If you’re married, you can watch the ball drop at midnight from your couch and be asleep by 12:15. If you’re a real pro, you can watch the east coast ball drop at 11PM, and blow off the “Give Away A Sofa From RoomPlace” at 12AM Local in Chicago and be asleep at 11:15. Only reason to stay up is if Cheryl Scott is reporting on location.
Good news is, Brady is having a great season, and Big Papi is going out still reasonably strong. And I’m thrilled to root for Spieth and McIlroy over Tiger any day.
Comcast signed me up for electronic billings (without my knowledge) set up a new email address (without my knowledge) and sent my e-bills to the new account (without..you get it). Right around the time I thought “hmm, haven’t seen a cable bill yet” I got a “you owe us $450, pay now or get disconnected!” letter in the mail. I wanted to kill them.
Let me tell you what that says to me: I can’t go away to the family lakehouse that weekend since I need to be in town/travel to your wedding, and instead of hanging out in some shorts and a t shirt crushing beers I need to be out sweating my ass off in a suit. 0/10 fail all around.
Because it’s like 20% cheaper on Friday or Sunday. There’s also a 20% chance I show up because there are only so many people I’ll waste precious PTO on.
Why do you hate America and all of your friends and family who would rather be getting hammered in a bathing suit by a grill and body of water on their last precious summer weekend??
My opinion is that you want your bride-to-be’s opinion on two things: cut of the diamond, and general type of ring (solitare vs. ornamentation vs. side stones, etc). Given that, go pick something out you think she will like. Ladies tend to be very particular when it comes to cut. Like if you were buying me a car, maybe you want to know if I want a sedan vs. truck vs. SUV. Same idea with cut. And a ring is basically the same price as a car, so..
-clarity of SI1/SI2 (depends, can have several small inclusions or 1 big inclusion and get the same rating, 1 big inclusion is no bueno) or better
-D, E, or F on color assuming a platinum setting (gold/white gold you can go lower).
-Cut is preference (round, square, princess, etc)
-then buy the biggest size you can afford once you lock in the other three.
Then you get to pick a setting to stick the diamond into, platinum is “the best” but has apparently exploded in price in the 9 years (ugh) since I’ve bought a ring. Make the choice of solitare, more elaborate sides, or more than 1 stone, etc. If you go with smaller stones on the sides, make sure the colors match but the rest is probably not important unless the side stones are big enough to see imperfections.
Are you female? Because I agree, I’ve seen ugly flashy rings, but I’m male. My wife has the same view on diamonds that I have on TVs, car engines, and cups of beer, ie, bigger = better.
Rancid + Electric Factory, good stuff.
If you’re married, you can watch the ball drop at midnight from your couch and be asleep by 12:15. If you’re a real pro, you can watch the east coast ball drop at 11PM, and blow off the “Give Away A Sofa From RoomPlace” at 12AM Local in Chicago and be asleep at 11:15. Only reason to stay up is if Cheryl Scott is reporting on location.
In my limited experience, people gifting cars for Christmas aren’t taking out loans to do it.
Yup. Don’t care. #GOAT
Good news is, Brady is having a great season, and Big Papi is going out still reasonably strong. And I’m thrilled to root for Spieth and McIlroy over Tiger any day.
The forum deleted my (sob) at the end to show sarcasm. Sigh.
Comcast signed me up for electronic billings (without my knowledge) set up a new email address (without my knowledge) and sent my e-bills to the new account (without..you get it). Right around the time I thought “hmm, haven’t seen a cable bill yet” I got a “you owe us $450, pay now or get disconnected!” letter in the mail. I wanted to kill them.
I am so glad I was married before technology made it shockingly easy to randomly hook up with girls who were looking for an easy hook up too……
Let me tell you what that says to me: I can’t go away to the family lakehouse that weekend since I need to be in town/travel to your wedding, and instead of hanging out in some shorts and a t shirt crushing beers I need to be out sweating my ass off in a suit. 0/10 fail all around.
4th of July weddings are just the worst. Memorial Day and Labor Day are bad, but 4th of July is about America, not someone’s shitty wedding.
Even then, I want to do it at MY preferred body of water, not yours on your schedule. #SorryNotSorry.
Because it’s like 20% cheaper on Friday or Sunday. There’s also a 20% chance I show up because there are only so many people I’ll waste precious PTO on.
Why do you hate America and all of your friends and family who would rather be getting hammered in a bathing suit by a grill and body of water on their last precious summer weekend??
People who have weddings on the big three summer weekends (Memorial, Independance, Labor) are terrorists and you can’t convince me otherwise.
No love for the poor side??
East side here, I’m from Mystic.
No, I will not stop farting while I pee, it’s the only safe zone in the building in which to lay down a cloud of fury. Deal with it.
My opinion is that you want your bride-to-be’s opinion on two things: cut of the diamond, and general type of ring (solitare vs. ornamentation vs. side stones, etc). Given that, go pick something out you think she will like. Ladies tend to be very particular when it comes to cut. Like if you were buying me a car, maybe you want to know if I want a sedan vs. truck vs. SUV. Same idea with cut. And a ring is basically the same price as a car, so..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_(gemstone)#Gemological_characteristics with links to mini articles on each.
IMO, you want:
-clarity of SI1/SI2 (depends, can have several small inclusions or 1 big inclusion and get the same rating, 1 big inclusion is no bueno) or better
-D, E, or F on color assuming a platinum setting (gold/white gold you can go lower).
-Cut is preference (round, square, princess, etc)
-then buy the biggest size you can afford once you lock in the other three.
Then you get to pick a setting to stick the diamond into, platinum is “the best” but has apparently exploded in price in the 9 years (ugh) since I’ve bought a ring. Make the choice of solitare, more elaborate sides, or more than 1 stone, etc. If you go with smaller stones on the sides, make sure the colors match but the rest is probably not important unless the side stones are big enough to see imperfections.
Good luck.
Are you female? Because I agree, I’ve seen ugly flashy rings, but I’m male. My wife has the same view on diamonds that I have on TVs, car engines, and cups of beer, ie, bigger = better.