i love your site and your research. i am currently researching a paper on new media and global hegemonies in latin america and i found your work. really inspiring stuff! amazing photography as well. do you have flickr?

i have really long nails too, and when i first tried the iphone in the nyc apple store last fall i was a bit angry. i told the apple employee that the device was sexist, but since then i’ve learned to adjust. i finally invested in an iphone in panama last month and i originally had to chop off my nails to use it. now they’ve grown back and somehow i can still type.

thanks for your musings!

elle.

I once met a guy in Vietnam that grew a nail to give it to the girl he loved. He explained he didn’t have money to buy her expensive gifts, but all the patience and hassle for a nail to grow long are a great symbol for his devotion to her.