I Love This Love Story

Hello again. 10 years deep into my nail art hobbyist career and still going strong with the polish, but very weak with the blog. I find myself re-addicted to reading, and in a couple of nail art book groups, so it is time. Time to return to the love of providing my own written word to the World Wide Web. 

Fantastic Nails and Why I Painted Them

Not to reveal my true age, but I remember when "Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban" was only available in hardcover. I am not quite at the hipster level of having discovered the Wizarding World when there was only the one book, but I was dedicated enough to be in line in 2003 for the midnight release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."

Carnival of Irrationality

There is a lot to be learned from TV: manners, quick wit, unrealistic expectations for romance. It is an especially good resource for irrational fears. Are there really any blood-thirsty clowns off of the silver screen? Not to mention the effect Hollywood has had on the perception of clowns' stamping grounds: The Circus.

Hearing In Colour

The end of the month has rolled around again and that means it's time for another The Polished Bookworms mani!

October's book was All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, a poetic Bildungsroman alternating between a young blind girl staying hidden in France, and a young boy doing

When Polish Love Meets Book Love

I have always prided myself on my love of books. I have all of the necessities: Harry Potter, Uglies , Twilight saga, Hunger Games, Divergent. I love to read the books that everyone is talking about, and I have found the best way to get into the conversation is to join a book club!