So what does 0.71 carats of Sierra Leonese blood look like? Well, when it’s mounted in platinum with 14 0.22 carat side stones, it looks a little like this. Pretty nice, eh? That’s not the actual ring, but it’s similar. It’s not yet on my finger, but a ring with my name on it (metaphorically) is now in existence.
I didn’t expect that buying an engagement ring would be so much like buying a used car, but… It was a lot like buying a used car. We went to jeweler’s row in Chicago, where I think we got a good deal, but who knows? At least it doesn’t have a transmission to worry about.
Anyway, my Daily Candy Chicago e-mail for today was about WeddingPoints.com, which is some kind of frequent-flyer-miles type program for people getting married. Weird coincidence? Perhaps the Daily Candy people are stalking me?
By the way, I know this new incarnation of Geektastic is bound to alienate part of our “base” but I want you to know that I don’t care. The Chicago blog was too much work. A personal blog is much easier, even if it’s less interesting. So suck it, bitches. This is what you get.