Making the WORLD'S BEST Opal Pendant!

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  • Down to my last option, I got lucky and created the Rainbow Shield opal pendant -- ONE of the best opal pendants that I have ever seen.

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  • @leftysheppey
    @leftysheppey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    "I started making what everybody wanted...opal arrowheads"
    One of the best lines ever spoken

  • @MFCunnilingus
    @MFCunnilingus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are not just an opalholic, you’re a legend in your own right

  • @cloud9847
    @cloud9847 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    lol you're sense of humor is on point good sir.

  • @flyingcheff
    @flyingcheff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Hmmm, I'm rich, bored, sick of Sheila faking it, I think I'll do opals and comedy": success! I love your channel! I learn so much, thank you opal master, for sharing, teaching and entertaining us all!! Fabulous!!!

  • @asyat600
    @asyat600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    What a beautiful opal! You did a great job cutting it.
    P.S. I really like your sense of humor.

  • @dottiegnyc1
    @dottiegnyc1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gorgeous!! The setting is beautiful, I love the peek a boo setting,...just as beautiful as the front....paused the finished work, can't stop looking at it! Completely enjoyed your story telling, thank you!

  • @opalhopeful9626
    @opalhopeful9626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful and humorous with a personal touch and jaw-dropping beautiful OPALS! WELL DONE!!!
    Thank you!

    • @opalhopeful9626
      @opalhopeful9626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PulitzerOpal 💙Yes, of course... I'm your number one follower. Remember way back when? LoL!
      disclaimer: not a stalker, just an appreciater of OPALS! 😳💫✨🌟

  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is indeed an awesome piece. Thanks for sharing the trials and tribulations of opals with us.. I'm just happy it is as big as it is. Well done sir, i say well done! Keep the crazy goodness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy and no cracking.🤗 😷⚒

  • @Bangkok-ik1fp
    @Bangkok-ik1fp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That last piece is gorgeous! Thank you for consulting an expert before cutting. From one opalholic to another!

  • @mickeyd4012
    @mickeyd4012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    " i can quit anytime i want" thats an addicts famous saying. But all humar aside great work you do and such a great watch to see. Love it. Ive been wanting to get into opal for several several years now and need to just do it...

  • @clydecox2108
    @clydecox2108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rewatching this is such a great thing to do on Thanksgiving. Your arrowheads are the best on TH-cam

  • @findingout8688
    @findingout8688 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    MAN!! I GOTTA SAY! that is the most beautiful cut opal , fit for a queen!!!!!!!!!!! great job man!!

  • @maggieadams8600
    @maggieadams8600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That last opal is so amazing! Thanks for sharing your experiences, know how, route there etc! :)

  • @thennowforever47
    @thennowforever47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A stunner hands down! Thank you for sharing

  • @tinaterlaje483
    @tinaterlaje483 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the arrowheads...and that *shield* is utterly fabulous❣🥰👍🏻

  • @MrTatts64
    @MrTatts64 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That was really cool and excellently put together. Very well done mate!!

  • @Mandela219
    @Mandela219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful! I've always had an obsession to opal and its color shifting. I never knew I needed an opal arrowhead until now! Have a small collection of sentimental arrowheads. Wish I could find the ones I personally found as a child. Sadly they have been lost over the years and always remembered as "the one that got away" lol

  • @Nikkerz232
    @Nikkerz232 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Opals bring such a strong emotional response in,me that i feel like crying watching this,video. Thank you, so, so much.

  • @jinaadkins4866
    @jinaadkins4866 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow ..absolutely beautiful!!!!

  • @Silvertoburn
    @Silvertoburn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, you're so talented good sir! Thanks for taking the time to film this & letting us watch!

  • @jacoblitt6334
    @jacoblitt6334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My mouth is agape. Thanks to your beautiful work I have started buying opal rough almost addictively and I don't even have a cabbing machine yet. I was very excited to see a new video and as usual you did not disappoint!

    • @jacoblitt6334
      @jacoblitt6334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PulitzerOpal I would and all but nobody likes a quitter.

