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This is a good day. I'm not tired, I'm not depressed, and I'm getting my glasses this week. Life is good.

Who else is having a nice day?

Day is nice , very good weather , yummy food.

However...

too much wind outside , cannot use spray paint or varnish.
wood elves have thin arms and neck , its abit hard to glue .

Glasses? should use contact lenses .

I never get to sleep in. I work weekdays. My girlfriend works early on weekends and doesn't drive. Today my morning customers pulled out I could've slept in... but I couldn't have known. I'm tired, but not depressed. My vision is still perfect. Today has been so-so.

LunaHound wrote:
Glasses? should use contact lenses .

Contact lenses are a pain in the arse to put in every single day. I don't mind the look of glasses, and I won't be poking myself in the eye every morning...

Cheese Elemental wrote:

LunaHound wrote:
Glasses? should use contact lenses .

Contact lenses are a pain in the arse to put in every single day. I don't mind the look of glasses, and I won't be poking myself in the eye every morning...

Wait , i didnt mean contact > glasses on the "look" though yes its better .

But , here are some points worth considering:

1) If you can get used to wearing contact ( its not hard ) you only have to put it on , take it off once a day 5 seconds max .

2) Ppl that wears glasses , their eye ball seem to buldge out over time

3) Wearing glasses, your eye sight gets worse alot faster than contacts ( there is a specific word for it 閃光 , i dunno it in english )

Glasses are for real men, Cheese.

Plus, you can use them for fantastic pranks if you can get your hands on a laser pointer.

LunaHound wrote:
2) Ppl that wears glasses , their eye ball seem to buldge out over time

3) Wearing glasses, your eye sight gets worse alot faster than contacts ( there is a specific word for it 閃光 , i dunno it in english )

My grandfather has worn glasses since he was ten, and he's 83 now. He can still see just fine.

Cheese Elemental

My grandfather has worn glasses since he was ten, and he's 83 now. He can still see just fine.

But what happens when you take his glasses away?

So far today is okay. The weather is nice. It was Typhoon #3 last night. I was a bit peeved they changed my schedule at the last second after rushing to get in early to prepare, but hey, I'm starting the day with a nice well deserved 3 hour break. I've got my Devil costume ready to go to scare all the children at the school and I found 5000yen in my backpack. Today is pretty good.

Come to think of it, I might as well share what made my day:

We just installed an invisible fence for the puppy. She's not yet figured out that the beeping noise is what proceeds the BZZT to her neck.

It's fantastically funny to watch. Especially since she's been chasing squirrels, and then halts mid-run right at the beep--ignores it, and keeps running.

Also, found out that I got my final grade for a 3.00 credit hour class(81, wutwut), and that my order from Squadron Shop is coming tomorrow. This leads to another story:

A Stryker kit I had ordered from them was missing parts. Due to them not having a duplicate in stock, the amount was credited back to me as a way of apology. While consulting the sales rep, I found out that one of my favorite tank models I've been hunting for went up on sale from $36 to $19.86, not counting the additional 25% off sale they've had this October.
So, for the same price as my Stryker kit, I'm getting 2x 1/35th scale Chieftain Mk. Vs, and a gaggle of Vallejo airbrush paints, alongside of a guarantee that they'll replace my Stryker kit when it's restocked.

How's THAT for a good day!

I woke up on time, got to eat breakfast without hurrying, I made the train on time (with time to spare for coffee ), and I just bought some new paint and brushes.
Today is good.

Oh, and the Frazzled/banana thread was priceless! Totally made my day!

My day was amazing. I went to school , didn't do anything, came home, didn't do anything, and then went on dakka for the first time in a month.

What everyone wants (whether they know it or not) is laser eye surgery. I love having better than 20/20 vision!!

Anyway, this week is half-term. Being a teacher, that makes me happy.

I also met Max and OB from the Brit soap opera, Hollyoaks, whilst very very drunk on Saturday night (which was way better than running into 4 of my 15 and 16 year old students whilst very drunk on Brick Lane earlier the same evening - that will be interesting when we go back...) and had a blinder of a piss up at my friend's birthday cocktails on Friday...

Today I sacked off doing marking to get bits for my continuing gameboard construction project and bummed around the rest of the day.

The only cloud on the horizon is the holiday cold I am developing, but maybe I'll get lucky.

Another day gone by and I still have a job

I was having a swell day. Until I saw this video about abandoned animals and know I can not stop crying.
I cried so much cause I thought "what if i had to get rid of my dog".

garret wrote:I was having a swell day. Until I saw this video about abandoned animals and know I can not stop crying.
I cried so much cause I thought "what if i had to get rid of my dog".

Those videos make me sad too. It's why I'd never give up my pets.

If you are forced to give up your pets?

