Sylvia Sotomayor
@terjemar.bsky.social
Reader. Conlanger. Creator of Kēlen. She/her.
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It's Dec 1st tomorrow - which means the start of #BatMas!
a bat is hanging upside down in a duct
ALT: a bat is hanging upside down in a duct
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November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's Dec 1st tomorrow - which means the start of #BatMas!
I am about half-way through @tkingfisher.com 's Snake Eater and enjoying it, and thinking it's time to reread Sean Stewart's Mockingbird next
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I am about half-way through @tkingfisher.com 's Snake Eater and enjoying it, and thinking it's time to reread Sean Stewart's Mockingbird next
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Vote copper; show Ea Nasir how appreciated it is when it's pure.
The first match in #OreCup is on now as #Galena and #Copper battle for your vote. Do you favour the lead ore or the native metal?
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
www.mineralcup.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Vote copper; show Ea Nasir how appreciated it is when it's pure.
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I have a really big problem with #Sinners. Every time I watch it, I only want to see one thing —
Headline: “Ryan Coogler in final talks to direct and fast track @pdjeliclark.bsky.social’s Ring Shout”
Somebody please make this happen.
Headline: “Ryan Coogler in final talks to direct and fast track @pdjeliclark.bsky.social’s Ring Shout”
Somebody please make this happen.
October 23, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I have a really big problem with #Sinners. Every time I watch it, I only want to see one thing —
Headline: “Ryan Coogler in final talks to direct and fast track @pdjeliclark.bsky.social’s Ring Shout”
Somebody please make this happen.
Headline: “Ryan Coogler in final talks to direct and fast track @pdjeliclark.bsky.social’s Ring Shout”
Somebody please make this happen.
Bear visiting the Sequoia Park Zoo! Wanted to hang with the zoo bears, apparently...
Sequoia Park Zoo
It was an eventful morning at Sequoia Park Zoo! 🌲🐻
Staff conducting the Redwood Sky Walk daily inspection spotted a wild American black bear within the Zoo facility. Emergency procedures were...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Bear visiting the Sequoia Park Zoo! Wanted to hang with the zoo bears, apparently...
These are really good! I liked the first one, but the second didn't immediately appeal at first so I skipped it. Later, when all three were out I did a re-read of the first, read the second, and then the third, and was blown away by all three.
When a poisoned newspaper columnist asks Dr. Miles Singer to find his murderer, following the trail uncovers the kind of secrets a nation can't survive.
but maybe with secrets like that, it shouldn't.
The Kingston Cycle - available wherever fine books are sold.
Audio: libro.fm/search?q=C.L...
but maybe with secrets like that, it shouldn't.
The Kingston Cycle - available wherever fine books are sold.
Audio: libro.fm/search?q=C.L...
The Kingston Cycle | Series | Macmillan
About this Series
C. L. Polk’s historical fantasy s...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
These are really good! I liked the first one, but the second didn't immediately appeal at first so I skipped it. Later, when all three were out I did a re-read of the first, read the second, and then the third, and was blown away by all three.
More wonderful bats!
🦇 Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) hunting a Noctua moth.
Illustration for "Animals on the Move" series for Dina Dechmann's lab at MPI of Animal Behavior @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
#SciArt #art #bats #wildlifeart #insects
Illustration for "Animals on the Move" series for Dina Dechmann's lab at MPI of Animal Behavior @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
#SciArt #art #bats #wildlifeart #insects
October 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
More wonderful bats!
What a wonderful bat!
So many secrets in my garden here at @casabentbill.bsky.social
This little sweetie was trying to take a nap under a leaf near the house. I took its photo and then let it rest. I think this is a
Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat (Dermanura phaeotis)
#bats #mammals #costarica #nature #wildlife
This little sweetie was trying to take a nap under a leaf near the house. I took its photo and then let it rest. I think this is a
Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat (Dermanura phaeotis)
#bats #mammals #costarica #nature #wildlife
October 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
What a wonderful bat!
Yay, Becky!
I can call myself a published author if I have two poems featured in a print anthology, right?
