After an eye exam this morning, I have been given new contacts and glasses. It seems that my prescription was off after a few years of not having my vision checked (imagine that): too weak for my left eye and too strong for my right eye. This neatly explains why I have a natural tendency to turn my head to the right when looking at something. This also explains my sincere desire to rip my old pair of glasses off and stomp on them out of utter discomfort and pain when I make the mistake of wearing them.

The whole contact thing is some what new to me: I tried them out a few years ago, but it just took too long, and my eyes felt weird with them on. So far, things seem to be going ok. I found that wine worked wonders and making me forget they were even in there.

Someday, I'd like to try lasik or some derivative thereof, but I'm not quite convinced of the safety. Plus the amount of cash required for the operation mandates that it be done in way-off future times.