I need to learn how to stay on my Lane, but I can't.

Whenever the Costco magazine comes, girl always goes shopping for me in there and tears out items for me to decorate my home. The ladies get stuff too. This is the magazine not the sale flyer. So the stuff isn't technically for sale at Costco but girl says I deserve it so I can have it anyway.

Sometimes my Important Turtle Business makes girl/boy word a lot at me. It's very annoying and I don't like being called a bad turtle. Luckily, I have a foolproof strategy. I freeze in place and I look innocent. That way they have no idea what I was up to.

Girl just served lunch. I'm not sure if it's food or not.

Girl did not get as much done today in the patio as she was hoping, so we are going to do more tomorrow. I don't know if you know what people do when it's "hot", but they actually start melting? Dripping? It's really interesting!

Girl made an obstacle course, but I'm not impressed.

Blue milkweed beetle (Chrysochus cobaltinus) on dogbane. It was a warm day, but a sprinkle of rain from a brief afternoon thunderstorm cooled things off, plus gave the beetle a few droplets for decoration. (Montana) #BugSky 🌿🐙📷

Anybody know anything about how kiva works? They just hit me up for more money. I donated a lot many years ago when I had a lot of money. And I just turned the relend option on to let it do its thing. And I had all the money written off is a loss. And now apparently all the money is gone. Fine.

Girl says we are going to work in the patio tomorrow and I can free roam!!! She says she will need supervision, but not so much that it distracts me from my Important Turtle Business!

Is this a milkweed? I've never seen them orange before. But there is a bit of fluff on the bottom, that didn't discernibly come from any of the pods on it, but it looks like milkweed insides. Also has milkweed bugs in the fluff and I figure they'd know.

And a burst of bright color! I couldn’t resist the colors of these German, Czech and Japanese vintage beads. A comfy everyday bracelet in green, blue, and warm brown. Green silk, Hill Tribe fine silver toggle clasp, 8.5” long, $45

These beads are so cool! Picasso (greenish patina) dappled Czech beads and silvery coated west German amethyst colored glass beads—this one is stunning when the light hits it. Green silk, sterling clasp, 19.5” long, $75

A shiny, gorgeous, slightly goth piece: two different West German glass beads, the smaller with a purple/peacock finish and the larger with a gold/bronze finish. Very unusual beads. Green silk, sterling clasp, 19” long $70

This one might be my favorite: chunky pink/purple West German beads with a silver coating and little fluted Czech beads with a metallic gunmetal finish. Coral silk, sterling clasp, 20.5” long, $75

I am done with breakfast and am ready to dominate the day!!!

Girl served Reptamin Floating Food Sticks for breakfast. The label did not lie! In the past I found this kind of "object" to be notfood, but this is definitely food! Delicious!

UPS said they would bring girl's Hello Kitty bowls between 3:00 and 5:00. And it's 5:53. Does she have Hello Kitty bowls? She does not. Is she disgruntled? Yes she is.

Yesterday, I discovered that I could *DRINK* very thin baby food! This is so much easier that trying to bite it!! (I ate so much that I had to bask nap all day. I didn't even open my eyes when girl spoke to me.)

Of course I talk to myself when I need expert advice.

I am still looking for the My Little Pony Kayou Friendship in the Cards collector set. I'll be at the My Little Pony panel tomorrow in room 5AB, and the Boom! Comics for You panel in the same room at 3:30pm. I have coin if you have wares!

Seanan McGuire@seananmcguire.bsky.social · 2w ago

I somehow missed the exclusives portal this year, so will be looking for the SDCC Exclusive Lagoon, the Hasbro exclusive MLP set, and the Loot from Funko. If you can help, ping me here or on Tumblr.

Not really that scary, is it? 🤷‍♀️

They’ve been running off the Dems being socialist since before I was born. They’re going to keep doing that. Fuck them.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2w ago

The vibes may be exciting, but if Democrats are going to win this year and in 2028, they must reject the DSA. If you’re tempted by a democratic socialist this year, think of what use Republicans will make of these victories, and ask whether you want to do favors for fascists.

Always best to take your own advice.

Okay so yesterday something really mind-boggling happened. Girl and I play a game called "squats". I need to be up high, like in my box. That puts my eye level at girl's torso. It does not work if I'm on the floor. Then girl does something called a squat. She becomes shorter and shorter ...

Harley caught a cantaloupe!!

Girl invited me to hang out with her. But I did not want to do that! I found a good place and docked. (You may notice that girl's mirror has anti-Victor technology on the bottom.)

Here's the second cool leaf that girl found. She gave it to me because I'm orange. And I deserve it. (Don't worry- it's for decoration not eating.)

McKinley D. Turtle@mckinleydturtle.bsky.social · 3w ago

Girl found two cool leaves. Here is one of them. (I'm shocked that she didn't eat it. She's a huge fan of eating leaves. I guess maybe this parasite thing has freaked her out.)

Girl and Chef Mike prepared an excellent breakfast!

Girl found two cool leaves. Here is one of them. (I'm shocked that she didn't eat it. She's a huge fan of eating leaves. I guess maybe this parasite thing has freaked her out.)