Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Understanding the Different Jewelry Components

Which gold or silver jewelry settings are most durable? Which gold or silver jewelry clasps collection are most secure and which are the easiest to manipulate? How long is a gold choker necklace? If you can understand jewelry terms and jewelry components, it is easier to buy the right jewelry when shopping for gold or silver jewelry online and off. So here is a brief guide to some of the most important jewelry components.
Choosing Necklace Length
Most necklaces are one of several standard lengths. When lengths vary you can use the standards to help visualize how a necklace will fit.
About Jewelry Findings and Chains
Some clasps are easier to open and close than others and some offer more security. It's easier to choose jewelry when you know how clasps differ, so examine the clasps carefully before purchasing your jewelry.
Different Jewelry Clasps
Jump Ring
A jump ring is a circular ring of metal. It can come unsoldered or soldered closed. Jump rings come in different diameters and different types of metals and most often a jump ring is used to connect one component to another.

Friday, February 17, 2006



I think a few clarifications are in order. First, it is true that sometime on February 15 Justin DID in fact flee the country, possibly to S. Africa. I can not emphasize enough that Mr. Kahn is not a threat to anyone else or himself. Rumors about his addiction to pistachios are exactly that. (Rumors, not pistachios)

This did not come as a surprise to family and close friends. Many noticed that he was having a hard time processing the fuzzy feeling he was getting from the large number of comments and emails. Who could not help but feel the love when recieving the unconditional approval found in this REAL email from someone who shall remain anonymous:

After reading the new header, I was going to comment that your spelling doesn't make me want to throw things at the computer as much as careless grammar mistakes, and just typing the plain wrong word which makes me have to read the sentence five times before it makes sense, but after reading all the other comments I figured it just wasn't worth it. ;) (Haha.)

As he was packing his bags, he was heard mubling something about the abuse of commas.

When blogspot offered to renew his contract on an unprecedented scale,it did seem to throw him off balance. This is not uncommon amongst those who experience a meteoric rise to success. One naturally thinks of examples like the Logician Kurt Godel, but there are probably other examples.

Rest assured. If he is ever sighted again, this will be the place.


As I haven't blogged in so long, I feel slightly bad and obliged to blog now, even though I am running the risk of missing neighbours... although it is on later, too. anyway, it's been a pretty exciting week, and I haven't written anything for so long there's loads I haven't mentioned yet. Although I'm pretty sure I already said that Dave and I are getting along amazingly well, except when we're appart, when I miss him horribly. Fortunately I've seen him every week since the begining of term so far, so I don't have to cope too long. Last weekend he came to visit me, and we cooked 80 pieces of chicken which we bought for £1 (!!!), went to visit Becky in Reading, which was very cool, went to a school disco, which was brilliantly fun, and went to church, which was really good too. Then he had to leave on monday, which was extra sad because I didnt get to see him for a whole week, during which I did some work for my dissertation and little else. Ooh, hannah and I drank a bottle of wine, taht was fun. But I can't really remember much else.

Anyway, Dave went home at the weekend, and he was supposed to come to visit me on sunday evening, but his car annoyingly broke down, so he couldn't come til monday. This now means he's carless, as he can't get insured on 'my' car. But the good news is that he was visiting me! We went out for dinner on tuesday for Valentines day, which was very romantic, and I got a rose and dave stole a balloon. On wednesday we went to Camden so that I could show him cyberdog (which was apparently quite exciting) and the 4-poster bed I want. I also tried on a corset, which was brilliant but stupidly expensive, and I bought a shawl thing, which is really nice. we cooked fajitas in the evening, which were very yummy, but I couldn't eat many. Then on thursday we tried to go for a walk, but it rained. In the evening it was the history society dinner, which was really good. We got all dressed up and pretty, and the meal was really nice, featuring some 'game chips' or frisps soaked in gravy... sadly the polar bears weren't there, but we did have a large quantity of alcohol (me in particular), and the guest speaker was reasonably entertaining, and talked about 'history bunnies' at some length.

Unfortunately today is friday, and I had to say goodbye to Dave. I wont get to see him for a whole week now, and I'm starting to pine... But on the plus side I got away without doing any reading for my class, and I'm going to meet Sarah in Richmond tomorrw for some interesting seminars, although I don't actually know when... I don't really have anything left to write about, as this has been an exceptionally long entry. Go me! Computers are down til monday, so that's the earliest you're likely to hear from me. Until then, don't work too much, everybody! I certainly shall not... xxx


Vanmorgen moest ik weer met Sam naar het consultatiebureau.
Hij is weer gewogen, gemeten en goed bevonden :o)
Even voor de meeschrijvers:
gewicht: 8275 gram (slechts 55 gram aangekomen in 6 weken...)
lengte: 69 cm
hoofdomtrek: 44,3 cm
leeftijd: 32 weken

Amber's cijfers uit 1998:
gewicht: 8300 gram
lengte: 69,3 cm
hoofdomtrek: 43,6 cm
leeftijd: 33 weken

Grappig dat ze een beetje gelijk opgaan :o)
Overduidelijk broer & zus!


"They're staring again..." -Nicole
"Let da good times roll!" -Lindsay


I'm getting addicted to this editing awfully thing. Oh my... They look so fucking good! Walk around like smoking divas, my dears!

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