Since I started wearing my sandals this spring, I decided that I wasn't going to hide my nail polish. So far, only a few people have commented. My best friend, who knows I'm a CD, complimented them one night while my wife and I were at his house for dinner. His wife chimed in, and we had a brief conversation about colors, maintenance, etc. A lady that I game with noticed them just this past Sunday when she looked under the table to retrieve a die. We had a conversation that went like this:
Her: Why are you toes blue?
Me: Cause I like them like that.
Her: Did you have a pedicure?
Me: No, I did them myself. All those years of painting D&D figures had to be good for something.
Her: Okay... (Facetiously.) Well, they look faaa-bulous.
Me: (Cheerfully.) Thanks, I'm glad you like them!
Her husband was also at the table. No huge reaction from him.
The next comment was from my sister-in-law later that same evening. She was showing me a piece of bling on her keychain, and happened to look down.
SIL: You have blue toenails...
Me: Yeah! Don't they look cool?
SIL: Actually, it's kinda spooky.
Me: (Laughing.) Oh! Spooky, eh? I could chase you around the house with them. (Waving my foot at her, and using a scary voice.) OoooOOOooooo!
She laughed, and we went back to talking about her bling, but I think she left here doubting my sanity. Oh well.
I'm sure other people have noticed and just chosen not to say anything. They're going to think what they want to think, and I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm not going to forgo having my toenails painted, and I'm not going to waste the effort by hiding them inside a pair of socks.
