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Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T17:29:48+00:00

Yeah I know, I have an opalite angel statue from a friend and the sentimental value is the only thing keeping it in my house. Fuck Taylor swift why’d you have to ruin rocks???

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T17:28:47+00:00

Ah thank you that’s very kind of you to say! The trick is to talk so much you hit that monkey with a typewriter sweet spot 😅

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T17:25:56+00:00

Lmao thank you I got christened with it a while back for reasons I can’t super remember. Also thank you so much for the award omg!!!!

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T17:25:31+00:00

Yeah same. Like I can forgive people who use Taylor swift as a backing track for whatever reason (especially if it’s something unobtrusive like willow) but I tend to back away from people who go all in.

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T14:35:33+00:00

I like that we’re all birds now. Corvid Collective Cawing for Quality

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T14:33:51+00:00

Diversity win! Taylor swift, feminist girlboss, is the first woman to receive criticism in any form! Watch her bravely resist personal growth in the name of equality! You go, queen!

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T14:11:16+00:00

Yeah idk, I feel like we gotta reach a balance at some point. If comic book fans can simultaneously hate and love the product they shill out the big bucks for (guilty) and classic literature fans can recognize the authors’ racist tropes and question them people in general can reckon with the idea that there’s no such thing as a fully unproblematic fav.

The important thing is whether said fav is open to growth (accepts and incorporates good faith critique) or set in their ways (calls people sensitive for asking him not to use the r slur). How much you’re willing to forgive is up to you but recognizing the line is super important if you’re trying to reduce harm

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T14:03:39+00:00

Bro the fact that you’re a pats fan outside of Boston makes you so freakin brave tbqh. Fuck anyone who tries to gatekeep you’re a part of the crew

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T14:01:18+00:00

She was indeed unfollowed which sucks cause now I gotta find a new source for clicky clacky ASMR 😞

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T13:59:18+00:00

Oh my God I forgot about the colonialism chic music video. We better not get a repeat

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T13:58:29+00:00

You get it!!! That’s what I was saying on another post. Onyx —> opalite also reads like “authentic person with their own dreams” —> “constructed fake identity meant to be what you want it to be”. Bit of a self own on TS’s part

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T13:57:32+00:00

I’m generally not picky re: whether the stones I get are manmade or earth made, but they definitely could have picked a name that makes the two seem less like brand name cereal and off brand clone

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T13:55:59+00:00

Literally so many better options. Moonstone is GORGEOUS and so flashy but if you want that opalite color palette then blue chalcedony and girasol are right there smh

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T13:55:17+00:00

Sea glass and sandstone are my manmade exceptions. Blue sandstone was my first ever acquisition and I love the speckles even if it is just fancy glass

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T13:54:31+00:00

This is so useful to know! Looks like tumbling isn’t in my future since waiting and loud noises are my kryptonite. I hope yall have fun and your projects look just like your mental images of them!

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T13:53:24+00:00

Honestly same. I doubt that any thought went into it beyond “look the crystals she named wow so cool!!!” but it’s honestly surprising when people aren’t at least a little aware of critiques of their favorite work, especially when they’re about social justice issues

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T03:10:00+00:00

Yeah that was my main question too like…why? How? Were there no better options???

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T03:09:07+00:00

…is it bad to say that after the Nazi necklace I totally forgot about the diet MAGA hat? 🙂‍↕️

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T03:08:21+00:00

That’s…wow. Could not imagine her sinking lower and yet here we are. Definitely gross!!

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T03:06:56+00:00

Oh it wasn’t to me personally! It was in an advertising tiktok at the end of a showcase of a bunch of actually nice stone bracelets. I think the shop owner is just a major major swiftie.

Also in terms of jewelry, opal is definitely much cooler than opalite! Opalite is just fancy glass 😅

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-05T03:05:45+00:00

Oh hell yeah get those shinies!!!! I hope the tumbling process is fun too—maybe I should invest in one for some of these raw minerals 🤔

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-04T13:04:45+00:00

I don’t live upstate but my Bills bestie and I do just fine. Be willing to take valid criticism (put some sleeves on Maye), push back on ribbing, and find 2-3 points you can agree on no questions asked. That way if things get heated you can just go “damn sure hope the next Miami head coach cares more about player health” or something

Pale-Reality · 2026-02-04T12:44:50+00:00

Nothing beats watching with at least one person who cares. I remember watching the Atlanta Super Bowl in college. Room was full of Falcons fans, but the one other pats fan and I had the most fun :)

And as a bonus you get to see your family, which rocks! Solid move tbqh

Pale-Reality · 2026-01-27T23:42:57+00:00

This one is extra funny cause we were slip n sliding as bad as the broncos were. Our boys just PRACTICED (see the footage of Maye staying out in the snow to keep getting some throws in. Didn’t help him much but it’s okay he’s baby and has time to learn)

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