Good start for the new year

Today, I

• made an appointment with my bank to resolve a potential problem before it comes up, which is a good start, as my general approach to all matters bureaucratic is usually more ostrich-like in nature;
• went to see a very funny movie by the same director who had made 'Run, Lola, Run' (and 'The Perfume', but we better forget about that one). It was about a straight couple that have been together for twenty years when they independently meet and fall in love with the same man. It's called 'Three', and I warmly recommend it; I'm sure it'll make its way abroad, just as 'Lola' did. It has the cutest thing in the credits, but I can't really tell what it is without handing you a giant mega-spoiler, which I don't want to do as I'd rather have people enjyo the movie;
• went to the only shop where they sometimes have bran flakes at an affordable price, and found they had so much of it, there was even some left when I was done; and I now have bran flakes for weeks and weeks of happy breakfasts with my cats:
• got the most wonderful milliclaus gift from wanderlustlover, who made me an Urquhart fanmix following his canonical backstory, and linked me to icon resources I hadn't known before. I have been exchanging a quarter of Urq's icons since I came home after movie and shopping.

And now, mulled wine and RP! Not too long, though, as I mean to get up at nine tomorrow for the eclipse.-

Newsflash: Diamonds are neither valuable nor forever!

It's all just a decades-old publicity stunt of truly geological dimensions...



The article itself is almost thirty years old, and still nothing seems to have changed in the general setup of things. Diamonds are still considered a good investment, and indispensable for engagement rings. Even The Crisis hasn't destroyed the myth yet.

Also, there absolutely needs to be a 'Mad Men' episode about that diamond publicity stunt in one way or another, how advertising creates demand, and demand creates value. Just remember -- style icons of the time, from Marilyn Monroe to James Bond, have all promoted the value of diamonds!