Comments on: Three Year Anniversary!

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:03:36 +0000

Here is a little tip when buying rings with diamonds (also other jewels). Price is based on the 4 “C”’s:
- Carot: how big the diamond is (which is measured in carots)
- Colour: the colour of the diamonds. Not all diamonds are white; the most precious is blue
- Clarity: diamonds are not absolutely uniform, but have various amounts of internal defects that affect light and appearance. In high quality ones, this is minimal. The defects are measured in terms of “clarity”.
- Cut: diamonds can be cut in many different shapes. This is partly determined by fashion (certain cuts go in and out of fashion), as well as the size and shape of the diamond. A cut that is in fashion and which reflects light well (producing sparkles) is worth more.

So, contrary to popular belief that size is the key determinant of value/cost, it is just one of the 4 Cs.

By: Martin Geisler

Martin Geisler — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:41:07 +0000

Thanks Amir! The thing about when to buy a ring was confusing me a lot until I talked with a sales person who told me that it was quite common for the couple to choose the ring together. To me that seems like a much more reasonable way to do it.

Thanks Ondrej for stopping by --- I'll of course make sure that lots of photos are taken and put them online afterwards.

I just took at look at your side and glad to see you're still running PHP Weather on it. I haven't used it or looked at the code for ages. So seeing your name in my mailbox was quite cool.

By: Nepto

Nepto — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:36:46 +0000

Wow! I was just surfing around and find this great news!

My CONGRATULATIONS!

And do not forget to publish some photos after event is done :)

Btw. this is similar note like I sent you, but I did not know that website has a discussion binded to every article ;-)

Take care

Nepto

By: amix

amix — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:40:23 +0000

Congratulations!

In movies (and books) it is quite normal that one gives the ring while proposing (i.e. one buys a ring up-front). But I guess that reality is a bit more complex than movies :D

By: Martin Geisler

Martin Geisler — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:20:40 +0000

Thank you Ole and Henning! It’s really cool to hear from so many old friends…

By: Ole Laursen

Ole Laursen — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:01:40 +0000

Just stopped by. Congratulations!

By: Henning

Henning — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:33:59 +0000

Hey Martin and Stéphanie,
congratulations. But wait, you just started going out… for — what, three years ago… Oh, times flies by. It will be amazing. Enjoy.

By: Martin Geisler

Martin Geisler — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:59:12 +0000

@Janus: Thanks, I will forward to your engagement :-)

And don't feel bad about the position of the accent --- most Danes forget it, or use è instead (we have that on our door sign :-)

By: Martin Geisler

Martin Geisler — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:54:13 +0000

Merci villmal, Chris! :-) I’m sorry I didn’t organize it better, the idea of coke and cake appeared around lunch-time, and I sent out proper ocal invitations to the people from Turing-0… I’ll try to do better next time :-)

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:37:05 +0000

I hans aigentli nit so richtig mitkriagt, aber miar ischs xi dass hüt öppis mit Kuacha im Kaffigruum abganga isch, aber noch dem Poscht isch d Sach jetz klar. Herzlichi Gratulation au vu minara Sita!!