a thought for people who like diamonds but not the way they're brought into the world ... estate sale counters have diamonds that do not further put money back into that part of the industry.

Granted, there are many, many other shiny things that do as well.

I'm wearing my Harry Potter character ring today, for instance. Because I can't pummel people with it on.

ita, was the dashiki in white?

White on white, kat.

Can someone please send me home? I've already made a gazillion phone calls and left a gazillion - five messages. That has to count.

This reminds me of the Bremen Town Musicians . . . and yet, I cannot recall enough of the story to say why.

a thought for people who like diamonds but not the way they're brought into the world ... estate sale counters have diamonds that do not further put money back into that part of the industry.

Yeah, I would wear an older diamond, I guess.

I don't want to have anything to do with implicitly supporting the message generated by DeBeers, so I eschew them altogether.

Bremen Town Musicians. The cat hanging on as the dog shakes himself? Comedy.

I was thinking quality artificial diamonds are pretty much impossible to tell from regular diamonds unless you're getting it examined by a jeweler. Then there are manufactured diamonds which are actually diamonds, but I don't know if they are used for jewelry or are just used industrially.

ita, that was the one I was picturing in my head.

I need a massage. I think I'll write a letter to santa with my requests.

I don't want to have anything to do with implicitly supporting the message generated by DeBeers, so I eschew them altogether.

Luckily, there's no man who loves me enough to buy me diamonds, so it's not an immediate concern!

I don't want to have anything to do with implicitly supporting the message generated by DeBeers, so I eschew them altogether.

You've got to admire their marketing skills, since diamond prices are based on perceived value, rather than rarity.