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I thought maybe since I am rarely able to post, the moderators will let me get away with a long one.
This is for those unable to attend the Tucson gem show. You CAN have too much of a good thing!
I ''came to'' somewhere in the middle of the huge GJX tent, frantically searching for the exit. It was two hours after I poked my head in the door only intending to register for attendance later in the week. When I first went in, my attention was focused like a laser moving across the shelves of cases lined with rows of every stone imaginable, ooh ahhh, "Now those are some nice pink tourmaline trillions!" and "Oh yes, look at those Paraibas" and " I''ve never seen blue zicon quite that blue before!", "Oh goodness, look at those mandarin garnet cabs..." etc. An hour and a half later though, I was only scanning, kind of in a daze, "oh, another case of emeralds, oh yes, some more piles of tanzanite, ho hum, more spess garnet and rubies" . Who would ever think it could come to that? I wonder exactly how many ping pong ball sized emeralds in one room it takes to render them unimpressive.
But then.... I turn a corner and spy a fire red spinel so bright; I''m surprised it wasn''t burning a hole right through its little pedestal. Surrounded by millions of stones of every color and shape, this little pear spinel stood out like a miniature supernova. It was definitely the maraschino cherry in the center of this particular booth of bon bons. I stood enraptured trying not to look too entranced or with too much longing (keeping a check on the drool gauge), when the lady behind the counter chuckled and offered to show me some ''other'' red spinels. By ''other'', she was referring to the cheaper variety, hehe, but I just couldn''t look at a lesser stone, no, not after that. I''m pretty sure I will never be able to afford that flaming red spinel, but I''m absolutely positive I''ll never forget it.
Well, I finally did catch sight of the tent exit after stopping to ogle some six sided honey colored natural sapphires(going back to nibble on those later!), and feeling like I might fall over if I looked at one more gemstone. I tried to navigate my way out through rows of booths whose layout seemed cleverly designed to confuse and disorient, drawing you ever deeper in though you think you are on your way out. Trails lined with treasure, enticing, seducing, beckoning to your wallet, vaporizing your will power. You know that last piece of candy you wish hadn''t eaten? Well, that''s the Tucson gemshow, just one more, o.k., one more....really, this is the last one I swear.....
until tomorrow....
This is for those unable to attend the Tucson gem show. You CAN have too much of a good thing!
I ''came to'' somewhere in the middle of the huge GJX tent, frantically searching for the exit. It was two hours after I poked my head in the door only intending to register for attendance later in the week. When I first went in, my attention was focused like a laser moving across the shelves of cases lined with rows of every stone imaginable, ooh ahhh, "Now those are some nice pink tourmaline trillions!" and "Oh yes, look at those Paraibas" and " I''ve never seen blue zicon quite that blue before!", "Oh goodness, look at those mandarin garnet cabs..." etc. An hour and a half later though, I was only scanning, kind of in a daze, "oh, another case of emeralds, oh yes, some more piles of tanzanite, ho hum, more spess garnet and rubies" . Who would ever think it could come to that? I wonder exactly how many ping pong ball sized emeralds in one room it takes to render them unimpressive.
But then.... I turn a corner and spy a fire red spinel so bright; I''m surprised it wasn''t burning a hole right through its little pedestal. Surrounded by millions of stones of every color and shape, this little pear spinel stood out like a miniature supernova. It was definitely the maraschino cherry in the center of this particular booth of bon bons. I stood enraptured trying not to look too entranced or with too much longing (keeping a check on the drool gauge), when the lady behind the counter chuckled and offered to show me some ''other'' red spinels. By ''other'', she was referring to the cheaper variety, hehe, but I just couldn''t look at a lesser stone, no, not after that. I''m pretty sure I will never be able to afford that flaming red spinel, but I''m absolutely positive I''ll never forget it.
Well, I finally did catch sight of the tent exit after stopping to ogle some six sided honey colored natural sapphires(going back to nibble on those later!), and feeling like I might fall over if I looked at one more gemstone. I tried to navigate my way out through rows of booths whose layout seemed cleverly designed to confuse and disorient, drawing you ever deeper in though you think you are on your way out. Trails lined with treasure, enticing, seducing, beckoning to your wallet, vaporizing your will power. You know that last piece of candy you wish hadn''t eaten? Well, that''s the Tucson gemshow, just one more, o.k., one more....really, this is the last one I swear.....
until tomorrow....
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