Neil Ramsay
@neil-ramsay.com
Actor, Entrepreneur, Owner of the jewellery brand Montgomery-Ramsay https://montgomeryramsay.com, former president of the American Conifer Society (tree nerd), and general miscreant.
Wishlist for the feral kids: https://rb.gy/hwpw72
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Neil Ramsay
@neil-ramsay.com
· Nov 11
Got a lot of follows overnight. For the new people here, I'm Neil. I run the Montgomery-Ramsay jewellery brand and am also its lead designer.
I post a lot of pictures of cats (we take care of a small feral colony here), trees, some jewellery, and the like.
I rant now and again.
Welcome! :)
I post a lot of pictures of cats (we take care of a small feral colony here), trees, some jewellery, and the like.
I rant now and again.
Welcome! :)
Quote with your starry art
December 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Quote with your starry art
I think I need to put my sandblasting cabinet on cinder blocks... not as much to fit in in Georgia as to keep me from having to bend over all the time to use it. It's killing my back when I have to batch process 8-10 pieces.
I'll name a design after anyone who buys me an electropolisher...
I'll name a design after anyone who buys me an electropolisher...
December 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I think I need to put my sandblasting cabinet on cinder blocks... not as much to fit in in Georgia as to keep me from having to bend over all the time to use it. It's killing my back when I have to batch process 8-10 pieces.
I'll name a design after anyone who buys me an electropolisher...
I'll name a design after anyone who buys me an electropolisher...
Still the best traditional Xmas album ever made. It's just not Xmas around here unless this is playing. I think that's a holdover from my father, who used to play this album every Xmas morning since he picked it up.
Christmas Now Is Drawing Near
www.amazon.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Still the best traditional Xmas album ever made. It's just not Xmas around here unless this is playing. I think that's a holdover from my father, who used to play this album every Xmas morning since he picked it up.
There's a company called 'Picup Media' that produces these insanely overpriced light boxes for the jewellery industry. Some people love them. And, I guess, for people looking to have it all done for them, it's a good setup. But holy crap is their stuff pricey. 1/
December 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
There's a company called 'Picup Media' that produces these insanely overpriced light boxes for the jewellery industry. Some people love them. And, I guess, for people looking to have it all done for them, it's a good setup. But holy crap is their stuff pricey. 1/
Arya, our calico, hisses at the boys. ALL the boys. 'Cause she's afraid of them and wants them to back off. It merely gets Big Tiger to follow her around because either he's thick or he thinks it's a game(or he's a jerk). But these days, she will hiss walking through rooms with NO boys. Just in case
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Arya, our calico, hisses at the boys. ALL the boys. 'Cause she's afraid of them and wants them to back off. It merely gets Big Tiger to follow her around because either he's thick or he thinks it's a game(or he's a jerk). But these days, she will hiss walking through rooms with NO boys. Just in case
So, I use a microscope when setting stones. It's amazing how much detail you can see with one that I just... couldn't get even with an Optivisor. Also, a much more comfortable and ergonomic working distance/position. Someone new in the jewellery groups is ALWAYS asking about what scope to get...
December 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
So, I use a microscope when setting stones. It's amazing how much detail you can see with one that I just... couldn't get even with an Optivisor. Also, a much more comfortable and ergonomic working distance/position. Someone new in the jewellery groups is ALWAYS asking about what scope to get...
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A quick thread of amazing things on the shop. We're currently free US shipping over $25.
Fuck. Hand-sawed in Nu Gold by Meg. $50.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Fuck. Hand-sawed in Nu Gold by Meg. $50.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Meg's Golden Fuck | Peculiarity Shop
Meg says what's running through a lot of our minds. Components: nu gold, premade gold chain 18." Please note that due to its construction, the chain can't be resized.Because these are hand-crafted, pl...
www.peculiarityshop.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A quick thread of amazing things on the shop. We're currently free US shipping over $25.
Fuck. Hand-sawed in Nu Gold by Meg. $50.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Fuck. Hand-sawed in Nu Gold by Meg. $50.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Microsoft busily adding AI to all their products, but can't fix Excel's basic bug of not being able to do a 'search and replace.' Seems like a worthwhile use of everyone's time...
