Glasses

I recently got new glasses.

I've had them for about two weeks now.

And I must say, being able to see has really changed a few of my day to day experiences.

I have pretty bad eyesight, cant see past my nose with my left eye, and my right eye is slowly starting to weaken. Even so, I was able to get by just fine without any glasses before. True, I had to sit closer to the board to be able to see anything, which meant the very front in physics and math class. Those classes were ones were a single detail missed from the board would end up screwing up my understanding later on. ( sitting in the front in physics class didn't really do me much good, I still had to stab myself in the leg just to stay awake.) But, having no glasses also gave some nice perks. For one, I never had to drive a car. Because of the fact that I couldn't see more than five feet in front of me, my parents couldn't insist that I practice driving a car. (Hush hush, I'm scared of cars, don't like riding in them, don't like driving them, that's why I take the bus everyday.)

One thing that I did notice upon receiving new glasses (my mother got them from china, so I first tried them on at home) was that the holes in the wall that I thought were pretty hard to see, were actually really stinking obvious. Which would explain how my parents had noticed them so quickly. Having glasses lets me see a lot of things, including things that I don't want to see. For example, upon going to school the next day I was amazed to find that the floors, walls, and general atmosphere of Kenney gym are even more disgusting when you can actually see. The amount of detail my nearsightedness had spared me before was completely negated by the poly-carbonate (I think that's what it is) lenses in front of my eyes.

I also developed some frustrating habits. Because my glasses were not custom fit (being made in china), they have the annoying tendency to slide down my nose. As a result, I unconsciously flare my nostrils the tiniest bit to keep the glasses in position. Sometimes I hold this for several hours,noticing only if I happen to see my reflection, or if someone happens to point it out.

Needless to say, I'm still getting used to my new glasses, and this time I hope they last a bit longer. The last few pairs had suffered severe dismemberment and I really hope to avoid that scenario this time around.

:-D  here's a list of how I lost my last few pairs of glasses.

1. stepped on them
2. sat on them
3. repeatedly dropped them (spread out over an interval of several months)