i didnt realise how the length of your nails would affect the efficiency of typing.
well, for those who didnt know, i had long almost 5-cm fingernails that had already slowly outgrown the manicure done like 3-4 (?) weeks ago. the deep dark maroonish red had already left the shores of my flesh; creating this imaginary sand bank between the colour and the tanned skin.
well, typing's muuuuuuch easier now, with lesser spelling typos thus, faster. and i realise that my fleshy fingertips can actually
feel the keypad. after such a long time without any intimate contact.
nails are really dead cells growing out. while they can be beautiful things adorned with colour, jewels or motifs, keeping them short can almost be a chore.
as in seriously. dont you kinda think so?
like every 2-3 weeks, one has to whip out that trusty metal nail clipper (who would have actually thought of inventing something like that. something that we'd use on a somewhat regular basis; plus, it's quite essential. i cant imagine what our ancestors used before this invention.) to snip off those dead cells - we use to scratch, peel, fiddle or poke - that are starting to allow bacteria and dirt infestations to house, if we are not careful.
can be quite
sian.
i mean, yah ok, i shouldnt complain since i should be glad that i have fingers for nails to grow on, but stillllll the better blood circulation makes these nails grow faster than your toes'.
and since young, it has been the incessant habit of my siblings to keep nagging at me to trim them when they get too long (which is really subjective).
now, my sister has passed that job on to my 5-year-old nephew, who nags at me when he sees my nails are too long.
(another reason why i had to ditch the nicely manicured dried blood-coloured but outgrown nails)
so this little boy would say in almost all seriousness, "
ah yee! after you bathe tonight, you
haaave to cut them ok? if not, if i see them again, i will
peeeeeeel them off then got
a loooot of blood!" all this said, while he played-pretend on my nails individually.
who wouldnt heed that advice.
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