What’s new with the glass?

My kilns are still in Houston, but I am playing with a torch here and finding out what all can go wrong when trying to lampwork dichroic beads. More for the reject pile!
But some are turning out ok, and I am encouraged. I have the cheap little Hothead/MAPP gas setup, not quite ready to spend mega dollars on propane, oxygen, major torch etc. This is good enough to learn on!
Here’s a scan of some that are almost acceptable: