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what a day (AKA Dani vs. Jewelry)
Sep. 21st, 2005 09:38 pmWhat a day. Work was somehow productive, even though I spent a good part of my day in a back-and forth email conversation with mer about jewelry. specifically diamonds. for those of you who've heard the joke about me being the straight guy in the relationship, that was very evident today. i just wasn't born with the diamond gene, i suppose. and eventually, i've got to find one, because we don't get to have a big party and get lots o'presents unless mer's got a "diamond on her dainty digit". enter my mother-out-law. (yes, that'd be mer's mom.) M-O-L is full of knowledge about jewelry and diamonds and other such girly things, and I figured eventually I'd call her and put in a cry for help. well, little did i know that while mer and i were conversing over email, she was conversing real-time with her mom...and when i found out, i got all flustered...
i'm rambling. there is a point here somewhere.
there are two, actually.
number one, don't any of y'all get your panties, boxers, or other unmentionables in a wad, because this ain't happening anytime soon. What started off this whole conversation was the fact that mer's mentor is convinced she'll never attend said party because if we wait "until we have the time and money" (which is our current time frame on this), it'll never happen. she obviously doesn't know our motivation when there's presents involved. ;)
number two, i need ideas on how exactly to shop for this shit. the info i have is: "heavier band is good, unusual is good, artistic is good, and colored diamonds are good. and bigger is always better. and antique is good." i'm not looking to purchase now - money is truly an issue - but i'd like to get an idea of what the fuck i'm supposed to be doing and where on this planet/teh internets to look so i'm not this flustered and frustrated when money isn't so much of an issue 'round these parts. i'm guessing independant jewelers are good. mer said something to the effect of "rings likely to be sold to young gay men".
so if anyone has any ideas, suggestions, websites, smacks upside the head, etc., i would truly, truly appreciate it.
btw, this isn't filtered. she knows, she'll see, it's all good.
oh, and as far as i can gather, the reason i got so flustered when i found out about the conversation between mer and M-O-L was because we had never discussed this with anyone other than each other...so, hey, it's outside these walls, and real. which is cool, and scary, at the same time.
i'm rambling. there is a point here somewhere.
there are two, actually.
number one, don't any of y'all get your panties, boxers, or other unmentionables in a wad, because this ain't happening anytime soon. What started off this whole conversation was the fact that mer's mentor is convinced she'll never attend said party because if we wait "until we have the time and money" (which is our current time frame on this), it'll never happen. she obviously doesn't know our motivation when there's presents involved. ;)
number two, i need ideas on how exactly to shop for this shit. the info i have is: "heavier band is good, unusual is good, artistic is good, and colored diamonds are good. and bigger is always better. and antique is good." i'm not looking to purchase now - money is truly an issue - but i'd like to get an idea of what the fuck i'm supposed to be doing and where on this planet/teh internets to look so i'm not this flustered and frustrated when money isn't so much of an issue 'round these parts. i'm guessing independant jewelers are good. mer said something to the effect of "rings likely to be sold to young gay men".
so if anyone has any ideas, suggestions, websites, smacks upside the head, etc., i would truly, truly appreciate it.
btw, this isn't filtered. she knows, she'll see, it's all good.
oh, and as far as i can gather, the reason i got so flustered when i found out about the conversation between mer and M-O-L was because we had never discussed this with anyone other than each other...so, hey, it's outside these walls, and real. which is cool, and scary, at the same time.
