i left work an hour early yesterday to go pick out my glasses. i got ’em! well, i picked out my frames and paid my deposit and, hopefully, i’ll have them in my hot little hands by the end of the week. yay!
i was standing there, trying on different frames, for an hour. i think i’d found the pair, and then i’d try on a different set and be absolutely sure i’d not find anything better. this went on and on and on. finally, the technician/saleswoman pointed out a pair she thought would look good and bingo! i’d found my specs. they’re nothing at all like i thought i wanted, but they’re cute and funky, which is pretty much what i was going for.
i asked what my prescription was and when she told me i felt kind of dumb for spending so much money on a pair of glasses i could have bought just as easily at the pharmacy. oh well. i couldn’t have gotten my super-spiffy frames at walmart! when i start to think about the waste of money, i’ll just remind myself that i get most of it back from the insurance company. she also told me i have a slight astigmatism in my left eye. i’m not sure what that is, so i’m going to go look it up.
I have an astigmatism in my right eye. I don’t know what it is, either. It’s what makes me think that a 60 year old woman looks like a hot 30 year old man from across the street – that’s what it is!
it’s an irregularity in the shape of your cornea which causes the images you see to hit more than one point on your retina, resulting in distortions and/or blurriness. you’re born with it, and it may or may not worsen as you age.
I think it’s worth the extra money to buy a pair of glasses that you like. You’re going to have to wear them EVERYDAY!!
i’m nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other. it makes for interesting dinner-party conversation.
Daisy got glasses!
my aunt’s like that, nicolas. plus, one of her eyes wanders. i can never remember which eye to look at when she’s talking to me.
ewwwwwww. people with those eyes freak me out.
that’s my aunt you’re talking about. =P
Just wait until the first really hot, humid, icky day where you’re sweating like Meatloaf (the 70s version) and have to wear those suckers as they slip around on your nose, THEN we’ll see how you like ’em! ;)
(Yes, it’s the time of year I’ve gone back to my contact lenses.)
i only wear them for work. work is air-conditioned. so there. =P
*grin*
And what about when you’re on the computer at home?? Bad, Heather, bad.
oh, right. shit.