Sharing this gigantic swiss blue topaz with you guys. This thing is MASSIVE.

This katydid thought my glasses were just the most interesting thing in the world.

Calling RPG fans: I need help deciding on a sword to buy based on my "build". My specs: Light (120 lbs), short (5"2), very fast, deceptive distance due to strong legs. Low-average upper body strength. I cannot win against brute force. I must aggressively close the distance, make my attack, and gtfo.

Hey, I just wanted to let whoever is reading this that you don't have to prove your worthiness to anyone. As long as you know damn well you're trying your best, through hell or high water, no one needs convincing. You already proved it to yourself, which is worth more than the opinions of others.

I took a much better photo of the Dion Lesage lance tip earrings I made. They are star rubies set in sterling silver and are for sale. Feel free to DM 😊 #ff16 #finalfantasy #ffxvi #jewelry #jeweler #customjewelry

When neurodivergent people find each other out in the wild.

My beautiful piano came, and I am absolutely drunk on happiness. It has been years, but my fingers still remember where to play. I literally cried and hugged the keys. It was like greeting an old friend. Im cry-laughing at myself that I'm already writing down notes like I used to when I was a child.

Bringing this meme back from the dead because of how applicable it is to anything you get really fucking good at.For instance, me being a jeweler. When I started out I was super strict about safety stuff, but the better I got, the more Im like "Ehhh, nah,I can do this in my underwear & fuzzy socks"💀

Yesterday I took the plunge and bought a full keyed weighted digital piano. I grew up playing piano at relatives' houses, and since they've all passed on, I've sorely missed that part of my life. I want my kids to grow up with the kind of musical influence I did. I can't wait to start playing again💖

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to BlueSky. I drop in, I kick ass and show off some razzle dazzle, then peace out for another week or two.

I know the Charlie Kirk shooting happened a few days ago, but I think adding my voice is still worth its merits. I don't celebrate death, but I sure as hell don't agree with the notion you can't speak ill of the dead. Fuck that guy. He lived by the sword, and died by the sword. It was cosmic poetry.

My little girl has an attachment to this little Minnie Mouse beanie baby and carries it around with her everywhere. The mornings have gotten colder as fall approaches, and she told me Minnie was cold and needed a jacket like her. So I bought a warm outfit for Minnie, and it's so freakin adorable 😭

It's high time I order my longsword plunderhosen pants. I'm customizing the colors. The main color will be black, and the threading will be royal blue, but I can't decide between an authentic medieval patterned purple or a solid royal purple for the inner panels. What do you guys think I should get?

Detail: Sultana. Oil on board, by Henry Clive 1925 #Art #painting #illustration

Today was amazing! For my first time vending, on short notice no less, I think my pieces & display turned out great. Everybody loved my designs, the sword bookmarks, & the fantasy/bookish/witchy vibes. I even made a big sale! I sold a pair of Moon moth peridot earrings for $150. So proud of myself 💖

Morning vibes. Pulled an all nighter in the shop getting ready for my jewelry festival today as a vendor. Got all my stones set and giving everything a final polish and clean this morning. Got my coffee, and now it's final crunch time! 🛠🔥

I hope you guys don't mind, but here's one more video of 2 different fights. The 1st guy was trying to bully himself into my space, so I had to get aggressive. The 2nd guy was the finals, and he was a much better fighter than me. I got caught and cornered, so I did a single leg takedown and stabbed.

Here's a snippet of one of my fights. I felt so bad for this girl who had pretty ribbons in her hair 😭 I was as gentle and slow as I could be, but even then, I was still crushing the poor girl. I gave her lots of hugs after pommel smashing, sword stabbing, and shanking her 💀

I won 2nd place at my sword school's big 3 day Labor Day tournament weekend! This is like their yearly Olympics, and I'm so happy I decided to go. And to think I almost didn't fight! I have been dubbed the "Pommel Princess" for my grappling lol 🗡 Fun fact: Their medals are crushed beer cans 😂💀

Ginkgo Trees 💛🦌 #art

There's been a lot of talk of enablers with the outing of an abuser in the community. First and foremost, as someone who is also a survivor (not Nick & unrelated), I believe and stand with victims. That being said, it is absolutely wrong to assume everyone knows. Ignorance is not enabling.

Milkshake bites and bats the kids' alphabet letters off the fridge every morning to let me know she's hungry and wants to be fed. I kept wondering how all the letters would mysteriously end up all over the floor until I caught her in the act. Apparently, it was the only way to get my attention lol.

Was reading about the Northern Appalachian Anomaly and laughed. The difference between geologists naming stuff vs. other scientists is hilarious. Scientist: We must carefully use the binomial nomenclature system to name this. Geo1: What should we call this hot blob? Geo2: Hot blob?🤷🏼‍♀️ Geo1: PERFECT👌🏻😂

You know what's kinda awesome? A lot of us finally had enough of Elon's shitty app last year and we all came over to Bluesky to try and create better communities. And we DID. I'm super proud to be a part of the gaming community here and I love what we're ALL building together as this app grows.✨

Whipping up a few jewelry pieces for a September art festival ✨️🙌🏻 This will be my first festival as a vendor, so I'm super excited 😄

It took a week, but heres some footage from my tournament! I won some, and I lost some, but Im overall happy about what I was able to do. For only really doing this for about 5 months, I'd say things are coming along. Had fun too😊 Veterans watching said my special sauce is speed and deceptive reach.

