Сегодня я перешла поле. Из примерно 60 ларьков торгующих разной ювелиркой и бижутерией на нашей ежеквартальной ярмарке. Потратила многаденег. Но довольна как слон. Неожиданно прониклась кольцами, к которым была предыдущие 28 лет жизни скорее равнодушна ( Read more... )

Вчера бродила по Мэдисон Авеню с Ланой и ее мужем, чередуя духовное с еще более духовным (то есть церкви с ювелирными магазинами). При виде шкафчиков по 600 тысяч долларов прониклась ничтожностью собственной неплохой, в принципе, зарплаты ( Read more... )

В общем, проблема стоящая ребром - это проблема, какие из купленных неделю назад бус послать в подарок подружке на день рождения. Вот фотографии - помогите решить. Если что, подруга она тоже темноволосая-темноглазая, носит любые цвета, но обычно не яркие, а приглушенные - болотно-зеленый, например ( Read more... )

I caved in and bought a new laptop, also a Hewlett-Packard, just like the one I am using right now. Spent $1100 on everything, and I think I got a pretty decent configuration (put together by yours truly).

Наконец-то я купила новый ноут, тоже Хьюлетт-Пакард, как тот с которого сейчас пишу. Потратила 1100 долларов, вроде нормальные деньги за то что ( Read more... )

Jewelry is the best of all artforms. It's the one that can put me into a pure, hyperventilating state of bliss. Today I went to the Gem Show in Kansas City. Most of the stuff was the usual mass-produced cheap crap, but there was one tear-drop shaped citrine. It was beautifully, beautifully cut. I spent a few minutes admiring it, but I had to ( Read more... )

A lot of people are doing a "year in review" this time of the year. I attempted three or four times and gave up. Overall, this year didn't quite get to the level of my favorite years like 2003 or 1998 or 1997, but it was still tons better than nightmarish 2004 and 2005. Due to holding a national office and going to all the conferences and rotation ( Read more... )

Once in a blue moon Hellga has two posts on the same day. Today, the second post marks a most admirable occasion - I have finished the epic project of sorting and organizing my jewelry. However laborous was the process, however joyous the occasion, the end result is me feeling a little forlorn. I own between 42 pairs of earrings (not counting ( Read more... )

The weekend was wonderful. There is something about gemstones and other rocks that warms my heart... I don't know if someone not from the Urals can understand it, we grew up on tales about stones... to me, they are alive, and have feelings and dreams of their own. I only buy jewelry that calls for me, but I have yet to be disappointed. It all ( Read more... )

Мои результаты теста "Насколько я свободен?"Границы во внутреннем мире
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Well, I finally bought the Italian text - the bookstore received them over the weekend. $150 for the pleasure. But when I finally got home, the first thing I did, was open the package and look through the book. Before I even checked my e-mail (for the first time of the day, that makes it extremely unusual for me). There is something extremely ( Read more... )