Don't panic! Or maybe panic a little. It's a little panic-inducing how fast another month has gone by. April's Polished Bookworms book is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I had seen the movie before but I was surprised by how abruptly short the book was. The movie adds in some extras that aren't in the book so I was expecting a little more action. I enjoyed it, but not so much that I'm dying to read the next four books. I'll get around to them eventually, just not terribly soon.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the most remarkable book to ever come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor, beating out its competition because "First, it is slightly cheaper; and second, it has the words DON'T PANIC inscribed in large friendly letter on its cover."
I've thrown a few things together for these nails. I started with galaxy nails for obvious book/title theme reasons. Plus they're really really fun to paint, so that too. I loved the don't panic quote so I painted that onto my thumb. The ship that Zaphod steals and that later picks up the hitchhikers, Arthur and Ford, is called the Heart of Gold. It may seem like a cop out to paint a literal heart of gold, but the ship is powered by the Infinite Improbability Drive. If it can turn two missiles into a bowl of petunias and a sperm whale, then it's entirely possible that the ship itself might take on the form of its namesake. Plus it was a lot prettier (and easier) than painting the perfectly white, sleek running shoe shaped ship described in the book.
The depths of space are Zoya's Storm. My rainbow galaxy is sponged first with white to make the colors pop and then with neons from the China Glaze Electric Nights collection (because lets face it, I'm obsessed). I think I've got some Daisy Know My Name?, Violet -Vibes, DJ Blue My Mind and Glow With the Flow in there. My heart of gold is made of Sally Hansen Color Foil in Liquid Gold.
What did you think about the book? This may be the first and only time that I thought the movie was better.
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I love your galaxy and the Heart of Gold is perfect!
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