Simple: Don't give them over to a kill-shelter. ALWAYS research the facilities around you. There's also organizations, private kennels, things of that nature that will take animals and ensure they either get:
A) A good home
B) Humane treatment
C) A place to stay for as long as it takes to find said animal a good home...
or
D) All of the above.

Just remember--donate your time/money towards programs that support these kinds of places. More often than not, they're run by a single person who just loves animals. If they go under...all those animals are screwed.

My day's gone great. I feel really hype; like no one can touch me. On Thursday I'm going from London to the Bay for a vacation, and it should really be a lot of fun.

LunaHound wrote:

Cheese Elemental wrote:

LunaHound wrote:
Glasses? should use contact lenses .

Contact lenses are a pain in the arse to put in every single day. I don't mind the look of glasses, and I won't be poking myself in the eye every morning...

Wait , i didnt mean contact > glasses on the "look" though yes its better .

But , here are some points worth considering:

1) If you can get used to wearing contact ( its not hard ) you only have to put it on , take it off once a day 5 seconds max .

2) Ppl that wears glasses , their eye ball seem to buldge out over time

3) Wearing glasses, your eye sight gets worse alot faster than contacts ( there is a specific word for it 閃光 , i dunno it in english )

Is the word you're looking for deterioration?

Mine isordinary so far. Wake up with a bitch of a cold, gotta leave for work in about 20 minutes...

Jimi Nemesis wrote:
Is the word you're looking for deterioration?

Mine isordinary so far. Wake up with a bitch of a cold, gotta leave for work in about 20 minutes...

Ah found it ,

i think glasses , you need to take in account for both astigmatism and myopia ,
with contacts , only myopia .

Aside from the usual dealing with douchebags, my days been fine. Other then getting yelled at for falling alseep on the couch. 3 times.

My day is good. Finally decided to mail in the last bit of information I needed for finacial aid. Still need to make up my mind if Culinary Arts is what I want to do.

Day has been awesome, despite being taunted by cheesy bannana bender for living in Adelaide.

PS - weather is now awesome here.

Also - Love my contacts, and I have the 30 day leave in ones (so no taking them in and out every morning, you can sleep in them for a month)!

Cheese Elemental wrote:Contact lenses are a pain in the arse to put in every single day. I don't mind the look of glasses, and I won't be poking myself in the eye every morning...

Take it from someone who's been wearing contact lenses for the better part of 15 years - they're not that bad... as long as you have soft contact lenses. The hard ones, that are tiny and made of glass/plastic... dear God those are a nightmare. Needed a little plunger-like suction cup to get them off of my eyes each night - and if you have a brain-fart and forgotten you've already taken the contact lens out... then you have a rubber sucker stuck to your eye, and the only way to get it off is to twist it off. Honestly, that's more painful than when I was completely awake for my second cornea transplant.

What was I saying again... oh yes, contacts. Soft ones, you don't even know they're there.

LunaHound wrote:
i think glasses , you need to take in account for both astigmatism and myopia ,
with contacts , only myopia .

And this is why I wear glasses (and have since I was 6 - almost 35 years).

Astigmatism. Contacts don't do diddly squat for it. I have a shade off perfect in my left eye, right eye is astigmatic and myopic.
I wear glasses because you can't get a decent monocle these days.

chromedog wrote:
I wear glasses because you can't get a decent monocle these days.

This thread sure got distracted. My day has been pretty good. I'm a bit drunk now.

I dont wear glasses or contacts.. yet I dont see perfect either..

I never tried contacts because my uncle got a terrrible infection form contacts.. yet I think it was in the 80's maybe the tech has improved by now.

And I hate glasses.

Also having a good arvo.. morning sucked thou.

chromedog wrote:Astigmatism. Contacts don't do diddly squat for it.

Hard contact lenses do... well... for a while... until you start getting ulcers on your eyes. Not pleasant... trust me.

I had astigmatism combined with kerata-conus (or however you spell it). Not fun.

MY entire week is being crappy. School's are on half term, which means my takings are waaaaay down. And I have several bashes this week to fund, not to mention the food shop. Money is so crap, I actually lost money yesterday. Humbug!

Contact Lenses seem like a good idea, until you realise that they can (and do) lead to Eye Ulcers, which lead to pain and ultimately blindness.

Astigmatic Contact Lenses are available, but you need to be fitted for them.

My day is set for fail.
I have a "handling conflict in the work place" course all day. LONG day. But then Movies and the Left for Dead 2 Demo is released tonight so fail day Win night!
xx

@Arctik_Firangi: lol.

Wearing one of those on Saturday to a Halloween party (steampunk theme, going as a clockwork borg).

Good thing about the right eye being so bad is that I can wear a prosthesis over that one and still see pretty well out of the other (and retain enough depth perception to be not incapable of fetching food and drink).