i'm not goth or anything. my nails are short too.
i wear it because i like how it's edgy and it reflects the way feel (i can't really explain it.. artsy, edgy, and creative i suppose). i just hope i don't intimidate or give people the wrong impression of me when i do wear it since i'll be meeting lot's of new people in college in the fall.

Whatever You Like I Personally Dont Like It Its Kinda Boring

As long as you fix it when it starts to chip, I think it's cool. I liked to put a black stripe down the middle of each nail. I copied it from Steven Tyler (singer of Aerosmith)