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impyI hate time change in the fall. I never have the night off, and this year I had to go in specifically to work it before resuming my very small vacation. Last night wasn't looking too bad actually, probably because it was pretty cold (for us) and people stopped swarming us a little after midnight. And then some lady came in and wanted to buy tampons and beer but first she needed WiFi to get her app to work so she could pay us and that meant that K had to turn on her personal hotspot and 45 goddamn minutes later this woman still hadn't figured out the fact that NO ONE KNEW A DAMN THING ABOUT THIS APP and it wasn't showing as one of the ones we accept meant this just wasn't going to happen. That's how I spent my extra hour of the night. Wanting to slam my head into a counter. There should be a socially acceptable length of time (five minutes if there's no line?) for you to fiddle with things while still being in line and then, after that, you gotta move off to the side and let the store employees escape while you come to terms with the fact that your phone is not meant for Google Pay. (Which wasn't the app she started with, btw.) 45 minutes! Yes, ma'am, by the end there I wanted to jettison you to the moon and only the tampons were keeping me from doing so.
So. Standing in one place for basically an hour in the middle of a night where I wouldn't finish all my stuff short of a goddamn miracle because I had to run all over the store, plus the additional hour meant that my ankle started screaming. It's still screaming. It's not fun.
However, let's shift gears to something more fun. Sometime Tuesday or Wednesday, I was struck by the idea to do Halloween ~nail art~ of a fairly basic kind. The previous week, I'd painted my nails black, white, orange, and purple (Holo Taco One Coat Black, Cover Girl Flamed Out, Cover Girl Snow Storm, and Zoya Isa) and applied stickers! However, after a week+ of wear, most of them were either about to start peeling/chipping or had already done so. I debated just doing that again, as my normal Halloween solution was to use the polish stickers that were big a few years ago but at the start of the month I sent my nails back to being short and the stickers work better on longer nails. But no, middle of the night me decided, I'm gonna do stitches.
Yes, I kept the stickers on my left hand for the thumb and pinkie since they still seemed set. Also, once I realized just how bad I was at this, there was no way I was messing them up. The ghost and web did glow in the dark. You can see Flamed Out and Isa, but the green is KL Polish's Mojito. Oh, and the nude is SH Birthday Suit. Why I have a nude when I never wear them, I'll never know, but swatch-a-thon was most helpful. My right hand looked even worse because, y'know, right handed. I did remember to slap on a coat of Glow in the Dark polish over Birthday Suit so they'd glow. The wear is due to me carving and gutting a pumpkin after doing these. To be fair, I think I could've gotten closer to the desired look had I actually been able to find a tiny little brush and not used a toothpick.
Khalan, however, seemed intrigued. I'll teach her yet.
First polish of November proper is a two-fer in that I took advantage of Zoya's sale to launch their holiday collection and bought Sedona. Not realizing that it is basically a dupe of Kalista, which I bought during the BTS sale. I have them both on right now and while no pictures because I can't hobble around without looking most pathetic and I am not taking that show outside, and uh, yeah. If I didn't tell you I was wearing two different colors on my thumbs, you'd never know. Hell, telling you and you probably wouldn't know. Kalista is thinner on the first coat while Sedona is pretty much one coat of pretty, and technically Kalista has more of a golden shimmer but again, short of direct light, you're never going to notice.
I'd say that'll teach me to wait for comparison photos/videos but let's be honest. It won't.
Tried DinoDrac's pumpkin seed recipe this year. I...added too much salt. If not for that, I think I'd really enjoy it, as the seeds I get that aren't complete salt bombs are quite tasty. I'm not sure if Widget, who is a salt addict, swiped the second bag of them or not. After realizing my mistake, I consoled myself with the thought that he'd like them. But when I had him try one, his review was "they're ok." However, Mums split the seeds into two bags and one disappeared. I've been working on the other. Should I try this again, I'll ease off on the salt and up the sugar.
Okay, time to find something to eat (seeds?) before I get cranky.
So. Standing in one place for basically an hour in the middle of a night where I wouldn't finish all my stuff short of a goddamn miracle because I had to run all over the store, plus the additional hour meant that my ankle started screaming. It's still screaming. It's not fun.
However, let's shift gears to something more fun. Sometime Tuesday or Wednesday, I was struck by the idea to do Halloween ~nail art~ of a fairly basic kind. The previous week, I'd painted my nails black, white, orange, and purple (Holo Taco One Coat Black, Cover Girl Flamed Out, Cover Girl Snow Storm, and Zoya Isa) and applied stickers! However, after a week+ of wear, most of them were either about to start peeling/chipping or had already done so. I debated just doing that again, as my normal Halloween solution was to use the polish stickers that were big a few years ago but at the start of the month I sent my nails back to being short and the stickers work better on longer nails. But no, middle of the night me decided, I'm gonna do stitches.
Yes, I kept the stickers on my left hand for the thumb and pinkie since they still seemed set. Also, once I realized just how bad I was at this, there was no way I was messing them up. The ghost and web did glow in the dark. You can see Flamed Out and Isa, but the green is KL Polish's Mojito. Oh, and the nude is SH Birthday Suit. Why I have a nude when I never wear them, I'll never know, but swatch-a-thon was most helpful. My right hand looked even worse because, y'know, right handed. I did remember to slap on a coat of Glow in the Dark polish over Birthday Suit so they'd glow. The wear is due to me carving and gutting a pumpkin after doing these. To be fair, I think I could've gotten closer to the desired look had I actually been able to find a tiny little brush and not used a toothpick.
Khalan, however, seemed intrigued. I'll teach her yet.
First polish of November proper is a two-fer in that I took advantage of Zoya's sale to launch their holiday collection and bought Sedona. Not realizing that it is basically a dupe of Kalista, which I bought during the BTS sale. I have them both on right now and while no pictures because I can't hobble around without looking most pathetic and I am not taking that show outside, and uh, yeah. If I didn't tell you I was wearing two different colors on my thumbs, you'd never know. Hell, telling you and you probably wouldn't know. Kalista is thinner on the first coat while Sedona is pretty much one coat of pretty, and technically Kalista has more of a golden shimmer but again, short of direct light, you're never going to notice.
I'd say that'll teach me to wait for comparison photos/videos but let's be honest. It won't.
Tried DinoDrac's pumpkin seed recipe this year. I...added too much salt. If not for that, I think I'd really enjoy it, as the seeds I get that aren't complete salt bombs are quite tasty. I'm not sure if Widget, who is a salt addict, swiped the second bag of them or not. After realizing my mistake, I consoled myself with the thought that he'd like them. But when I had him try one, his review was "they're ok." However, Mums split the seeds into two bags and one disappeared. I've been working on the other. Should I try this again, I'll ease off on the salt and up the sugar.
Okay, time to find something to eat (seeds?) before I get cranky.
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Date: 2019-12-01 11:00 pm (UTC)He has some sort of Golden Grahams snack mix recipe that I want to try. I saw it the same day I was having my tooth filled so I haven't made it yet, but it sounds really good, and I need something to cut all the super-sweetness of Christmas goodies. Thanks for the reminder to look it up again! *scurries off for recipes*
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Date: 2019-12-02 05:33 am (UTC)Curious about this Golden Grahams recipe though, so now I shall investigate. Lemme know how it works out for you!