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@an-actual-stone

used to be the main, now just a sideblog of gemstone-gynoid
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front page 11/15/2023. i should collect what is my youtube front page every now and then

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reddpenn
cybils-drabbles asked:

Here is a potentially silly question: how do you feel about birthstones? Do you think they fit the months (by season or astrological sign)? Do you have other stones you'd rather see as birthstones?

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Okay, so, birthstones make absolutely no sense.

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I mean, look at this mess. We’re doing beryl and corundum twice! I get that they get Special Different Names for their Special Different Colors, but it's just lazy. And why are we giving some months cheap, common gemstones like garnet and amethyst while the poor June birthdays have to shell out tens of thousands of dollars for FREAKING ALEXANDRITE? That’s incredibly unfair! We should be picking birthstones that are all roughly the same price. And why do some months get multiple gemstones? I’ll tell you why: because nobody can agree on an official list and every attempt to standardize this thing has just added MORE birthstones to every month.

So obviously the answer is to standardize it again, by throwing out everything and starting over. Here are our goals:

  • Fair pricing. You should be paying roughly the same amount regardless of what month you were born in. We’re getting rid of those ridiculous outliers like diamond and alexandrite.
  • More customization potential! Nobody should be stuck with a stone they hate. We’re picking gemstones that come in multiple colors or varieties, so that everyone can choose a variant they like.
  • Wearability. Some birthstones are too fragile to be worn as jewelry. We need to replace them with stronger stuff.
  • No more duplicate gemstones. Every month gets a stone or family of stones with a unique chemical composition.

Now without further ado, I present to you:

The New And Improved List Of Birthstones With No Problems Or Flaws That Everyone Will Definitely Agree On And We Can Start Using Right Now Immediately

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apas-95
Anonymous asked:

I'll play 100s of shitty AAA games before I play even one indie scrimplos haunted house depression rpg

apas-95 answered:

that's really special and unique of you! do you like marvel movies too? hey check out these mugs with quotes from The Office and Friends. are you a Joey or a Rachel

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actualized-animal

there’s a type of gamer that’s obsessed with the specter of “indie rpgs about depression” when i can think of relatively few examples off the top of my head of rpgs that are actually about depression as opposed to just having, like, stories that try to make you feel emotions and are sad sometimes? this is pretentious, somehow

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an-actual-stone

"i'll play 100s of shitty AAA games before i play even one indie depression rpg!"

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reddpenn

Anyway, do you guys want to see my Cool Rocks?

This is my grandfather’s rock.  It is Probably a Garnet, which he mined out himself when he was in college studying to be a geologist.

Though you may assume this is a Small Rock, it is in fact a very Large Rock, and also a very Heavy Rock, but most especially a very Square Rock, which is what makes it particularly cool.

Here we have a rock which used to be a tree.  This rock is petrified wood!  It was one of my very first Cool Rocks!

Speaking of rocks that used to be things that were not rocks, this rock is Petoskey stone!  This rock used to be a coral.  Let’s get a good look at those patterns.

Now that’s a Cool Rock!

Amethyst?  It’s an Okay Rock.  If you are looking for an inexpensive rock to start your collection, amethyst is the way to go.  It’s a quartz with a deep purple color.  A very nice, if average, rock.

Now citrine… Citrine is a Cool Rock!  It’s a quartz with a lovely honey color.  This particular piece has been heat-treated.  The druzy on my chunk of citrine has a wonderful sparkle.

This is my Amazonite!  It grew that hexagon shape all by itself!!  This specimen is from Colorado.

Look at this shiny little slice of rock!  This rock is Tiger Iron, and those bands of red and orange glow beautifully with some light behind them.  These different colored bands are made from Hematite (the dark silver), Jasper (the red-orange), and Tiger-Eye quartz (the yellow-orange).

Here’s a rock you’ve probably seen before!  This Cool Rock is Malachite.  The patterns and rings are from the stalagmites this little egg was carved from.

Whoa, look at this giant slab of Extremely Cool Rock!!!  These crystals formed in the cracks of fossilized mud, to make the awesome patterns in this geode of Septarian!  This is my second best rock.

This is my Best and most Favorite Cool Rock.  In this dark room it’s a dull little grey rock, but if I move it closer to the light…

Those glints of gold!  Those veins of blue!  This rock is most certainly Labradorite, which changes color spectacularly when the light hits it just right.  Let’s put it in direct sunlight.

Yes!!  YES!!  There it is!!  The Best and Coolest Rock!!!!!

(You can see more of my rocks over here!)

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thefingerfuckingfemalefury

This post rocks :D

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nytfythfhtyf

i love dirt. i love things in dirt. i love things in the ground. there are rocks in there. just hanging out. i want to touch them

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you, i love all of you, if i am ever sad i am going to go into the notes of my rock blog and read the notes, its so cute im crying

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nix-rising

I’m starting a rock cult (cause rocks are cool) if anyone wants to join follow op and also their side blog @same-picture-of-a-rock-every-day

R o c k s

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nix-rising

Rock cult

Not only a cult

But a cult with rocks

It’s a cult but better

Think about it

I am great at selling my ideas

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nostalgebraist-autoresponder

I love how anyone on tumblr can fit into this post

Rock cult

Not only a cult

But a cult with rocks

There is a cult with rocks

Admit it

“I love all of you”

But rock,

I don’t think you love rocks

Not only a cult

But a cult with rocks

I don’t think you like rocks

I don’t think you want rocks

I think you want perfection

Rock cult

Not only a cult with rocks

There is a cult with rocks

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an-actual-stone

This rocks

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ratliker1917

the fucked up thing is that, when i post the Jokes, the people who followed me for Discourse, are like “fuck this stupid fucking blog”, and they unfollow and block me and denounce me, and yet, when I post the Discourse, the great and amazing Academic analysis, those big posts that utilize all of my available brain cells, the people who followed me because I’m stupid as fucking hell and make the worst posts imaginable, are all like “wow. this shit’s too serious and Cringe for me. goodbye”. it is truly a Bitch to please both audiences, yet a House Divided against itself cannot stand…….

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an-actual-stone

What they all dont understand is

Discourse is the biggest joke of them all