I'm sure that by now we've all heard the news that Steve Jobs has died. It isn't exactly a surprise, but it still sucks. I use Apple computers exclusively and became a big fan of Apple's technology over the last 5+ years. Jobs will be missed.

This mani started out as an idea that is far different than what it became. Initially I was attempting to create a small rainbow apple just like the vintage Apple logo. Well, I'm simply not that skilled with a paint brush and I had to abort the mission. I always think of how good my sister would be at doing nail art. She's very artistically gifted, and is really meticulous and able to get the tiniest little details to look perfect on whatever she makes. Sadly, I do not have the same gift as she does. But she has short stubby fingers and bites her nails to the point where her hands look deformed. So I suppose we're even ;)

But as I was saying- this mani started off with Steve Jobs memorial aspirations and ended in this faux tie-dyed situation that you see here now. Not what I originally wanted, but still kind of cool.

It's also not the cleanest mani I've ever done, but these marbley type designs are a real bitch to clean up. You should see my right hand....

Please excuse my lack of posting for the last 5 days or so. It's getting colder and I'm trying to hibernate through the wave of depression that wants to swallow me whole. (That sounds really emo, doesn't it?) I am one of those people who gets incredibly lethargic and down when summer ends, and in my head it's got nothing to do with the weather, but it must considering how often history repeats itself.

I only mention this because it's affected my desire and enthusiasm for blogging. "I'll post it tomorrow" or "I'll take pictures later" have been my attitude. But I'm determined to push through it and get back to a regular schedule. Which is why I got myself an iced coffee the second I woke up this morning and started on this blog. Feeling sorry for myself only wastes time.

Here are some (bad) photos of a design I did a few days ago. I've been wanting to do a sweet rainbowy design for a long time, but couldn't put together anything that looked presentable until now. I love this and plan to do many more renditions of it in the future. But I have to make a note to buy some more polish thinner, because the silver striping polish I used was waaaaaaay too goopy.

I told you that the photos were bad. I have some swatches lined up for later today or tomorrow, depending on what the sky looks like, and I promise that the photos of those will be decent.