#nail polish 598

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Today's polish is actually a jelly sandwich! I haven't done one of these in forever and I love how this one turned out. The jelly had to be worn today (for what will become obvious reasons 😂) and the topper is a favorite from last year. Together they looked SO GOOD and put me in the mood to cook some turkey. This is Fallen Leaf Taco from Holo Taco over I Yam What I Yam from Cracked Polish. Happy Thanksgiving! 🍠🦃🌽🥧🍂

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SPRING CLEANING ‘24 ␥ Phoebe Huynh (2/?)

fandom: stranger things

pairing: eventual and implied chrissy cunningham/phoebe huynh (oc)

author's note: originally written during the summer of '22, this hasn't seen the light of say other than a friend or two i've sent it to. it was also the time when i challenged myself to write in present tense. i planned it to be a one-shot like almost everything else i've written in the last two years. phoebe and chrissy are the definition of those middle school female friendships you never truly recover from, lol.

word count: 598

It’s the September of 1979. The Huynhs have moved from sunny California to dreary Indiana to open a nail salon in the heart of Hawkins, and Phoebe is entering sixth grade at the local middle school.

Phoebe’s schedule shows her first class is U.S. History with Mrs. Cassandra Callahan. Phoebe makes her way to the class—trying and failing to ignore how she’s the only Asian person in the building and how all the students stare and whisper.

The stares and whispers are worse when she’s one of the first students in the classroom. Her peers make a lousy attempt at sneaking glances at her while she is busy observing the classroom and Mrs. Callahan.

Mrs. Callahan is younger than the cluster of teachers hanging around their doorways in the Social Studies hallway. She’s newlywed, going off how she fiddles with the simple but shiny gold band on her left ring finger and stares at it with a sparkling gaze. Wispy strands of blonde hair fall around her face, and Phoebe can tell she has bright and eager blue eyes.

The bell rings, and Mrs. Callahan walks to her desk with a sunny smile. “Good morning, everyone! Since it’s the first day of school, we’ll do some ice-breakers before going over the syllabus and the class rules and expectations.”

Everyone is quiet except for the occasional shuffle as the kids move around in their seats. Mrs. Callahan brightens at the lack of groans and complaints. She picks up a clipboard with a pencil. “I’m going to call roll.”

Mrs. Callahan makes her way quickly through the list, but her confidence wavers through the H section.

“H-U-Y-N-H? I’m so sorry I can’t pronounce this—” Mrs. Callahan’s voice is high-pitched and hesitant when her eyes fall upon Phoebe. “How do you pronounce your last name, sweetie?”

Something about how Mrs. Callahan says “sweetie” aggravates Phoebe, but she swallows her pride, plasters on a saccharine smile, and gives her the correct pronunciation.

“Oh, I’m never gonna get that correct,” Mrs. Callahan mumbles, scribbling something down on the page.

In front of her, a girl turns around. The sudden motion makes the straw-colored hair in a ponytail whip around her face. “Hi, I’m Chrissy! I like your nail polish color!”

Phoebe looks down at her hands. The polish—a soft pink by the name of “Pink Almond”—had been applied by her mother during their mother-daughter bonding time she insisted on every Saturday night. Her mother had chosen the color, saying that neutrals and soft polishes on her natural nails suited Phoebe for the upcoming school year, and she promised they’d go back to experimenting with the bolder set of trendy colors during the summer.

“Thank you,” Phoebe replies with a clipped, polite tone. She looks back at Chrissy with the hopes the other girl understands she’s hesitant to talk to her and cools down the cheerfulness. It’s simply too early for this.

“Can I see your schedule? I want to see how many classes we have together.”

Phoebe feels like Chrissy is staking her claim on her. And, strangely, finds she doesn’t mind at all. She passes Chrissy her schedule and watches as the girl skims it.

“Sweet! We have basically all our classes together.” Chrissy seems excited at the thought but hesitates at Phoebe’s stony silence. “I was going to ask if you wanted to stick together, but if you—I mean, you don’t have to say yes—”

“No,” Phoebe interrupts. A smile tugs at her lips, one more sincere than the one aimed at Mrs. Callahan earlier. “We can stick together.”

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Untitled #598 by hayleyl22 featuring silver rings ❤ liked on Polyvore

Boohoo chunky sweater / Destroyed jeans, $40 / Yves Saint Laurent black booties, $930 / Prada leather handbag / Kenneth Jay Lane swarovski crystal jewelry, $365 / Charlotte Russe silver ring / Miller Harris eau de perfume / Gucci nail polish, $27

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1000 Question Survey pt. 6

Presents 511.) What’s the best present you’ve ever received?: Jesse got me a keyring with a photo of us on it, I've had a replacement Pandora bracelet with a charm that's really special to me that I'd lost as well

512.) What’s the worst present you’ve ever received?: Nothing overly horrible, maybe just clothes I wouldn't really wear or didn't fit

513.) Do you think it’s better to give than to receive?: Yeah

514.) Do you feel guilty when people get you a great present, but you didn’t get them one?: Yeah

515.) Do you make up a lie to cover it up?:  Sometimes maybe like a little white lie

More Favorites 516.) Favorite radio station: I don't really listen to the radio, maybe Absolute Radio? I have that on at home on a rare occasion and it's usually pretty good

