I was excited for Steven to see my nails when I got back from the salon yesterday, but his reaction surprised me:
“You got Ice Truck Killer nails! I just watched that episode today!”
Um. What.
Steven is rewatching Dexter, which I have never seen, and apparently (according to the internets, and Steven, ha), the first main antagonist is the “Ice Truck Killer,” who uses the back of his ice truck to kill people (for reasons I won’t get in to). One of the clues he leaves behind for Dexter is finger tips with each nail painted a different color. The finger nails each painted a different color comes up a few times in the show. And I’ll stop there so there aren’t any spoilers (which I found right away reading that first link, WARNING).
So I can see why Steven thought I had Ice Truck Killer nails!
But, as he was showing me via Google, Ice Truck Killer nails appear to be a red thumb, yellow index finger, purple middle finger, orange ring finger (I match that one), and green pinky finger. I don’t exactly have Ice Truck Killer nails, but they’re definitely similar!
I had no idea this was a thing. I was inspired to go bright by a conversation I had with a coworker, and as I was looking at the colors for too long (this is what happens when I get to the salon early), I thought, “Why not ask if I can do them all?!”
And here I am. With Ice Truck Killer nails.
But hey, I am glad Steven liked them; but he seemed amused they were Dexter-ish.
For the record, this is the only Dexter I am familiar with – Dexter, my snister’s cat, who is named after the show!
Ooh, I’ve never watched “Dexter,” but from your description, it sounds like a show I might enjoy.
Does it ever make you like something less when you think it’s an original idea (or just, something you did on a whim) and then find it’s actually a pop culture reference? When I made my burger costume, it apparently looked exactly like a costume some character wears in “Bob’s Burgers,” and everyone kept asking me if that’s who I was.
Have you heard what it’s about? Dexter is like a “good” serial killer or something. I know a lot of people who like it. I think it would be too gory for me so I haven’t watched it.
It doesn’t. If I got it because I liked it and wanted it, I would still like it! I can see myself getting annoyed with people saying I did something to be a certain way when I didn’t! Is that how you felt about the burger costume?
Tell Steven not to watch beyond season four. Four is my favorite and I stopped there because I lost access to the channel. But from everyone (literally EVERYONE) I know who has watched the whole show, I was lucky to have been cut off where I was. The last three or four seasons are supposed to be terrible.
He likes the entire series! This is his fourth time rewatching it. I remember people talking about not liking the last seasons, especially the last one.
I have no thoughts about Dexter the show, but just want to fawn over Dexter the cat. What a beautiful, beautiful cat! 😻😻😻
I also love that you went with a rainbow of colors for your nails! So pretty!
Thank you! I think she’s beautiful too! 🙂
Thanks! I’m really liking it! Wonder what my coworkers will think!
I’ve never watched Dexter so of course I’m just all in for the bright rainbow of colors! And the blue toes, too. 😉
I love blue nails, and now toes, so much! It’s gonna be hard not to get blue again in two weeks. I think I will just get my index finger blue on my toes (so, P208 instead of P209 in the photo), ha!