#MinCup25 Semifinals 1: It's a battle of classic minerals for red #hematite vs blue #kyanite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 QF4: Team Green will win either way as desert emerald #Dioptase faces off against radioactive #Cuprosklodowskite! Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Quarterfinals 3: It's a showdown between Team Green and Team Blue for #kosmochlor vs #kyanite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Quarterfinal 2: It's #perovskite and its intriguing structure against #tugtupite's collection of optical tricks for this quarterfinal match! Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Quarterfinal 1: Colourful phoenix #Haüyne goes against heavyweight industrial powerhouse #Hematite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 8: Bright green radioactive #cuprosklodowskite is up against jet black phantom #mannardite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Rosie

Bought some #Tylenol

#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 7: It's high-pressure #kyanite against deep-space #taenite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 6: It's more exciting versions of familiar favourites as emerald #dioptase is pitted against silvery #molybdenite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

I'm stuck. x.com/LaurieString...

#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 5: We’re going for namesake-minerals as bright meteorite-derived green #kosmochlor is up against the wedge-shaped indicator mineral #titanite.  Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

#MinCup Round 2 Match 4: It’s a battle of mineralogical oddities as organic mineral #Carpathite battles against vs #Tugtupite, a mineral that looks like reindeer blood! Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 3: It's a heavyweight match between industrial powerhouses as soft #baryte competes against rusty red #hematite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 2: It's all about how minerals interact with humans as dramatic #stibnite faces off against futuristic #perovskite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 1: It's a pair of striking blue beauties as #pectolite the uncrushable faces off against #hauyne, the phoenix from volcanic ashes! Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

VOTE #PADDLEWHEELITE! Look at that COLOR! Also it's called PADDLEWHEELITE! Has there ever been a more awesome name? It's crystal structure looks like a paddle wheel! You can't ask for more than that! #TeamPaddlewheelite www.mindat.org/min-52712.html

VOTE PADDLEWHEELITE Please? I'll be your best friend 🥰🥰🥰

VOTE PADDLEWHEELITE Please? I'll be your best friend 🥰🥰🥰

Excellent

#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Enjoy! youtube.com/shorts/ClIRG...

#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 14: It's radioactive #cuprosklodowskite vs ephemeral #ikaite for today's match. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 13: It's a battle of high-pressure colourful beauties of #topaz vs #kyanite. Which can stand the heat of round 1? Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1m13 Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results/r1m13

THEY USED MY PUZZLE SUGGESTION!!! 😊 Squaredle.app

#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 12: It's the visually-unmistakable #zunyite vs the physically funky #molybdenite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 11: It's a pair of T-minerals with as versatile #Titanite faces off against the home of rare earth elements #Thortveitite. VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1... Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 10: It’s a green, green world for kiwi #Wavellite vs desert emerald #Dioptase. Will it be revenge or a repeat in this rematch of the 2024 quarterfinals? VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1... Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Tilly: OMG I CAN'T DECIDE WHICH ONE OF YOU TO LOOK AT

Rosie looking proud

Imagine being wealthy enough that all your silverware matches.

#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 7: It’s a pair of often-overlooked classics as potassium feldspar #sanidine competes with iron ore #hematite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Ze Frank did sky puppies! #Bats #BatsRule youtu.be/8QE78laH4sw?...

Here's looking at you, kid. Say HI to Rosie for me.

#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 4: This match of heavy hitters is bound to end in heartbreak as classic #calcite faces off against futuristic #perovskite. We love them both, but only one can continue on to Round 2! Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

I'm stuck... Help me out? Don't judge me for still being on Twitter. x.com/LaurieString...

BAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAAAA

I got my second Shingles vaccination yesterday. 𝕊ℍ𝕀ℕ𝔾𝕃𝔼𝕊 𝔻𝕆𝔼𝕊ℕ’𝕋 ℂ𝔸ℝ𝔼 ‪@kattsdogma.bsky.social‬

SKY PUPPY

You like me! You really like me!

#TeamPaddlewheelite

I have lost TWENTY-ONE pounds.

I haven't been posting on Bluesky for a while, because it was broken! I kept getting "Internal Server Error". But they actually fixed it! Here's a Rosie/octopus picture to celebrate! @thelazyanole.bsky.social

Testing

Rosie's no longer on restricted activity so we spent some time in the yard. We saw Tilly! She's got a lot of energy. She's less than 2 years old.

Rosie and I spent some time in the yard. She's not on restricted activity anymore. I had to tell her to stop digging, she might get her stitches dirty. She gets them out August 27. That's like 15 days with stitches, that seems long. Now she's resting.

Mirror duct taped to my monitor.

YAY Rosie got 30 likes!

Doggy Shark Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo The cone was NOT working so the vet approved letting her wear a tiny shirt instead. She's not messing with her sutures at all.