517.) Favorite day of the week: Saturday

518.) Favorite fruit: I like grapes, strawberries and mango

519.) Favorite vegetable: Sweet potato and sweetcorn

520.) Favorite lunch meat: Chicken tikka

521.) Favorite candy bar: I like peanut butter Kit Kats and Lion bars

522.) Favorite nail polish: Rimmel, at the moment it's the Super Gel polish in the colour 'Rock n Roll'

523.) Favorite chair: Anything super comfy and soft that you can sink into, none of this overcrowding of pillows

524.) Favorite early morning show: I don't watch anything early morning

525.) Favorite morning talk show host: On the odd occasion I've watched This Morning, I like Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby

526.) Favorite writing paper: For when I practice cursive or calligraphy or I'm doing my Bullet Journal, I always like to use small squared paper

527.) Favorite section of the newspaper: I never read the newspaper but I remember I always used to skip to the What's On TV bit to see if any good movies would be on

528.) Favorite sibling (if you have any): I don't have a favourite

529.) Favorite distant relative: ^

530.) Favorite dessert: Waffles with banana slices and butterscotch sauce

531.) Favorite weather: I like when it's sunny but not super sweaty hot, like it's warm enough to not wear a coat but there's a nice breeze

532.) Favorite season: I actually can never choose, I'm starting to crave summer now but when it actually comes I get annoyed because I get too hot easily, I usually love Autumn though

533.) Favorite shoe brand: Converse

534.) Favorite lunch: I'm loving the chicken and chorizo soup from Pret at the moment, and their chicken and bacon caeser sandwich

535.) Favorite breakfast: Poached eggs on toast or porridge with banana slices and honey

536.) Favorite author: JK Rowling

537.) Favorite place to see concerts: I usually enjoy smaller spaces such as the O2 Academy or the O2 Institute

538.) Favorite band to see live: I haven't seen them live but I imagine it'd be Red Hot Chili Peppers

539.) Favorite survey you’ve ever gotten:  This one

More This or That 540.) Nike/Adidas 541.) Alone/With friends 542.) Work/Have off 543.) Pomegranate/Persimmon 544.) Raspberry/Blueberry 545.) Cheech and Chong/Abbot and Costello (don't know either) 546.) Acid/Shrooms (never tried either) 547.) Who/The Who 548.) Older/Newer 549.) Regular pretzel/Pretzel log 550.) Have sex/Make love

Have you ever 551.) Used a swear word the wrong way and made it sound completely stupid? 552.) Skipped school? 553.) Done drugs? 554.) Been drunk? 555.) Been so drunk you couldn’t remember your own name? 556.) Had to look after someone who was on drugs? 557.) Gone insane? 558.) Been in the hospital over night? 559.) Been in a car accident? 560.) A bike accident? (this is a cycling bike by the way, not a motorbike) 561.) Broken a bone? (I think I've broken my toe a couple of times but I'm not counting it) 562.) Sprained a wrist or an ankle? 563.) Been online for more than 8 hours at one shot? 564.) Loved somebody so much it made you cry? 565.) Watched TV for more than 11 hours straight? 566.) More than 12 hours? 567.) How about 5 hours? 568.) Slipped in public and had everyone laugh at you? 569.) Passed out from hunger? 570.) Been to a LAN party?

Other Stuff 571.) Do you like going to basketball games?: I've never been to one

572.) How about swim meets?: ^

573.) Tennis matches?: ^

574.) Do you like Family Feud?:  Yeah

575.) The ones with Richard?: Oh I haven't watched it, I've only played the board game

576.) How about Match Game?:  Never seen it

577.) Do you watch Game Show network regularly?:  No

578.) Do you believe in dream catchers?:  No, I think they look cool though

579.) Do transvestites appeal to you?:  Not personally but I have no problem, I'm cool with people being whoever they want to be

580.) Have you ever been to New York City?:  No

581.) Do you wish you could live somewhere else?:  Maybe but I wouldn't really know where to go

582.) Do you dress in different ways to look like other people?:  No

583.) Yes or No: Christina Aguilera has talent:  Yes

584.) Do you like TiVo?:  I don't think I've ever had it

585.) Do you have a TiVo?:  No

586.) VCR s or DVD players?:  DVD players

587.) Are you an animal rights activist?:  No, I mean I care about animals, but I wouldn't call myself an activist

588.) A vegan?:  No

589.) Vegetarian?:  No

590.) What do you want to be when you grow up?:  I'd like to perform in theatre or do something behind the scenes

Do you know 591.) Who won the Super Bowl last year?:  No idea

592.) Two years ago?:  -

593.) Who hosted Family Feud after Richard?: I don't know

594.) The author of “Frankenstein”?: Mary Shelley

595.) Who the Canadian Prime Minister is?: I don't know

596.) The Queen of England?:  Queen Elizabeth II

597.) Prime Minister of Britain?:  Theresa May

598.) Espanol?:  I know a little

599.) Deutsch?:  No

600.) Japanese?:  No

601.) Français?:  I know a little

602.) Chinese?: I can say hello and how are you, that's it

603.) Portuguese?: No

604.) (If you don’t, do you wish you knew any of these languages?): Yeah, particularly Spanish

606.) The capital of the US?:  Washington DC

607.) All of the Canadian provinces?:  Not a clue

608.) The two most commonly used languages in the world?: English and Spanish? I'm not sure... Googled it because I was curious, Chinese is first but afterwards it's them two

609.) How to fly a kite?:  Sort of, it's been years since I have

610.) How to surf?:  No

611.) Skateboard?:  No

612.) How about rollerblade?:  Yeah but again it's been years since I have

613.) What year the Korean war started?:  No idea