When did she get to be so old???

Ho-lee crap! I've been suffering from a migraine since Saturday, so have been absent from bloglandia for the most part. I decided it was high time I checked in with my ophthalmologist. It's been a couple years since I had my eyes examined, and I noticed that my eyes have deteriorated in the last year or so. Both distance and *gasp* closeup.

History lesson: In 2000, I had Lasik surgery. Twice. Because my vision and astigmatism were both so bad, I needed two surgeries to correct it. I'd worn glasses since I was 7, contacts since 11. My vision was so bad that Bob and his roommate in the dorms used to take my glasses and I'd yell "Where are my glasses, damn it?!" And they'd be right there on his face. Assholes.

Anyway, bottom line is, when I got Lasik surgery, and woke up the next morning and could see the clock, it was like a miracle. The Heavens opened up and I saw the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Heavenly harp-like music played. Seriously. Un. Be. Lievable.

So it's been almost 10 years. They told me my eyes might deteriorate, but they'd deteriorate from 20/20. Fair enough. I got 10 years out of my surgery. Given how expensive my glasses and contacts were, plus the boost to my self-esteem, the 2 surgeries more than paid for themselves. They also told me that when I turned 40, I'd need to go out and buy reading glasses. I've cheated them out of 3 years. Woohoo! What I didn't expect was that after 10 years, both the deterioration in my distance vision and my close-up vision would hit at once, and I'd be looking at... bifocals. *cue horror movie music*

Ho-lee CRAP! That is serious old age territory. My grandparents wore bifocals. Hell, my mother wears bifocals. Damn it - I'm too young for this!!!

Thank heavens that they now have progressive lenses. I don't have to have that horrid line in my glasses that screams out to everyone... OLD LADY GLASSES!!

All I can say is, this damn well better help with the headaches.



So... what's new with you?

It Gets Old... Seriously

Oh my God. I am sooooo sick of people with over-inflated egos and an unrealistically ginormous sense of self-importance. It is getting old. Fast. I get how people can feel this way about themselves... but, dude, whatever. It's not how things are so just get over yourself already. Sheesh! And for those who think they know what I'm talking about, that's not it. LOL How easily the little people are forgotten... and it's just... some peoples' arrogance astounds me. Pffft!!!

You've Got To Be Kidding Me...

Fucktard of the week award goes to the owner of this eBay account who sold an ARC of JD Robb's Creation in Death for $239.95.




And the asshat award of the week goes to the dumbass who bought it.

Don't get me wrong, I love my Nora and JD Robb more than most, but are you effing kidding me? Who the hell spends that kind of money on a book? I'd rather take that money, purchase a plane ticket to Maryland, and hang out at Turn The Page bookstore in hopes to meet the creator in person. Money much better spent. Pffft.

Idiots.