thinbuddha said:
I'm having a hard time falling in love with these spheres in person.
Why is that? Have you tried looking at them under various types of light, candles, dim light, sun, etc.? Have you named them, yet? I always name mine! They really are beauties. The clear quartz reminds me of my sphere named Ophelia. She is very liquidy and clear, with just a few planes in her, and she is very vain. She makes me work hard to get anything out of her, but when she does it is to the point. Miranda is far more chatty and wants to reveal everything under the sun. I have to work with her under darker circumstances. Your smokey sphere looks very serious, like a Thoth deck. No fooling around. Straight to business, etc. Maybe his name is Igor...
Have some fun with them and let them shine out their own messages without too much force. Make friends first, chat later!