  • @talacocheta9001
    @talacocheta9001 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely amazing! Such a gorgeous piece and your skill definitely shows. Love your narration and sense of humor. So glad that YT recommended your videos. :)

  • @amandalopez4485
    @amandalopez4485 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol I love your sense of humor!!! Matrix opal is beautiful!!!

  • @saltpepperketchup7082
    @saltpepperketchup7082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    At 4:00 I noticed your exclamation point done up in the lower right. Lol. I do that with my simple garden rocks all the time. Thank you for your videos.

  • @SaraJean85
    @SaraJean85 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ur narration is the best! Crack me up and the stones are amazing and incredibly beautiful

  • @boobookittyfuck4055
    @boobookittyfuck4055 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Woooooo... I just reached the end... THAT'S FLIPPIN' BEAUTIFUL!

  • @ABergieCreation
    @ABergieCreation 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a fun video! Love your passion for opal and appreciate your humour too!

  • @Q_N-
    @Q_N- 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Lmao, “what do people want in life?” Opal arrow heads

  • @claudiosaltara7003
    @claudiosaltara7003 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The rainbow shield is worthy of a queen. Super outline.

  • @coastalpearlworld
    @coastalpearlworld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    All your work is beautiful...all the colors remind me of the Hubble photos if the stars and galaxies I have seen in the past...very wondrous and heavenly...I would recommend your work on custom originals.

  • @fmirkled
    @fmirkled 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thanks for the memory Don. She was a troublesome child but after she revealed her true face, you coerced her into her flower, as surely as "Henry Higgins". 😋
    michael ferguson

  • @clarkschwenke1
    @clarkschwenke1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful! I’m still chipping away at the flint. Had a friend heat treat some of the last I got at Nether’s and it’s very cool. Thanks again!

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it and thanks for sharing it with us!!!!
    Thumbs Up & Enjoyed!!

  • @justvibing5154
    @justvibing5154 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love you’re videos you’ve educated me so much I’m thankful for you’re time

  • @VicSage1836
    @VicSage1836 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I stumbled across this video and sat here mesmerized watching you make this pendant. I just wish I had the faintest idea of what you're talking about so I could fully appreciate you finding the perfect stone for the piece. Honestly, all of your rocks looked pretty much the same to me. But I can tell it takes a lot skill to make these, and the finished product looked amazing. Thank you for sharing this.

  • @baseduponana3378
    @baseduponana3378 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I recently found your TH-cam channel and I love everything about you!! I can listen to you speak and watch your videos all day!! 💖 keep up the great work 💕

  • @diannadiatz1140
    @diannadiatz1140 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just discovered your channel. I have always loved opals, and the pendant you created is stunning!
    I can still remember a huge opal I tried on (in the 1970s) in New York City. It was an amazing experience to wear that piece for a few minutes. I think it was around $9,000 then. I'm sure it would be worth far more now.
    There is a magic in the color and "fire" in these stones.
    Thank you for sharing the process of selection of stones, and how to cut them. The preparation is far more time-consuming and challenging than most people would realize.
    Appreciate your humor too. I'm sure it's a challenge being an "opalholic." lol
    Best wishes for your continued success with opals,
    Dianna

  • @omoruyiegharevba3109
    @omoruyiegharevba3109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've only just got into gemstones and you're making me feel like I have wasted a great deal of my life doing other stuff when I could have been working as your understudy.
    Man, you are not just good at what you do, you are simply inimitable ! Lots of love and respect from me!!

  • @saffron1996
    @saffron1996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are actually so cool :D
    The cabochons are gorgeous... and i never seen an opal arrowhead before as most wouldnt do it :)

  • @timjohnson8725
    @timjohnson8725 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Opal is definitely the most beautiful Stone in the world... The fire is my favorite

  • @Rookie_Rockounding
    @Rookie_Rockounding 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Oh man that was such a great watch buddy. Very funny, and just genuinely entertaining. Beautiful stunning and elegant my friend. Thank you for the work you do to share this with us. 🙏

    • @jinaadkins4866
      @jinaadkins4866 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ur very welcome u did a awesome job.

    • @shonaoneill5151
      @shonaoneill5151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PulitzerOpal Very beautiful work Sir. Very nice stone, you have a real talent.

