Tuesday , August 10, 2010
Random Picture Entry: Marianne Faithfull Revealed as Nail-Biter!!!
My name is Laura Jane, and I bite the shit out of my nails. It really embarrasses me, but I can't stop doing it, because a) it's fun, and b) I figure if I quit doing something, it should be smoking cigarettes. And then I think about how terrible it would be to quit smoking without having nail-biting to fall back on, and then I think about how terrible it would be to quit smoking period, and such is the cold, hard truth of why I am a filthy nail-biting cigarette smoker.
It's really nice, in life, when I encounter other nail-biters along my travels. It makes me feel like I am less of a weird freak than I thought I was, and it's always validating to relate to another human being re: the sadistic satisfaction of ripping off cuticle skin with your maxillary incisors. Lovely! I've always suspected that Marianne Faithfull and I would take to each other like white on rice- she's a late-December Capricorn, and I really dig those people. We're both defined by sweetheart/asshole dichotomies, have "F" last names, and also we both dated Mick Jagger, or one of us did at least.
Today, while poring through photographs taken by Stephanie Chernikowski (easily my favourite rock photographer of all-time; check out the maximum sexiness of her Tom Verlaine portrait), I came across this snap of Marianne Faithfull, which exposes some SERIOUS bit-nail damage. I'M NOT ALONE!!! If Marianne Faithfull is a nail-biter, than I can, and should, be a nail-biter too. Nail-biting is COOL. It's SEXY, and BEAUTIFUL. Maybe it's time for a NAIL-BITING RENAISSANCE. Perhaps Alexa Chung should start biting her nails?
My favourite part of this portrait is the jaggedness of Marianne's middle-finger cuticle. I SO RELATE TO THAT!!!
Tags: Alexa Chung, Capricorns, F last names, Laura Jane Faulds, Marianne Faithfull, nail-biting, smoking, Stephanie Chernikowski, Tom Verlaine
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I'm a nail biter as well! :)
By rinny. on October 17, 2009 12:25 PM
i am not a nailbiter, but i'm excited that marianne faithfull's birthday is the day after mine.
By Liz
on October 17, 2009 4:16 PM
Hah, serendipity of a sort??
I just wrote about fingerbiting IN THE VERY POST that I feel bad about linking you to right here; I feel like a pest, to be honest, but I was give one of the pass-it-on blog awards and honesty demands that I name nogoodforme at large and LJF specifically as a blog "I find brilliant in content and/or design".
By Claire on October 17, 2009 5:42 PM
Cool, Claire! THANKS BRO!!! In no way pest-y, or pesky! I will post mine this week.
By Laura
on October 17, 2009 6:25 PM
I used to be such a horrible nail biter that I don't think my my nails/nail beds will ever recover. My right hand middle finger cuticle is permanently fucked. This pic of Marianne makes me feel a bit better. Thanks. Nailbiters of the world unite.
A second thanks for the Tom Verlaine pic link. I've already seen the photo, but I welcome excuses to look at it again.
By Amy on October 17, 2009 11:05 PM
I know the feeling, Amy. Whenever I attempt to grow my nails out, they look even worse than they do when I bite them really bad, because my jacked nailbeds are like "What the fuck? We don't know how to deal with normal-length fingernails!"
After writing this post, I decided I'm going to try to quit biting, for the 2309482304823th time. I Wikipediaed nail-biting and it scared me.
By Laura
on October 18, 2009 12:13 PM
I've always liked astrology but never got too into it because I never felt like I was ANYTHING like my sun sign. (also a late dec. capricorn) shed some light on me Lj! Any good astrology books to recommend?
By Andrea on October 19, 2009 12:36 AM
Andrea,
First and foremost, you need to start religiously checking your "Susan Miller", which is located at www.astrologyzone.com. She provides intensely detailed monthly forecasts that all 3 members of the ngfm troika pretty much live by.
As for books- I generally try to avoid books with titles like "The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need", but "The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need" is seriously the only astrology book you'll ever need.
Late-December Capricorns are a very special breed of people. Congrats!
By Laura
on October 19, 2009 10:45 AM
Ellen Page is also a nailbiter... reason #8001 why I love her... when Drew and her did the cover of marie claire for Whip It, I feel like they airbrushed or just simply hid her nails. But I noticed!! Annnnddd I love your blog, darling.
By Christine on December 25, 2009 1:05 PM
I love it when an avid nailbiter bites MY nails real short. There's something intimate about the experience.
By lazurm on August 10, 2010 9:03 AM