h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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Hi there! (A P S etc.)
Thanks for dropping by!? or would you prefer or?

Crystals and stones of various types sound interesting. I love those things (geodites?) which when cut open display crystalline structures. I love lapis lazuli as it's such a brilliant blue and was used as a paint base by some medieval and renaissance painters for really beautiful blues.

I didn't get back immediately as I've just had a short break and only returned this morning.

Hello Lapis!
I have allsorts of crystals and minerals dotted around my place but not much Lapis which means we compliment one another.

Pleased to meet you.

I'm drinking as always.

I have a blue geodite. It is a piece of lilac amethyst surrounded by blue lace agate. This is a picture of my laser wand.

http://chikispirit.livejournal.com/

Hello Sol/Chik,
thanks for your recent message. I took a look at your picture and while it is undoubtedly colourful and interesting, I find it somewhat difficult to actually make the 'laser wand' connection. That's only because I'm ignorant about these matters. If you could explain a little bit then I'm sure I could appreciate it more!
I remember going to a fossil shop in Lyme Regis years ago and buying some sliced geodites (sounds as if I ordered some bread); they were beautiful with swirls of colour and some actually had bands of crytals too.
In one of the baroque statue/tableaux constuctions in the Vatican there is apparently the world's largest single piece of lapis lazuli. I saw it recently on a documentary. It is globular in shape and is absolutely fantastically impressive. I love the intense colour and also the flecks which remind me of another beautiful semi-precious gem, opal.So Australia (for opals) and Afghanistan (for lapis lazuli) are in some ways really magical locations.
Bye for now
I'll be back on Friday 7th.

Have you written any entries about Lapis, Lapis?

I hope you enjoy your

It is just a series of pictures taken.
I am not going to tell you about the laser wand connection for the time being. It is a pretty picture.

No,I haven't written any lapis lazuli entry.
I'm still enjoying my!

The moderators are sorry but solerzatoz is no longer allowed to post to h2g2 website.

I'll share some with you, if you like

OK Chiki, no probs. Have as much & as you like.
Why did Sol have the plug pulled?

I have no idea. She helped quite a lot with the 'techie' bits and pieces around here, was extremely interested in the technical side of things and was training to be a counsellor.

Ah well, just another entry for the h2g2 book of mystery!

So how are you today?

Now that I have been out for a proper walk in the fresh air I feel much better, thank you. How's life in Brum?

Hello Chiki, I haven't been in Brum for over 5 years so I can't answer! I live and work in the Persian Gulf so I can answer in one word: HOT as in 45+ degrees celsius.
The summer is beginning to wane now thankfully and the next 5 or six month will have beautiful weather.
I teach English at a university on the east coast of Saudi (Dhahran) and every weekend I go over the causeway to Bahrain to my flat.
How's your summer been?