#21 – Nail Polish
So, whenever I have to write for long periods of time, I always make sure to put on nail polish. Usually in some crazy colour. Turquoise. Bright shiny red. Metallic purple. Because, believe it or not, I actually find it entertaining to look down when I’m typing and see colourful nails. Wow, when I type it out like that, it sounds really, really pathetic. But when you are typing up, say, a thesis, it helps. Keep in mind, I was usually writing late, late into the night for weeks and months on end.
So, anyway, for today’s Blogathon, I decided to go with silver:
You can also see in the photo (a) I also painted my toenails silver (because you gotta match, right?) and (b) I now have a sticky note covering up my computer’s clock, because it hasn’t stopped being a bitch.
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Tags: Blogathon, Blogathon 2009, Blogathon Vancouver 2009, blogging, nail polish
A sticky note is a great idea! My partner is a PhD student, so next time she's working on a paper, I'm going to suggest that she pain her nails first! Thanks for the tips!
(this is the Aqua TL from blogathon)
Or… you could just turn the clock off. o_O
Shocking idea, I know.
Nail polish would be wasted on me, seeing as how I don't need to look at the keys to type. 😛
Do you put decals on your nails too? Like lady bugs or flowers? 🙂 Cute stuff.
Keep up the good work my fellow Blogathoner
Cheers!
B @ The Love Blog
Glad I could be of assistance! lol!
Turning the clock off! What a novel idea! Sounds like more work than a sticky note tho =P
And I don't need to look at my hands either – I've been a touch typist for years thanks to grade 9 typing class (on a typewriter! Because I am old). But it's that nice little surprise when you glance down and see metallic purple dancing across the keyboard that kept me going. I know, it doesn't make any sense when I write it out like this, but in my overworked, sleep-deprived brain it made sense.
You know, I haven't, but a lot of my coworkers seem to go for pedicures and have flowers and such painted on their toes. Maybe I should find some decals next time I have a major report to write!
It's funny. We're not really girly girls, but we're girly in unexpected ways. You = nails and makeup. Me = romcoms. I'm not a nailpainter because painted my knawed on nails highlights my pathetic habit. I come by it honestly, though. My Grandma (whose EXACT hands I have; genetics is nutty) is also a nailbiter. But she finds that nail polish encourages her to stop biting. Me, not so much. Also, I'm just lazy.
Kalev – I didn't even know you could shut off the time. TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE FAIL.
I know! It's so weird that we each have our random girly things. I'm also a nail biter and, like your Grandma, I find that nail polish keeps me from biting my nails. Of course, my nails are paper thin, so as soon as I take the nail polish off they pretty much just bend and rip anyway. I wish I had my mom's nails – they are so strong they are like talons!
I also didn't know you could shut the clock off! Never even occurred to me to look!
Dude…it was calle *keyboarding*. And the next year, they brought in 386s to the classroom for this course. So we're old, but not THAT old.
Um, what is a romcom?
That would be short for “romantic comedy.” Also known as “chick flick.”
Ahhhhhhhhh! I understand now.
When I took it, it was called “Typing.” On typewriters. Where we learned how to manually centre things. *shudder*