Either way, Planet Mojave: New Horizons (2nd ed.) is incredibly shiny, well-crafted, and (hopefully) fun, especially for locals of the Mojave Desert and Ridgecrest area. Enjoy!
Either way, Planet Mojave: New Horizons (2nd ed.) is incredibly shiny, well-crafted, and (hopefully) fun, especially for locals of the Mojave Desert and Ridgecrest area. Enjoy!
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Yay, Becky!
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Really handsome bullfrog of the day!
Monday, 6 Oct 2025
Monday, 6 Oct 2025
October 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Really handsome bullfrog of the day!
Monday, 6 Oct 2025
Monday, 6 Oct 2025
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I flashed back to this meme immediately, lol
October 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I flashed back to this meme immediately, lol
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PLEASE TURN OFF OUTDOOR FANS AT NIGHT! Fans can injure or kill bats. This California leaf-nosed bat has some head trauma from a fan run-in. Please keep any outdoor fans off all night even if they don't have lights. 🦇
#bats #arizona #wildanimals #cuteanimals #wildlife
#bats #arizona #wildanimals #cuteanimals #wildlife
October 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
PLEASE TURN OFF OUTDOOR FANS AT NIGHT! Fans can injure or kill bats. This California leaf-nosed bat has some head trauma from a fan run-in. Please keep any outdoor fans off all night even if they don't have lights. 🦇
#bats #arizona #wildanimals #cuteanimals #wildlife
#bats #arizona #wildanimals #cuteanimals #wildlife
Happy #baturday
1500th bat species discovered in Africa www.batcon.org/press/1500th...
1,500th Bat Species Discovered in Africa's Equatorial Guinea
Breakthrough marks global milestone in biodiversity.
www.batcon.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Happy #baturday
Yes! Yay spite! Vote for #tugtupite
Not only is tugtupite a tremendously cool mineral, this is my last chance to see kyanite go down in defeat after it booted topaz and hematite from the competition. There is no voting like spite voting! 🤣
4.5 hours remaining.
3-vote margin.
You really don’t want us pre-writing the victory parade, do you? 😂
3-vote margin.
You really don’t want us pre-writing the victory parade, do you? 😂
October 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Yes! Yay spite! Vote for #tugtupite
Yes. I feel the same. Still sad about #perovskite but I've come around to the pro- #tugtupite position.
It knocked out some of my favorites, but I've come around and think #tugtupite should win it all! #MinCup25
#MinCup25 Final: After a month of learning and laughter, we’re at the final match to determine the 2025 Mineral Cup Champion! We have blue blades of #kyanite up against optical magician #tugtupite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
October 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Yes. I feel the same. Still sad about #perovskite but I've come around to the pro- #tugtupite position.
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Easy peasy.
Called reindeer blood in some circles, is found in Inuit stories, is tenebrescent, fluorescent, phosphorescent, and piezoelectric … #tugtupite yes please!
Called reindeer blood in some circles, is found in Inuit stories, is tenebrescent, fluorescent, phosphorescent, and piezoelectric … #tugtupite yes please!
#MinCup25 Final: After a month of learning and laughter, we’re at the final match to determine the 2025 Mineral Cup Champion! We have blue blades of #kyanite up against optical magician #tugtupite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in 2025 Final Match — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Kyanite vs Tugtupite Photo credits: John Sobolewski and Parent Géry
www.mineralcup.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Easy peasy.
Called reindeer blood in some circles, is found in Inuit stories, is tenebrescent, fluorescent, phosphorescent, and piezoelectric … #tugtupite yes please!
Called reindeer blood in some circles, is found in Inuit stories, is tenebrescent, fluorescent, phosphorescent, and piezoelectric … #tugtupite yes please!
