Diamonds are oooh shiny pretty and mesmerizing, but I like the color.

ita, I am also a garnet freak! I dunno why, rubies just don't ping the same way; just love that deep, deep red.

Hmm, lessee -- favorite gemstone-type rock things: emerald, garnet, amber, moonstones, watermelon tourmaline

smonster, I love, love, love the hammered look on that ring. I adore and admire (and would not toss out of the window if given!) the whole ArtDeco square-cut set in platinum vintage diamond stunners, but it would looked so comical on my hand! I love the organic, hand-crafted feel of that ring and the emerald I linked to earlier. I also like the look of raw gemstones.

Well, I'm hitting the road now--wish me luck for my five mile drive home! If all goes well, it'll probably take about 30-45 minutes.

Ooh, aquamarines are also lovely. My friend worked at a cintage jewelery store when I was in grad school, and she would let me try on some pretty high-ticket items, among which was a really stunning square aquamarine from the 30's in a...you guessed it -- platinum art-deco setting. I know carats from coronaries, but the thing was easily 3X3 inches.

It was goooorrrrgeous. But not as mesmerizing as the really, really large emerald in pretty much the same setting that she also let me try on. It was really, really amazing. Beautiful. And it was expensive -- there were at least 5 numbers in the price, and I was wearing a t-shirt and it was stab-me-in-the-face-I-won't-feel-it beautiful.

I just came across my snowman sweatshirt while folding laundry and it has an awful lot of red and green, and poinsettias, and candy canes on it, so I may have understated it's holday-ness. I distinctly remember when I got it thinking that its Christmas specificness had plausible deniability, at least, but maybe not.

Best part of my day thus far: noticing that Hulu had added a handful of MST3K episodes. Watching "The Giant Gila Monster" right now, AIFG!

smonster, that's a gorgeous ring.

They just issued a blizzard warning.

Hope you don't have to travel far in it! Warm wishes to you, Kathy and anyone else out in the snow.

I'm listening to an old episode of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, and this guy is getting clobbered on the limerick game. It's pretty sad.

Hope you don't have to travel far in it!

I don't but DH is still in Vegas and is supposed to fly home tomorrow. I'm guessing he's going to be delayed.

I love emerald and rubies (and garnets!) - the deeper colored stones, basically. And I have a very low tolerance for frill so something like this is what tends to grab my eye.

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Except, ooh, look at this:

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ETA to add link to the artist on Etsy: [link]

I distinctly remember when I got it thinking that its Christmas specificness had plausible deniability, at least, but maybe not

Under the influence of the holiday crack, I'm thinking.

Almost had another meeting moved without informing all the participants. I'm not sure why this is something I need to bring up even once. And then it turns out he just wasn't being diligent enough about the room.

Watching (and listening to) windshields crack is an awful sensation.