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[calissa]

Wow, the first week of the year has gone already.

Things have been a bit unsettled for the last few days. There have been a couple of factors. A weather change has been coming through, so Friday and most of Saturday were high pain days for me and left me feeling pretty wiped. It took me longer than it should have to realise I wasn't going to get anything productive done on Friday and settle in with a book instead.

Another thing that has been on my mind has been the demise of LiveJournal. I wasn't really active over there, but had kept my account to keep in touch with a few diehard friends who weren't really active anywhere else. However, now that LJ have moved their servers to Russia, even those few friends have jumped ship and joined up here. I've also gained a few new friends from st_aurafina's friending meme.

It's had me rethinking how I use this journal. I tend to swing back and forth about how much of my personal life I share in public and under filter. At the moment, I'm inclined to be a bit more public. I like getting to know people and I realise it can be difficult for other people to get to know me if everything is under filter. I expect at some point later down the track, I will swing back the other way again.

Also, why don't I write more about my fandoms? I grew up mostly without the internet and wasn't interested in the same media that my friends were. My consciousness of fandom didn't really start until just a few years ago. So I'm still getting used to the idea this is something I can write about and that people will be interested in.

Comments

[kaberett]

ohhhhhh this is a good nails I said, and showed the picture to sebastienne and me_and, who also both went YES.

[calissa]

Thank you! I have a few more photos of other fancy manicures I've done, but none as sparkly as these. Yet.

[winterbird]

Your nails are so beautiful, and you get the wraps to fit so so well.

I wonder about using my moonvoice blog more often, I sort of miss that sense of community, and yet I get a lot of it on my locked down page as well. Just in a more narrow bandwidth, I guess.

[calissa]

Thank you! I've had some trouble with sealing the ends on these ones and the ones on my right hand (and especially my index finger) are getting rather frayed. I'm a bit disappointed they haven't lasted long. I might need to see if I can work out a solution for next time.

I think a narrow bandwidth is fine, so long as it's giving you what you need. Which certainly isn't to say that those of you here aren't doing that for me, only that I have a tendency to overreach myself. (I've been doing a lot of that lately)

[umadoshi]

Your nails look gorgeous--! *^^*

[calissa]

Thank you!

[sweet_sparrow]

Oooooooh, ww your nails are so gorgeous. <3 Is the wrap easy to do? (And how long can it stay on?) I'm not a fan of nail polish as such, but your nail photos make me think that this is something I might be interested in giving a try. Yours are so pretty! ^_^

[calissa]

I find they take a little co-ordination, especially when doing my dominant hand, but no more than nail polish does and with better results. They've generally lasted me about a week, though I've heard of them lasting up to two weeks. There's a great range and I rather enjoy the variety.

Let me know if you'd like any more info!

[sweet_sparrow]

<3 Thank you! They sound like a much more me-friendly solution to nail polish! ^_^

[calissa]

Most consultants will send out a free sample if you're looking to see if it works for you.

[sweet_sparrow]

Hmmm. I may have to pursue that. ^_^

Oooh, look, these are pretty!

[calissa]

Aren't they gorgeous? I've been eyeing them off for a while.

I usually order through azhure and can send along her consultant email, if that's something you're interested in.

[sweet_sparrow]

There are quite a few cute ones. ^_^

Awww, thank you for offering. <3 I might ask about it again at a later date, if that's okay? Right now, things are a bit of flurry of activity as it is. ^_^;

[calissa]

Oh, of course! Silly me. I hope it's all going well.

[sweet_sparrow]

<3 No worries! You are definitely not silly. <3