    • @Rookie_Rockounding
      @Rookie_Rockounding 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pulitzer Opal
      Sorry man, I’m not sure why people were commenting to you as a reply to what I said, but great comments 😁
      Definitely deserves all the kind comments though mate!

    • @shonaoneill5151
      @shonaoneill5151 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Rookie_Rockounding Hi there, I didn't realise, sorry. I'm not the best at using the TH-cam platform.

    • @Rookie_Rockounding
      @Rookie_Rockounding 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shona O'Neill
      Oh no no, not a problem at all 😁 I’m still figuring it all out myself, how good is this guy’s videos though! Just awesome hey. 👍😁

  • @bretts1
    @bretts1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Video Donald and beautiful stone and story. You can add comedy to your list of talents!

    • @bretts1
      @bretts1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pulitzer Opal Keep it up, was 👍

  • @margaretlynch1494
    @margaretlynch1494 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful! Wow! You're a real artist!

  • @artistaloca4
    @artistaloca4 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like watching an aquarium. Thanks so much for your videos!! 😍

  • @icatz
    @icatz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a ripping story! Made my morning. I'm not a fan of diamonds but that opal is incredible. You did good.

  • @rebecca3799
    @rebecca3799 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your channel is very wholesome and learning from you about opals is very interesting. 😊

  • @debraobinna7120
    @debraobinna7120 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Too funny. Thank you for being so entertaining.

  • @KIRALYW
    @KIRALYW 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stunning end result but I loved all 4 specimens as well. I’m blessed I’ve seen opal in a mine in Coober Pedy when I was 17. Been obsessed with the stunning stone ever since.
    Your humour absolutely makes these videos my friend. I chuckle all the way through them.
    Thanks for the laughs 👍🏽

    • @KIRALYW
      @KIRALYW 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pulitzer Opal then you need to let your humorous side show more often. You shouldn’t be denying people the pleasure of laughs.
      See what Shiela has to say on the matter. 😂

    • @KIRALYW
      @KIRALYW 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pulitzer Opal Sheila’s a smart lady. 😂

  • @valeriyzarytsky6247
    @valeriyzarytsky6247 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Шикарный камень все таки остатки морских малюсков через века дали такую красоту окаменелости.👍

  • @michaelprue9024
    @michaelprue9024 ปีที่แล้ว

    You may have the “best subscribers in the world”, but we have one of the best Opal cutters in the world.
    It’s not an even trade, but we most certainly appreciate all that you share with us because you don’t have to.

  • @saveurital455
    @saveurital455 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoy so much looking all of your videos! THANK YOU!

  • @nkrekula
    @nkrekula 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well your a good man for your kindness in sharing you joy with us. Thank you.

  • @maverickmelepps3861
    @maverickmelepps3861 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are so funny 😂 before finding yoyr channel, I didn't have much of an opinion on opal and if asked, I would've said it wasn't something I liked all that much. Now, not only do I like you but I also like opal. I've just started researching engagement rings this week to pop the question and lucky thing my girlfriend's favorite stone is opal so I'll be designing her an opal ring. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passions with the world through TH-cam!

  • @vanessamuze1969
    @vanessamuze1969 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like your sense of humor!
    I loveeee watching you work with different Opals! Please make more videos soon! I just discovered you today!

    • @vanessamuze1969
      @vanessamuze1969 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Teeehehehee I just imagined the movie The Terminater and Arnold Schwarzenegger but with a cabochon opal head.

  • @kellyburrissuggs4568
    @kellyburrissuggs4568 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love that last piece.

  • @moonbubbles3046
    @moonbubbles3046 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your sense of humor makes me happy.

    • @moonbubbles3046
      @moonbubbles3046 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pulitzer Opal I feel much the same. I love love. ❤️

  • @octavioholguin5454
    @octavioholguin5454 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent work.
    Thanks so much for sharing.
    CHEERS!

  • @anitap2286
    @anitap2286 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Soooo beautiful! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @beth-rg8bm
    @beth-rg8bm 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your work is so beautiful...I'm stuck in bed with 3 ruptured...broken tail bone (3 places)...8 broken upper teeth...spider fractured upper and lower job...pinched off siatic nerve and ham string(left side) etc...I'm stuck in bed for at least another year....no jems for me .... but man is your opal and gold work ..... beautiful!

