I can't decide which is weirder. Zero, one, or nine fully grown finger nails.
I've been a nailbiter since I was eight, and it's completely habitual and if I could stop I would. Believe me, I have tried on a number of occasions. I bought the chili powder stuff that is supposed to make your mouth burn, and basically my resistance to spicy food (Jo can vouch) made that useless. I bought teflon nail hardener stuff and that would just make my nails look manicured. So that's zero nails.
In Vietnam, I somehow (and thankfully) convinced myself that if I bit my nails at all on that trip I would die of typhoid fever, malaria, and SARS all at once. Therefore, I did not until I had safely landed in Louisville. Obviously, considering I made it two weeks without biting once, I tried for longer but soon I had one nail left. Deciding this was weird, it eventually came off. So that's one nail.
Where I stand now is that I've actually found positive motivation for both quitting nail biting and having nails. For one, I love tapping them. I actually feel like its one of life's great pleasures that I've missed out on all this time, tapping my nails. But either way, my right hand middle finger is the only nail I seem to be having a very tough time growing (for stupid, OCD, uncontrollable, habitual reasons). So I currently have nine fulling grown finger nails.
Is that weird? Is it better than zero? Probably. Is it better than one? Definitely. Is one better than zero? Somehow I feel like that answer is no.
Anyway, yeah, I know I've been MIA for almost two months now. But hey, nobody's perfect. I think it's probably fairly obvious, but I should probably say that the need to update this website was finally fueled by a midterm in 10 hours that I care little about studying for, but really should, and so am procrastinating like a good little college kid.
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this is just gross. i mean, i too have dabbled in nailbiting for a week in 4th grade, but just think of all the bacteria that you're putting STRAIGHT INTO YOUR BODY each time you bite.
N A I L C R U S T.
marc used to bite his nails, (well i don't know if he still does) but i remember in 8th grade during math class i'd slap his hand each time it veered towards his mouth. if i had known you in 8th grade you can bet i would have broken your arms. and only because we're such good friends ^_^
Look, Jo, what you have to understand is that it is not a voluntary action. If I could just up and say "stop biting your nails" I would (well, that's sort of what I'm doing now, but with much more mental concentration than should be necessary). The point is, that in some people it's just nervousness, or OCD, or simply a habit you've had for over ten years. Either way, the point now though is that I'm make the best effort I have yet in quitting. I've got it down to one nail left to grow. Give it another week or two and I'll have ten fully grown nails!
But again, yeah, habits.
-J
you're keeping in tradition with high school, where thespork got most of it's action during times when people were putting off homework and studying.
i'm curious, when do you all get out of school with your quarters? is it later than semester schools? we are done next thursday.