. 

00:00 Snacks and drinks from 7 to Eleven!

00:01 January 7th: Snacks from the Cactus Café. The Cactus Café was the name of the cafeteria inside the building of my then place of employment. It was a great place to grab  breakfast or lunch. I had many fantastic meals from them while their. I even worked with them to create a special menu during Native American Heritage Month for a couple of years. Great times until eventually it was transitioned into a prepackaged food area with a kiosk. Unfortunately I don't think I ever took any photos of actual meals.

00:06 January 8th: Jell-o shot at Nez House and then a photo of a large light fixture at the Harrah's Ak Chin Casino.

00:10 January 9th: A photo of the coffee I was about to brew.

00:13 January 11th: A photo of the inside of a Krispy Kreme that had recently opened and image of their logo that I took a screenshot of at the time. The logo a little pixelated. 

Audio: "Mall Memories" by from Joel R. Steudler's Epic Royalty Free Music Collection Vol 2 for which I acquired the license.

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #snacks #cafe #drinks
 

Santea Mix ~ Cookies from Bosnia - 02 January 2011

Santea Mix ~ Cookies from Bosnia
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From January 2, 2011 
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Just some photos of a mix of cookies that, if I remember correctly, we received as a gift for the holidays. On this day we opened them and enjoyed them during the week. They were delicious.

Audio: "wake" by Rick Steel from the YouTube audio library.

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #cookies

Celebrating the New Year with Drinks and Lentil Soup! - 01 January 2011

Celebrating the New Year with Drinks and Lentil Soup!
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From January 1, 2011 
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If you watched my Holidays 2010! video → https://youtu.be/ZBqRuI2m_94 you may have seen the last three photos were of getting ready to celebrate the New Year with some adult beverages. The drinks consisted of Jose Cuervo Margaritas. shots, and Champagne. These are the photos of said beverages that I took just before we toasted in the new year. Later that day we made a lentil soup to continue the celebration.  

Audio: "An Autumn Techno Fantasy" by Amalgam Creative Arts → https://www.youtube.com/amalgamcreativearts

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #NewYear #margaritas #shot #champagne #LentilSoup

Holidays 2010!

 

Holidays 2010!   
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From December 17 - 31, 2010 
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Decided to make this compilation video from the photos I took during the last part of December 2010 because for some reason I didn't take as many photos this particular season. 

00:00 Holidays 2010!

00:01   December 17th: The results of a white elephant gift that I wrapped. The contents were a furnace filter and a picture frame.

00:15   December 24th: The sign for Golden Buddha where we had Xmas Eve dinner. 
00:20   December 24th: Entrance to 99 Cents Only Stores and the guard that didn't let me go in because I had my murse.

00:23   December 25th: Photos of a Xmas Holiday Card from Kohl's. My original intention was to take a photo or scan every card received during the holiday season but only did this one. Perhaps sometime in the future I'll do that for the ones I still have from this and various other years. 

I received an iPod touch 4th generation as a gift. Fun Fact: To this day it is the only Apple handheld device I've ever had.

00:30   December 25th: The Invisible Shield Dry that I could not get to stay on properly, without bubbles, on the iPod Touch.
 
00:33   December 26th: Lifeworks Metallic Shield Case that I got for the iPod Touch 4th generation. 

00:35   December 27th: Korean Wine in my fridge. These are the first photo and video I took with the iPod Touch 4th gen. I had previously uploaded the video just as is. Korean wine in my fridge - 27 December 2010 → https://youtube.com/shorts/RAWWUotNPXg

00:53   December 28th: Photo of a crockpot recipe. I don't remember if I made it as listed or if I substituted the beef for pork. In either case it's a simple recipe. The recipe is from a book of crockpot recipes that I received as a gift. 

00:58   December 31st: I Cut myself with a dollar store vase that broke as I was hand washing it.
01:03   December 31st: Ready for tonight. The photos of the Ninja Professional blender that we got for the holidays. Pictured here ready to use it to make our New Year's Eve/Day celebration drinks. 

Hope you enjoyed this brief view into my 2010 Holidays season!

Audio: "Snow Princess" by Jimena Contreras

#NoTanDiarioChronicles  

Bullseye - The Target Dog Plushie Dress Up Contest 2010! - 15 December 2010

Bullseye - The Target Dog Plushie Dress Up Contest 2010!
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From December 15, 2010
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This is a video compilation made from the photos and video of all the entries for the Bullseye, The Target Dog, Dress-Up Contest from 2010 that took place at my then place of employment. Here on YouTube, I'd previously shared just the video that I took which didn't include all the entries because the battery of my camera had run out. Thankfully, I had taken photos of all of them. The photos themselves were previously only shared on my Facebook.