  • @hobbycollector1426
    @hobbycollector1426 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't believe I just found your channel.i love opal and digging some out of the ground myself is on my bucket list.

  • @MrInsaint
    @MrInsaint 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for making me addicted to Opal and great humor.
    I was in Rotterdam last weekend, but found no nice Opals like yours. Maybe because I swam too quickly in the river Maas ;-)

    • @MrInsaint
      @MrInsaint 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for reply.
      Well sir, you share Opal videos with us.
      And I'm addicted to your videos about Opal ..... :)
      ( I have not convinced my wife to wear Opal jewelry though. But I'm working hard on this.)

  • @clayfeathers
    @clayfeathers 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Opal is my daughter’s birthstone. I have always loved Opal. I had a nice opal ring years ago and it shattered. I was so sad about that and never got another one. Some day... thank you for sharing! So beautiful! 👍🥰. I think this would be so much fun and very rewarding. I too would be an opal addict. 😄

    • @clayfeathers
      @clayfeathers 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pulitzer Opal 😃. Yes, it was mine. And you are right! I dropped it on the tile floor.

  • @triage4015
    @triage4015 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    your channel is great! really love your work!

  • @OzLioness
    @OzLioness 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is just stunning

  • @dmw1306
    @dmw1306 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You do some beautiful work.

  • @sum2automation
    @sum2automation 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice, thanks again for sharing your work.

  • @jackfox9550
    @jackfox9550 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love them arrowheads !!!

  • @Kerrsartisticgifts
    @Kerrsartisticgifts 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really enjoyed this one but I really enjoyed all of them, that's why I was watching them again when you responded to my comment on another one of your videos about an hour ago. Keep up the good work and good jokes, we appreciate it all very much, thanks.

    • @PulitzerOpal
      @PulitzerOpal  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad to hear you're enjoying the opal journey with me! Your support means a lot. Remember to like and subscribe for more opal adventures and jokes! 😄

  • @saintsfan39475
    @saintsfan39475 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your best video I've seen. Your talent is unquestionable. Your humor however, is right on time. Thank you sir, for these videos and for the time you put into them.

    • @saintsfan39475
      @saintsfan39475 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PulitzerOpal Not at all. I think it is just as it should be and I meant that I found your humor to my liking. I could watch you work for hours. Sometimes I try to be clever, forgetting that I am not. Who Dat!?!

  • @bonniebarnett7202
    @bonniebarnett7202 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing.. beautiful ❤️ opals! Bonnie

    • @bonniebarnett7202
      @bonniebarnett7202 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PulitzerOpal I'm Zack's Mother..and use his account to post comments.. I assure you neither one of my children..are going around posing/or posting as a woman..or Clyde..shoot I thought since I grew up.. people were past the joking about Bonnie and Clyde..,but I guess there is still just one more that didn't get the memo..and hasn't moved past making their Joke's about them! People shouldn't make comments and assumptions about complete strangers FYI 😉

  • @nigelkavanagh2048
    @nigelkavanagh2048 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice stone and very clever name dropping!! Love your work.

    • @dpulitzer
      @dpulitzer 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Nigel. Not name dropping ..... obfuscation!

    • @nigelkavanagh2048
      @nigelkavanagh2048 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dpulitzer I know buddy, just yanking.:)

  • @dawnmorning
    @dawnmorning 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful. Thanks

  • @t2fast
    @t2fast 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Before you made the second cut I saw a beautiful elongated tear drop! Ok back to the video.

  • @20greeneyes20
    @20greeneyes20 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'll take anything opal...... toothbrush I don't care anything. You do beautiful work!!!!

    • @20greeneyes20
      @20greeneyes20 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PulitzerOpal Thanks For your hint I will watch again. It's weird I just got your reply after 3 years. They didn't deliver it to me until yesterday.🙄❤️

  • @blueberrypomegranate
    @blueberrypomegranate 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful! All of it

  • @larryslemp9698
    @larryslemp9698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome video man!! Sincere compliments to you!! Subscription confirmed!!
    And lol ... I sure hope that the wonderful creation of yours went to the fabulous Ms. Goldie Hawn and daughter!!
    Also Mr. Opal, do you recommend a 'site' at which one can view, consider, and purchase rough opal?

