Nailing It

[kevin_standlee]

As I type this, it was a week ago that Kayla visited for the day. I decided that I liked her nail polish sufficiently that I would keep wearing it for a few days.



Besides how I was matching it to other colors, I like the name of this color: "Across the Multiverse." Lisa had no issue with me continuing to wear it this past week. Besides, I've been having problems with chipping nails, and this stuff does seem to toughen them up a little. I touched up some chips before flying to Seattle yesterday. A few people who follow this journal or my FB page commented on them. A few others asked about them, and I explained a bit about Kayla. Sometimes more than a bit, actually.

I note that until I got to SMOFCon, where I'm surrounded by friends, nobody had made any comments at all anywhere else. I'm not complaining. I just find it interesting.

Some of my friends already knew about Kayla, while others are only just learning about her. But everyone has been very nice and understanding. It is so nice to have friends who don't reject you for being a little outside the average.

But speaking of interesting, I had to leave an interesting panel at SMOFCon this afternoon about managing online social media crises, because I did not get enough sleep last night, and I have to help out with the Montreal Worldcon bid, which co-sponsoring tonight's Con Suite. Falling asleep in the panel would be bad. I have retreated to the hotel room and am going to take a nap for a while.

Comments

[radar]

That's a lovely color!

[kevin_standlee]

Thank you!

[msconduct]

I love that thing where a guy seems totally conventional then you see nail polish. So cool! Unfortunately, you'll find that continued use of mail polish is likely to make your nails weaker rather than stronger, especially if you use an acetone-based remover. Giving your nails days off will help and a conditioning base coat may also help.

[wild_patience]

That's a cool name for a color and the color suits your skin tone. Why can't guys wear nail polish? I don't because it's a nuisance to take off, a nuisance to touch up, and I clip the nails on my left hand at least once a week because I play violin and viola. (I can't do some double stops if my nails are too long.) I keep my right hand slightly longer but still short because long nails bug me. Like girl shoes, it's the sort of thing I enjoy on other people.

[kevin_standlee]

Thank you! Some guys wear black nail polish, but I don't go for the goth look. And I agree that the color works with my skin tone. I've been very pleased about this.

[fred_mouse]

*drive by wave to another viola player*

Like you, the effort of nail polish while keeping nails very short is more than I can be bothered with. I actually keep the other hand some long though, because I like the way it feels to have long nails.