#rock time

[bittsandpieces]

It's actually so incredibly sweet seeing you talk about your rock-love. You are a consistent ray of sunshine in this place, never stop being who you are 💖✌️

Aww thank you so much!!! As a gift I will tell you about one of my rocks

This is grape agate, which both not grapes AND not agate!! Grape agate is the common name for purple botryoidal chalcedony 🥰

Most of it is found in Indonesia, but there's also been small deposits found in Utah, of all places! This piece is from Indonesia. I spent a LONG time searching for a piece that was in my price range and had the vibrant purple color I wanted, since a lot of the cheaper pieces lean very muted purple or blue-ish.

Grape agate forms when andesite lava flows into seawater, leaving air pockets in the andesite as it cools! Water seeps into those pockets over time, picking up minerals and then coalescing into botryiodal (that's the technical term for the sphere formations) chalcedony deposits, aka grape agate! The color in grape agate comes from clay mineral impurities (mostly manganese!)

[askslaydako]

Do you like to be hugged or cuddled? Or do you prefer to keep to yourself?

i hate this question and whoever you are, i hate you. yes, i would like it. no, it’s not gonna happen. there’s not anyone who would want to, and anyone who would is a freak who i dont wanna be anywhere near.

[bittsandpieces]

that looks like it's orange calcite! calcite is one of the most prolific minerals on earth, and it forms in a lot of places: in the ocean, in caves, from metamorphic processes, and from hydrothermal activity. it comes in a ton of different colors, which are caused by trace amounts of other minerals and sometimes organic compounds! Orange calcite like this is typically the result of limestone (which is largely composed of calcite) being compressed and heated over time until it forms solid calcite deposites! the orange color is typically caused by small amounts of iron oxide (usually in the form of hematite)

[cartoonsinthemorning]

Since you guys liked Marcille as Kermit that much, it seems fitting to thank you for my 12k milestone with MORE Kercille. And this time, Miss Falin is also here.

Thank you so much again everybody! MWAH 💗

[canisalbus]

✦ Pebble ✦

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[bittsandpieces]

GORGEOUS!!

I've gotten pretty into opals on the past year, this is a gorgeous piece!!

Opal in petrified wood, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Gem and Mineral Hall Collection. By Stan Celestian on Flickr. (Hi-Res)

[noelledeltarune]

EVERY SINGLE DAY there are MILLIONS of characters in their late 20s who get falsely accused of being father figures to teenagers when in reality the description of "weird older cousin" or "step-sibling that moved out before you were born" is 1000000x more apt

[sockenpuppe]

IT'S ZELDA WITH A STEEL CHAIR!

[lemongogo]

life of regret

[bittsandpieces]

Thank you for the tag 🩷

If I had to guess, I'd say that this looks like Vera Cruz amethyst, specifically! Specimens from that area tend to have longer points and a very vibrant purple color, as well as very high clarity 🥰

[bittsandpieces]

Wine time!! Drink some for me as well! I hope it is very tasty!!

Also, question! If money/space was not an issue, do you have any rocks/minerals you'd get? Like any specific pieces you'd want?

AQUAMARINE ON MUSCOVITE

That's my number one dream crystal!! Sadly, good size high quality specimens are pretty expensive :/

My number two pic would be a big piece of watermelon tourmaline! I have a bunch of tiny ones (see below) but I'd love a larger specimen that I could really display

[just-french-me-up]

sometimes i start feeling bad about spending time on my hobbies, thinking about how inconsequential they are and wondering if i'm wasting my time

but then

but then i find out about goddamn Monthoux building an entire fucking CLAY AND CEMENT CITADEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST?????? FOR FUN??? JUST??? LIVING HIS BEST LIFE BUILDING WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY MINAS TIRITH FOR ANTS????

just???? GET A LOAD OF THAT GUY????

he is so precious to me, may the monthoux spirit bless you with endless passion for your inconsequential hobbies! Be the main enjoyer of your art! Do it because it fills you with joy!

[aerequets]

(part 1)

(short comic) (you can otherwise search 'spy x pta' on my profile)

MY GOODNESS. it's been a hot minute since i posted the first part and i guess i just couldn't SHUT UP because this is FOURTEEN PAGES LONG. FOURTEEN. you can even see some pages where the linework is slightly different because i drew it like 6-ish weeks ago, that's how long this has been cooking. drawing in general has been hard lately because of time constraints, BUT i am so happy i finished this. this is like my fav project even tho it isnt as popular, but who cares!!!!! POPULAR IN MY HEART

[jay-wasstuff]

The scene:

The audience:

[aquamarinebling]

isafrin measurements comic based off this post of mine; bc someone asked, and I am a lady of my word (sometimes) <3