  • @kellydrodgers8957
    @kellydrodgers8957 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful opal, and excellent workmanship on it!
    On naming the opal, what of naming it the Celestial Shield?

  • @iantheorem
    @iantheorem 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos! I’ve learned so much from you. God bless

  • @lena641
    @lena641 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work! Beautiful

  • @josebogle37
    @josebogle37 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are my favorite opal cutter

  • @wayne1959
    @wayne1959 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It doesn't matter who the lucky customer is..That stone is fit for a queen indeed..Thanks for the laughs and wows..

  • @zekibebe3138
    @zekibebe3138 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy your content, I'm definitely subbing.

  • @MultiCrackerjacker
    @MultiCrackerjacker 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the rocks. I like your humour. I am now subscribing. Thumbs up sir.

  • @laurie5775
    @laurie5775 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I laughed so hard at this. Thank you for sharing

  • @WayTruthLife2100
    @WayTruthLife2100 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh goodness...this is the first we watched of you and you bad us roaring!

  • @jeffbell2668
    @jeffbell2668 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My aunt opal wants an arrow head. Man I just hear your voice and a smile pops up , thanks for making me laugh.

    • @jeffbell2668
      @jeffbell2668 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PulitzerOpal not since she tagged uncle James

  • @bretts1
    @bretts1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    49.2 K Friday Feb 11th, 2022. Don you came a long way! Congratulations !

  • @ElGatoLoco698
    @ElGatoLoco698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish you could teach me the ins and outs of opal buying and cutting. I love opals for some reason but I'm stuck with cutting and polishing common opals.

  • @kellyburrissuggs4568
    @kellyburrissuggs4568 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The one for the Queen. I think. It looks royal. As do all your pieces.

  • @amyannunziata8456
    @amyannunziata8456 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so lucky that an Opal is my birthstone! It's just a gorgeous stone!

  • @joleenphillips2415
    @joleenphillips2415 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looked like an acorn to me. Beautiful stone and you did an excellent job with it

  • @versailshorts
    @versailshorts ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s a piece of Opal I’m sure many people would dream of having!

  • @DutchFurnace
    @DutchFurnace 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    As a complete newbie who just randomly stumbled upon a couple of your videos:
    Is using modern lighting techniques, like small LEDs inside a piece of jewelery, to light up the gemstone accepted?

  • @TuesdayWells27
    @TuesdayWells27 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    "I am an Opal holic......." That's so good to hear. I thought I was the only one.

  • @elvinaescobar
    @elvinaescobar 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    At the 9:40 mark, I've paused, can't take the suspense. Better than most movies!

  • @JenniferHayesJVG
    @JenniferHayesJVG 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the whole video!!!! Lol I think I'm a opalholic now too. See what you did ! Loved your story love your opals!!

    • @quinlan6968
      @quinlan6968 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PulitzerOpal I love the video the way it is, it's a good speed! That way I can laugh so hard my eyes close but still won't miss the beauty of the opal.

    • @JenniferHayesJVG
      @JenniferHayesJVG 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jovanna I agree. And I must say I love your name and funny you happen to comment on my comment because I named my youngest daughter Jovianna. Lol Hope your doing well Pulitzer Opal. I'm patiently waiting with eager anticipation for your next video! Lol Have a Good Night Sir!

  • @PawnSacrific3
    @PawnSacrific3 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're a hoot, very enjoyable vids

    • @PawnSacrific3
      @PawnSacrific3 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PulitzerOpal Very old pic with some wonky goggles. Hopefully some day my lapidary confidence will be up to par with yours concerning opals. I'm still just a few years into lapidary artistry with agates and the more easy going minerals, barring some feisty chrysocolla.

  • @lena641
    @lena641 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love opals because of the color and it is my birthstone!

  • @sherridavis2687
    @sherridavis2687 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the video really love the Opal!

  • @blumenkraft2275
    @blumenkraft2275 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video... thanks so much!