Please don't ever bring up math to me. I overcame. I healed. I've moved on. Let me have peace 😔.

Fighting in my first competitive swordfight tonight! ⚔️🤺 I'm nervous and excited, and for better or for worse, I'm determined to go have some fun with it. Send good vibes and wish me luck 🤞🏻🙏🏻

When your lazy boss comes back from their Mediterranean summer vacation home to talk incessantly about how amazing it was, how they wish they could go back, how lavishly they lived, & exorbitantly they spent... All while having cut your hours for said vacation and refusing to pay you a living wage.

It bothers me when people assume I dont know what hard work is when I start visibly burning out. My problem is that I dont know how to turn off, & I have to remind myself that not everyone deserves the privilege to know my life in context. The answer isn't always to push harder, but pushing to rest.

Me at longsword lessons 😂 It was so hot and humid we had to use foam swords instead of our steel (and, thus, no jackets). The drill was to run down an unarmed opponent with our swords to get a feel for reach. Running after dudes with legs for days had me sprinting for my damn life 😭 I was DRENCHED 💀

Stumbled upon some really cute trash pandas this morning on our walk with the kids 🦝💕 The parents giving us the bewildered death glare trying to sleep while the baby was wide awake was strangely relatable.

I saw this post and felt the fabric of time suck me back to 1999 😳 God those were amazing times. Unreal Tournament changed my brain chemistry, and even after all this time, I still get a spike of dopamine when I hear the title screen music. What I would give to relive playing this again 🤌🏻

"Aww, what a cute little shoe charm! 😄💖" ...Oh 🗡💀 Definitely not its intended purpose, but if you were feeling particularly stabby with your charm bracelet on, this might do the trick. It even has a little place to rest your thumb so it doesn't slip! Very cool charm (and idea 👀)

Dear BlueSky, The urge to choose violence this morning at work was strong, but I persevered because I know in my soul that I cannot feed my children from jail. I really am a festering black hole of rage towards privileged, entitled, spiteful boomers & I wish more people would appreciate my restraint

People who suddenly invite themselves to your lunch break at work, in person, with forced proximity, is absolute nightmare fuel for me. Like for the love of God, could I please just have a moment of peace and solitude before diving back into hell? 😩

A gym fit video! I wanted some high waisted black compression leggings and black tie-dye crop tops for the gym and going to my sword lessons. I'm trying to be more comfortable in my own skin and trying out things I really want to wear. I think the fit looks pretty good 😊

Hot game take: If you get to the Soul of Cinder and don't understand "Pling Pling Plong", you have no business playing Dark Souls 3. You're cheapening that experience for yourself, and it's something everyone deserves to experience in its chronological order. I say it because I care 😭👏🏻

I am pro "people wearing whatever tf they want". You wanna wear butt scrunch gym wear? Hell yea. Go for it, man. You do you. That being said, could companies please start making unscrunched options? I looked at these ombre leggings and thought they were so cute until I saw the back of them 😭

Love this man 🥹🥰❤️ @centralscruty.bsky.social

Oh yea! We are so back 😎🍻 I've got 60 lbs of raw clover honey, 15 lbs of Honeycrisp apples, and my wine brewing yeast. I'll be prepping all my surfaces and brewing buckets tonight. Tomorrow is brewing day! 🍷🔥

Nobody I know is happy about the idea of celebrating the 4th, and neither am I. However, the US was built on rebellion, and thats literally what Independence Day stands for. The Oligarchs would love for us to believe differently, but this country ultimately belongs to The People. Remember our power🎆

I didn't know Disability Pride Month was a thing. I don't talk about it because I've had correctional surgeries, but I was in and out of a wheelchair for a lot of my childhood, between ages 9 & 19. I was born with severe floating kneecaps, had 6 surgeries, and had to learn how to walk again twice.

Me in Baldur’s Gate 3 when a guard catches me stealing and I successfully use deception

Working on an $11,500 14k white gold diamond tennis bracelet today. I'm repairing one of its hinges 🛠💎🔥

Today, I officially "graduated" from beginner to intermediate in Longsword fighting. To make room for the true noobies just coming out of their intro class, I was asked to move to the front to be an example. I also got to be the instructor's pell for demonstrating the technique. Feels really good 😊

Sending my husband suggestive photos on my Mondays off while he's at work is my favorite pastime. Seeing a message from me becomes a game of Russian roulette 😂💀

'Il gatto infuriato' by Walter Molino, 1967. #Caturday

Was setting up a 4th of July photoshoot for my kids, and poor Nick is in the eye of the storm lol