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Microsoft busily adding AI to all their products, but can't fix Excel's basic bug of not being able to do a 'search and replace.' Seems like a worthwhile use of everyone's time...
Ahhh... jewellery... the price for the titanium spinel gems in my Geode Earrings is about $300. Looks like the piece will be about $950 retail, incl packaging, shipping, CC fees, labour. But I priced them in 18k for fun. $13,000....
Suddenly silver seems like a bargain...
Suddenly silver seems like a bargain...
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Ahhh... jewellery... the price for the titanium spinel gems in my Geode Earrings is about $300. Looks like the piece will be about $950 retail, incl packaging, shipping, CC fees, labour. But I priced them in 18k for fun. $13,000....
Suddenly silver seems like a bargain...
Suddenly silver seems like a bargain...
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Saw this ad today, and it's HIGHLY misleading.
Look, Moissanites aren't 'from space.' The original sample (found by Henri Moissan, a man whose name has been twisted into the word 'Moissanite' that's pronounced like 'Moist-en-ite' because people can't bear the idea of pronouncing foreign words)1/
Saw this ad today, and it's HIGHLY misleading.
Look, Moissanites aren't 'from space.' The original sample (found by Henri Moissan, a man whose name has been twisted into the word 'Moissanite' that's pronounced like 'Moist-en-ite' because people can't bear the idea of pronouncing foreign words)1/
December 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Saw this ad today, and it's HIGHLY misleading.
Look, Moissanites aren't 'from space.' The original sample (found by Henri Moissan, a man whose name has been twisted into the word 'Moissanite' that's pronounced like 'Moist-en-ite' because people can't bear the idea of pronouncing foreign words)1/
Saw this ad today, and it's HIGHLY misleading.
Look, Moissanites aren't 'from space.' The original sample (found by Henri Moissan, a man whose name has been twisted into the word 'Moissanite' that's pronounced like 'Moist-en-ite' because people can't bear the idea of pronouncing foreign words)1/
Just heard back from vet about Arya's results. Lymphoid hyperplasia is the current diagnosis. Possibly a reaction because of a cyst that we're treating. They want us to go back in for an ultrasound in 2 weeks just to rule out a small chance of lymphoma. I won't count chickens, but I am hopeful.
December 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Just heard back from vet about Arya's results. Lymphoid hyperplasia is the current diagnosis. Possibly a reaction because of a cyst that we're treating. They want us to go back in for an ultrasound in 2 weeks just to rule out a small chance of lymphoma. I won't count chickens, but I am hopeful.
Day 2 of Comcast 'business' doing maintenance during the business day...
Good thing I had errands to run. Had to refill my 80 cf argon bottle, 'cause I'm frying jewellery with the micro-TIG -- the problem I ran into yesterday.
Last time I worked for a telecom, this kind of thing was inexcusable.
Good thing I had errands to run. Had to refill my 80 cf argon bottle, 'cause I'm frying jewellery with the micro-TIG -- the problem I ran into yesterday.
Last time I worked for a telecom, this kind of thing was inexcusable.
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Day 2 of Comcast 'business' doing maintenance during the business day...
Good thing I had errands to run. Had to refill my 80 cf argon bottle, 'cause I'm frying jewellery with the micro-TIG -- the problem I ran into yesterday.
Last time I worked for a telecom, this kind of thing was inexcusable.
Good thing I had errands to run. Had to refill my 80 cf argon bottle, 'cause I'm frying jewellery with the micro-TIG -- the problem I ran into yesterday.
Last time I worked for a telecom, this kind of thing was inexcusable.
Broke a gem. Damaged a piece. I am not going to have anything to launch at ALL at this rate. Just out several thousand bucks and a year's worth of time.
Memory chip in the NAS died. Will cost $80 to replace it.
Still haven't heard test results for my sick cat. I am so fucking done with this year
Memory chip in the NAS died. Will cost $80 to replace it.
Still haven't heard test results for my sick cat. I am so fucking done with this year
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Broke a gem. Damaged a piece. I am not going to have anything to launch at ALL at this rate. Just out several thousand bucks and a year's worth of time.
Memory chip in the NAS died. Will cost $80 to replace it.
Still haven't heard test results for my sick cat. I am so fucking done with this year
Memory chip in the NAS died. Will cost $80 to replace it.
