Occupied AND Vacant!

[darkemeralds]

Busy in the shallow end.



Not-all-that-bloggable things which have been occupying my mind and time lately include

• Doing my nails¹
• Trying on clothes²
• Playing with my tablet³
• Working out at the gym⁴
• Trying new skincare products⁵
• Fiddling around with Google+⁶
• 750 Words⁷
• Trip planning⁸

So while I turn into a member of some Band of Really Girly Sisters (an unanticipated morph that I lay entirely at the door of my oldest friend G, who has always been a beauty queen and my good grooming guru), I'm afraid that all substance has vacated my mind, my life, and my journal.

I might be back later. With a really nice manicure.

¹With the CND Shellac system. "Zero dry time, lasts two weeks, easy off", so they say. When your nails get as old as the rest of you, a little help is in order.
²I just need a few things for my trip...
³The G-Slate from T-Mobile.
⁴Rebecca, my trainer, is a hardass. I think I'm doing great and she makes me do more.
⁵Including a sort of torture device that pokes microscopic holes in the epidermis so that the magic elixirs can penetrate to a deeper layer. It's What Technology Wants. Really.
⁶I agree with this assessment.
⁷Highly recommended writing goad tool
⁸ Only six weeks away! Eee!

Comments

[kis]

I have never even had one manicure. This is something I regret. Though I'd have a hard time justifying it to myself. Thus, it is your duty to go out and get pampered so I can enjoy it vicariously.

[darkemeralds]

I used to get fake nails back in the 90s. They were kind of fun, but expensive, inconvenient, and really hard to quit. The trick nowadays is to be able to SEE my nails even well enough to file them. I have to remind myself that other people can see them just fine, and maybe I should make a little effort.

Pedicures, on the other hand (heh), are a treat. I love having painted toenails.

[kis]

Oh, god, yes. Fingernails are bad enough - but toenails? Forget it! I just fling nail polish at them and assume my mother was right: no-one's going to stop a galloping horse to look at me!

[darkemeralds]

Can we go have the goldfish shoals nip at our toes when I'm there?