Mishaps and Bubblewrap

What, no smile? (On the painting.)

 

As for the guy...that's a compliment, maybe?

(Though I don't think I want to hear about girls turning down guys right now....)

 

Lol w/ the ring.

 

-CF

 

I've found that doing self portraits and smiling in them while trying to still make them genuine-looking is realllllllly difficult...

 

I don't really know....the past two days he's suddenly been like "OH HAI HOW ARE YOU WANNA GO TO DINNER WANNA GO TO THE BASKETBALL GAME TOMORROW WANNA WATCH HARRY POTTER MOVIES WITH MEEEEEE?" I'm sort of like "O.o.....you know how much homework and projects I have to work on, right?"

 

And I'm so serious about getting a ring as well. It's quite annoying. I would just switch my class ring to my left hand, but when I made it I kind of messed up the shape of it when I was making the wax casting of it, so it fits on my right ring finger okish, but on my left ring finger, it slips off ridiculously easily.

 

-Nukaya

Maybe it hurts to hold a smile for so long?

 

BrickFair!

Huh boy. Being a nice person has its downsides, like not having it in you to just tell people to buzz off, 'cause you don't want anyone's feelings to be hurt. The ring is a great idea.

 

To be honest, from the thumbnail I saw earlier, I wasn't really impressed with this portrait. Now that I see the larger version, though, it's looking much, much better.

 

 

I'm really considering this ring idea, too....gah.

 

And thank you!

 

-Nukaya

UGH YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I RELATE *facepalm to the max*

 

Just....uuuugh. More like shoot that guy.

Don't worry, though, girls. Give it a few years, and most guys will be mature enough to not see every attractive girl as a potential whatever. Maybe. One can hope.

 

EDIT: So that's what a claddagh ring is.

 

The Claddagh's distinctive design features two hands clasping a heart, and usually surmounted by a crown. The elements of this symbol are often said to correspond to the qualities of love (the heart), friendship (the hands), and loyalty (the crown). The expression which was associated with these symbols in the giving of the ring was: "With my two hands I give you my heart, and crown it with my loyalty." Yet, the expression, "Let love and friendship reign forever" can be found as another meaning for the symbols.

 

The way that a Claddagh ring is worn on the hand is usually intended to convey the wearer's romantic availability, or lack thereof. The ring is worn on the right hand with the heart facing outward to show that the wearer is not romantically linked but is looking for love. When turned inwards, it is shown that the wearer is in a relationship, or their heart has been "captured". Noting that the heart is pointing down the hand and into the veins which lead to the wearer's heart. The ring worn on the left hand with the heart facing outward shows the wearer is engaged; turned inward indicates the wearer is married.

 

 

Yeah, I really like the meaning and symbolism behind it. I did a summer camp counselor-in-training program for two years a while back, and at the end we had to make a plaque and we ended up using the claddagh design for part of it because people liked what it represented so much.

 

-Nukaya

The ring probably will probably work like in Scrubs

 

Self portraits are fun but I never really do them because...well, I know my face best so when I do a portrait and something is off I'll notice it, like an ant carrying a giant billboard screaming "MISTAKE HERE" in my face.

Maybe I am not wired for it.

Unlike you, that painting looks awesome. I really like the choice of colours (I'm a sucker for warm yellow/orange in backgrounds.)

 

How does it work in Scrubs?

 

-Nukaya