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Ring Snob

July 10, 2009 in Fashion, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

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Alright. I’m going to be honest here and be a snob. I hate these rings. Men, STOP BUYING THESE RINGS for your girlfriends/fiancees/wives/whatever. They’re hideous, cheap looking and a complete cheat.

You can’t just piece together tiny diamonds into a square, add their individual carats together into a carat total weight and then present this as if it’s the giant rock that it’s supposed to resemble. That’s cheating! Especially if it takes 9 tiny stones to make it look like one big one. 9. NINE. That’s a lot of cheating going on.

Here’s my other issue with this style: the beauty of any single stone ring (yes, even CZ ones) lies in the stone itself: the cut and clarity reflect the light so beautifully. Any surrounding stone is just there to compliment or draw your eye to the center piece. That’s why it’s called “bling,” not “blings.” But these multi-diamond atrocities? All it does it create an annoying, flashy sparkles so you go blind trying to look at it.

Wait, maybe that’s the point: you can’t see past all the flash to realize that it’s not really a gigantic diamond.

So guys, please. Stay away from these. If you buy these rings because they’re somehow a “deal” in getting more carats for your buck, then rethink your plan. It’s not necessary to give her a huge diamond. Spend the money on something smaller and more classic. Or find a new girlfriend to propose to.

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SCAAAANDALOUS!!

February 28, 2008 in Thoughts by Moye | No comments

I wish I was still in high school so I could totes gossip about this with my friends.

The prestigous Los Angeles private school Harvard Westlake have expelled a group of students for cheating on exams.

The history department had become suspicious about the world and Europe II exams when several students scored exceptionally well. Then on Feb. 8, the department received an anonymous tip that cheating had occurred. Based on that report, several students were called to the dean’s office and accused of being involved, while others came forward to confess… (link)

Dang. This rarely happened at my high school. We had this huge honor code that you had to write and sign at the end of each test that said “On my honor, this is my own work” which I would usually draw with a huge flower or something cheesy because it was such a weird thing to do. Wow that was a long sentence.

There was also one girl who admitted to cheating on her Spanish test, because she took the test in the library and copied the answers from the text book. Yes, she was allowed to take the test in our open library, with no supervision. We were cool like that. We also used to change clothes right in the hallways, cause we didn’t care who saw.

And then there was this other girl who totally plagiarized something from something, but she still went off to UC Berkeley.

So the moral of the story is this: I have none. Cheating is horrible and the only time it is allowed is during a Sudoku game. I don’t think I’ve ever cheated in school, but that’s also because I’m a giant wuss and get scared of everything.

High school students, if you’re going to mastermind a cheating circle, then keep it small–that’s both in group size and score-wise. Don’t get every answer correct, but enough so that you don’t have to study. Then you don’t expose the fact that you already know all the answers. Come on, now. Don’t they teach you this in Hollywood?

I don’t know why I think this is interesting. No one cares about an LA private schools because they’re just a bunch of privileged, spoiled kids. I even bored myself writing this.

Go Mustangs!

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