The individual video: Bullseye - The Target Dog - Dress up Contest 2010 → https://youtu.be/KP8YCm_vF2g 

For this contest, teams received a Bullseye to dress up as they sit fit for the holiday season. As you can see by the photos and video, the teams were quite curative and some even adventurous in their reimagining of what Bullseye got to wear. Unclear who won as I didn't keep that info.

Have you ever had a Plushie Dress Up Contest?

Audio: "Bells" by SideTrax from the Arpeggios music pack 29 for which I acquired the license through Humble Bundle via the Cinematic Soundwaves - The Sequel bundle and "Christmas Village" by Aaron Kenny from the YouTube audio library. I also added "Jingle Bells" sound effect from the YouTube audio library sprinkled throughout. At the end is the short video and left its sound as captured but with some of the jingle bells overlapping. 

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #Bullseye #TargetDog 

Six of Wands - Victory from the Adrian Tarot - 02 May 2026

Six of Wands - Victory from the Adrian Tarot
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From May 02, 2026
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I'd originally only shared the card pull photo on other socials a day after the reading. 

The original post description: 
Six of Wands - Victory from the Adrian Tarot

This was the one card reading pulled for yesterday, May 2, 2026.

Through confidence development becomes possible and leads to victory.

Audio: "Autumn Leaves" by Amalgam Creative Arts → https://www.youtube.com/amalgamcreativearts and soft narration background by myself. 
To watch/listen to the full "Autumn Leaves" track go to https://youtu.be/dlUTo2UdZFs

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #AdrianTarot #MysticalMagick #WitchyVibes #Pagan #Tarot #Runes #Deities #Fortune #Spiritual 

Six of Wands from The Witches Tarot - 17 January 2023

Six of Wands from The Witches Tarot
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From January 17, 2023
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I'd originally only shared the card pull photo on other socials. 

The original post description: 
Today's #Tarot card is the Six of Wands from The Witches Tarot by Ellen Cannon Reed and Martin Cannon.

Illumination, realization of bigger things, teaching, spiritual growth, humility, realization that there is a pattern to the universe. This often comes after an extremely difficult and trying period in life.

Audio: "Autumn Leaves" by Amalgam Creative Arts → https://www.youtube.com/amalgamcreativearts and soft narration background by myself. 
To watch/listen to the full "Autumn Leaves" track go to https://youtu.be/dlUTo2UdZFs

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #TheWitchesTarot #MysticalMagick #WitchyVibes #Pagan #Runes #Deities #Fortune #Spiritual

Nuestra Navidad on Univision Presented by Target Promo! - 14 December 2009

Nuestra Navidad on Univision Presented by Target Promo!

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From December 14, 2009
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This is the promotional video received on Monday, December 14, 2009 with the subject, "Target presents Nuestra Navidad on Univsion: Dec 17 and Dec 25." This was part of the multicultural marketing by Target at the time with the TV special to be broadcast in Spanish at 9 p.m. CT Thursday, Dec. 17, on Univision. It would be rebroadcasted at 10 a.m. CT on Christmas Day. 

The program featured a visit to the White House for an interview with President Obama and longtime Target partner Gloria Estefan.

Also showcased was P.S. 155 in East Harlem New York, where Target and local team members had recently renovated the library - donating thousands of books and creating an inspiring space for kids to learn, thrive and grow. The segment included interviews with Principal Lillian Ortiz, the school librarian and some very happy students, as well as holiday music performances by David Archuleta and Latin entertainer PeeWee.

The broadcast also included performances by various artists as well as a look at singer/songwriter Luis Fonsi's visit to Target House, a free home-away-from-home for families receiving long-term treatment at St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

As the sole sponsor of the program, Target ran their Spanish-language holiday TV spots, as well as their Dream in Color spot celebrating Hispanic heritage that featured Principal Lillian Ortiz and Luis Fonsi, as well as actress Elizabeth Pena and racecar driver Juan Pablo Montoya of the Target Racing Team. 

This video may be a bit pixelated since I enlarged it to fit. Additionally, although I didn't record the program itself, you may be able to find some of the performances here on YouTube and likely somewhere out through the innerwebs. 

I remember watching most of the program when it aired, mostly to watch Thalia's holiday song performance but didn't record any of it. The video is a little pixelated because I enlarged it. 

Audio: As presented on the video itself.

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #TV #Thalia #NuestraNavidad #Univision

 

XIV - Grace from the Mystical Cats Tarot Deck - 12 January 2023

XIV - Grace from the Mystical Cats Tarot Deck - 12 January 2023 
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From January 12, 2023
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The XIV - Grace from the Mystical Cats Tarot Deck was the card drawn on January 12th of 2023.

The card was upside-down meaning Disunion, lack of harmony. Competing interests, unfortunate combinations or alliances. Frustration, impatience.

However although it may seem like you are stalled, things really proceeding toward their proper ends and will arrive in their proper times.