Still haven't heard test results for my sick cat. I am so fucking done with this year
These are stupidly labour intensive. And with FedEx losing one pair and me losing one of another pair, they're going to be a rather limited release in the launch. But they are awfully pretty. I wish I didn't like how they looked so much. I'd just skip them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
These are stupidly labour intensive. And with FedEx losing one pair and me losing one of another pair, they're going to be a rather limited release in the launch. But they are awfully pretty. I wish I didn't like how they looked so much. I'd just skip them.
Our business will be essentially down all day because Comcast is taking us offline ALL day for ‘upgrades’ to their network. Not in a standard maintenance window. Middle of the business day. What kind of idiots run that place? @comcastbusiness.bsky.social ?
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Our business will be essentially down all day because Comcast is taking us offline ALL day for ‘upgrades’ to their network. Not in a standard maintenance window. Middle of the business day. What kind of idiots run that place? @comcastbusiness.bsky.social ?
I feel like we should have a no-app April.
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I feel like we should have a no-app April.
So... we don't have Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales. We don't, in fact, have sales. Our price is our price. But if you're looking for jewellery for a gift or for yourself, I'd love if you gave us a look. Or a share. Or just a wink and a nod. It's been... a year...
montgomeryramsay.com
montgomeryramsay.com
Montgomery-Ramsay
Fine jewellery for discerning tastes
montgomeryramsay.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
So... we don't have Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales. We don't, in fact, have sales. Our price is our price. But if you're looking for jewellery for a gift or for yourself, I'd love if you gave us a look. Or a share. Or just a wink and a nod. It's been... a year...
montgomeryramsay.com
montgomeryramsay.com
How many times are we going to litigate the exact same case? Until the labels get the response they want? I get them wanting to stop piracy, but their position here is wildly untenable. An ISP can't just shut down any IP from which a purported infringement has occurred. There'd be no public wifi...
US Supreme Court wrestles with copyright dispute between Cox and record labels
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday grappled with a bid by Cox Communications to avoid financial liability in a major music copyright lawsuit by record labels that accused the internet service provi...
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
How many times are we going to litigate the exact same case? Until the labels get the response they want? I get them wanting to stop piracy, but their position here is wildly untenable. An ISP can't just shut down any IP from which a purported infringement has occurred. There'd be no public wifi...
So... Arya's got an enlarged spleen. We've no idea why. They took a sample to send off for testing. Won't hear back until at the earliest today (likely tomorrow given the holiday catch-up). So. Now I just fret. She also has an infection from something, so she gets meds twice a day.
December 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
So... Arya's got an enlarged spleen. We've no idea why. They took a sample to send off for testing. Won't hear back until at the earliest today (likely tomorrow given the holiday catch-up). So. Now I just fret. She also has an infection from something, so she gets meds twice a day.
All right. I've set 7 gems this morning... only... um... 16 left to go...
Annoyingly, 7 of those are flush set, which take me for EVER.
Annoyingly, 7 of those are flush set, which take me for EVER.
November 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
All right. I've set 7 gems this morning... only... um... 16 left to go...
Annoyingly, 7 of those are flush set, which take me for EVER.
Annoyingly, 7 of those are flush set, which take me for EVER.
A year ago and today. What a difference a year can make.
November 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A year ago and today. What a difference a year can make.
Our cat trees have an absolutely bumper crop of orange cats this year...
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Our cat trees have an absolutely bumper crop of orange cats this year...
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And because my lovely partner Tony's roaring at me from the kitchen to include it, there's also our book, OverLondon which has exploding priests, pirate detectives and a world where Anne Boleyn has seized the English throne by means of an axe! (Ohh ahh.)
www.overlondon.net
www.overlondon.net
HOME | OverLondon, Comic Fantasy Whodunnits
The home of George Penney and Tony Johnson, authors of the comic fantasy crime series, OverLondon. We are mighty authors who like caffeine, cats and creative smiting, in that order.
www.overlondon.net
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 AM
And because my lovely partner Tony's roaring at me from the kitchen to include it, there's also our book, OverLondon which has exploding priests, pirate detectives and a world where Anne Boleyn has seized the English throne by means of an axe! (Ohh ahh.)
www.overlondon.net
www.overlondon.net