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Oct. 22nd, 2003 09:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gfrancieIt is morning, once again (funny how that works) I slept in. It felted amazing. I woke up to find that Elliot Smith. He now joins the exclusive club of melancholy artists who took an early exit. pity.
Also, very nice people have sent me some good information on acupuncture. My goal is to get a little healthier and have less chronic health problems (of which there seem to be many at the moment, though less then there used to be)
Last night we watched two really nifty documentaries (on dorky pbs of course) about pearls and blood diamonds. Definitely fascinating. Especially the whole process developed by Mikimoto. It seems that pearls are now mostly bought in the United States. Everyone wants them and is mad about them.
I couldn't agree more. A pearl necklace never hurts a girl's ego.
The whole piece on blood diamonds was equally cool. Partly because you see how impossible it is to keep a tight control over that aspect of the industry and how easy it is for diamonds to be smuggled and gain legitimacy. Especially once it reaches Antwerp.
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Today I shall launder, vaccum, and go to the market. Oooo the fun.
Also, very nice people have sent me some good information on acupuncture. My goal is to get a little healthier and have less chronic health problems (of which there seem to be many at the moment, though less then there used to be)
Last night we watched two really nifty documentaries (on dorky pbs of course) about pearls and blood diamonds. Definitely fascinating. Especially the whole process developed by Mikimoto. It seems that pearls are now mostly bought in the United States. Everyone wants them and is mad about them.
I couldn't agree more. A pearl necklace never hurts a girl's ego.
The whole piece on blood diamonds was equally cool. Partly because you see how impossible it is to keep a tight control over that aspect of the industry and how easy it is for diamonds to be smuggled and gain legitimacy. Especially once it reaches Antwerp.
....
Today I shall launder, vaccum, and go to the market. Oooo the fun.
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Date: 2003-10-23 04:30 pm (UTC)It is once they sell the diamonds to someone who isn't reputable that it becomes shady.
They in turn sell them to whoever is interested (which might be terrorists, rebel fighters) who will sell them again to anyone who is interested.