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Look, I've voted kyanite in the past and I'm sure I'll vote for it again in the future
But #tugtupite is reindeer blood, has a cool name, and it's a rookie! Who doesn't root for a rookie to win? It's so many movies! So come on sports fans! Vote tugtupite ⤵️
But #tugtupite is reindeer blood, has a cool name, and it's a rookie! Who doesn't root for a rookie to win? It's so many movies! So come on sports fans! Vote tugtupite ⤵️
#MinCup25 Final: After a month of learning and laughter, we’re at the final match to determine the 2025 Mineral Cup Champion! We have blue blades of #kyanite up against optical magician #tugtupite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in 2025 Final Match — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Kyanite vs Tugtupite Photo credits: John Sobolewski and Parent Géry
www.mineralcup.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Look, I've voted kyanite in the past and I'm sure I'll vote for it again in the future
But #tugtupite is reindeer blood, has a cool name, and it's a rookie! Who doesn't root for a rookie to win? It's so many movies! So come on sports fans! Vote tugtupite ⤵️
But #tugtupite is reindeer blood, has a cool name, and it's a rookie! Who doesn't root for a rookie to win? It's so many movies! So come on sports fans! Vote tugtupite ⤵️
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I like #Kyanite but I have to vote for the underdog #tugtupite because of all it's properties and because I visited Greenland this year.
(photo not #tugtupite but just #NiceGneiss)
(photo not #tugtupite but just #NiceGneiss)
October 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I like #Kyanite but I have to vote for the underdog #tugtupite because of all it's properties and because I visited Greenland this year.
(photo not #tugtupite but just #NiceGneiss)
(photo not #tugtupite but just #NiceGneiss)
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Northern lights were flaring last night already. They are doing it again tonight.
The Sun will (probably 👉👈) smite thee hard if you don't harken to its auroral message and vote 🌈🎆 Northern #Tugtupite FTW!
#MinCup25
Jan 2025 📸s:
yle.fi/a/74-20134442
Storm level aurora now:
www.softservenews.com
The Sun will (probably 👉👈) smite thee hard if you don't harken to its auroral message and vote 🌈🎆 Northern #Tugtupite FTW!
#MinCup25
Jan 2025 📸s:
yle.fi/a/74-20134442
Storm level aurora now:
www.softservenews.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Northern lights were flaring last night already. They are doing it again tonight.
The Sun will (probably 👉👈) smite thee hard if you don't harken to its auroral message and vote 🌈🎆 Northern #Tugtupite FTW!
#MinCup25
Jan 2025 📸s:
yle.fi/a/74-20134442
Storm level aurora now:
www.softservenews.com
The Sun will (probably 👉👈) smite thee hard if you don't harken to its auroral message and vote 🌈🎆 Northern #Tugtupite FTW!
#MinCup25
Jan 2025 📸s:
yle.fi/a/74-20134442
Storm level aurora now:
www.softservenews.com
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Mineral Cup 2025 final: Blood of the Reindeer God, Light of the Eternal Day, Guide of the Neverending Night vs. a PERENNIAL LOSER that barely slipped past some RUST ...
Vote #tugtupite!
#MinCup25
#MineralCup
Vote #tugtupite!
#MinCup25
#MineralCup
October 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Mineral Cup 2025 final: Blood of the Reindeer God, Light of the Eternal Day, Guide of the Neverending Night vs. a PERENNIAL LOSER that barely slipped past some RUST ...
Vote #tugtupite!
#MinCup25
#MineralCup
Vote #tugtupite!
#MinCup25
#MineralCup
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90 minutes left (closes at 8pm ET) and this one will be another photo finish!
#Tugtupite turns bright red when exposed to UV light (same same) and it's named after reindeer blood. Vulnerable yet hardcore, it gets my vote--how about you?
#MinCup25
#Tugtupite turns bright red when exposed to UV light (same same) and it's named after reindeer blood. Vulnerable yet hardcore, it gets my vote--how about you?
#MinCup25
#MinCup25 Semifinals 2: Beautiful optics are in play for our last semifinal round between reindeer blood #tugtupite and desert queen #dioptase.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Semifinal 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Tugtupite vs Dioptase Photo credits: Parent Géry and Michael Roarke
www.mineralcup.org
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
90 minutes left (closes at 8pm ET) and this one will be another photo finish!
#Tugtupite turns bright red when exposed to UV light (same same) and it's named after reindeer blood. Vulnerable yet hardcore, it gets my vote--how about you?
#MinCup25
#Tugtupite turns bright red when exposed to UV light (same same) and it's named after reindeer blood. Vulnerable yet hardcore, it gets my vote--how about you?
#MinCup25