- I'd originally only shared the card pull photo on other socials. For this video version I used CapCut to add a bit of flair to the photo and added the title, date, and the reading. I was originally just going to use it as is but decided that I first wanted a clear view of the card as close to the original share/post on other socials. This brought me to use my trusty old Camtasia 9 to put it all together.

What you see on this short video for the first several seconds is the card with just a tad of enhancements via Camtasia 9 then continue on to the CapCut version. All in all I think it came out pretty neat. 

Although on occasion I do play with enhancements for videos/photos, particularly for my Amalgam Creative Arts channel, I most often choose none to small amounts of enhancements for No Tan Diario Chronicles. Do you like adding more or less enhancements for videos/photos?   

Audio: "Veracruz" by Quincas Moreiras from the YouTube audio library. 

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #Tarot #MysticalMagick #WitchyVibes #Pagan #MysticalCats #MysticalCatsTarot
 

Holiday Tree Decorating at Phoenix Children's Hospital! - 04 December 2010

Holiday Tree Decorating at Phoenix Children's Hospital! - 04 December 2010
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From December 04, 2010
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These are photos of the volunteer event where a team of volunteers from work got together to help setup one of the many Christmas trees that are set up around the Phoenix Children's' Hospital. All the photos were taken with my camera except the last one that one of the volunteers shared. 

The tree we decorated we donated and decorated was located in one of the waiting room areas.

Audio: "Lewes" by SideTrax from the Sunrise music pack 29 for which I acquired the license through Humble Bundle via the Cinematic Soundwaves - The Sequel bundle.

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #colunteers #TargetVolunteers #PhoenixChildernsHospital

Ornament Extravaganza! - 30 November 2010

Ornament Extravaganza! - 30 November 2010 
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From November 30, 2010
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These are photos that I took on the first day of a series of dates where volunteers would create ornaments that would then adorn one of the many holiday trees that the Phoenix Children's Hospital places throughout their facility. Volunteers had from November 30th through December 2nd to assemble ornaments from craft kits. 

If you want to read more about this head on over o my original blog post about it: https://elkirbster.blogspot.com/2010/12/9-and-10-of-12-christmas-tree-at.html

Audio: "An Autumn Techno Fantasy" by Amalgam Creative Arts → https://www.youtube.com/amalgamcreativearts

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #colunteers #TargetVolunteers #PhoenixChildernsHospital

Thanksgiving Thank You! - 23 November 2010

Thanksgiving Thank You! 23 November 2010
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From November 23, 2010
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A thank you note with cookie from the 2010 Thanksgiving Week.

Audio: "Autumn Leaves" by Amalgam Creative Arts → https://www.youtube.com/amalgamcreativearts 
Watch/listen to the whole "Autumn Leaves" track. → https://youtu.be/dlUTo2UdZFs

#NoTanDiarioChronicles 

 

Mission Momentum Cake & Ten Years at Target! - 16 November 2010

Mission Momentum Cake & Ten Years at Target! - 16 November 2010
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From November 16, 2010
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Here is a video from photos I took from two work celebrations. 

The first was the launch of the new mission for the department I was working in at the time. The new mission statement was, "Create guest loyalty and enhance financial performance through a branded dispute experience." We celebrated with cakes that we called Mission Momentum Cake. Here you see the photos i took of the cakes and of the printed and laminated mission statement.

The second was me celebrating ten year anniversary working at Target. The photos I took of the acknowledgement. The congratulations note was signed by the HR team, the acknowledgement by then Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel, and also included a $50 Target GiftCard.    

Audio: "Smoke Light" by Amalgam Creative Arts → https://www.youtube.com/amalgamcreativearts 
Watch/listen to the whole "Smoke Light" track. → https://youtu.be/kns3XxDD3UM

#NoTanDiarioChronicles

Lunch at Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe!

 

Lunch at Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe! 
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From November 04, 2010
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As usual when I went to a new to me restaurant I like to take photos. These are the photos I took of what I believe was the first time I enjoyed a delicious meal at Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. For this first visit we of course had to try the famous fried chicken and pork chop. 

From their site → https://www.mrswhitescafe.com/ : Mrs. Whites Cafe. A family-run business since its inception in 1964. We take great pride in serving classic soul food in a cozy, home-style atmosphere. Our recipes have been handed down through generations, allowing us to provide our customers with a truly unique and authentic experience. Come and enjoy a delicious meal at Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe.  

You should definitely visit if you ever find yourself in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Audio: "Soul Intro" by Amalgam Creative Arts → https://www.youtube.com/amalgamcreativearts 
Watch/listen to the whole "Soul Intro" track. → https://youtu.be/kns3XxDD3UM

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #MrsWhitesGoldenRuleDafe #MrsWhites #GoldenRuleCafe