That time of year

I ran out of contact lenses a while ago, and had to go for an (expensive) contact lens exam and order my lenses for the year. I’ve been wearing contacts for over ten years now. I like the way that I look in glasses better, but I primarily wear contacts because I’m so nearsighted that my peripheral vision is terrible, and it’s hard to do things like merge on the highway or work from a newspaper spread out on my desk while wearing glasses.

Or maybe I’m just rationalizing because I really like to wear blue eyeshadow.

Anyway. My prescription didn’t change much, so I’ll be ordering contacts that reflect the change, but no new glasses for now. I’ve been thinking about ordering a backup pair online, though, since my old pair snapped in half and I’m constantly misplacing my current glasses. Even if I wore contacts full time, a girl’s got to see her way to the coffee machine in the morning.

Ordering glasses is sort of a new concept for me…I’ve been wearing them for more than twenty years, and it’s just something that I sort of take for granted that I’ll be spending $200 on glasses every year or two. It’s a necessity, if I want to not walk into things and be able to read.

Still…it’s fun to think that I could order something with rhinestones (do I have the personality to carry off rhinestone glasses? I wonder), or even festive holiday frames.

I like the shape and details of this red pair:

I’ll probably end up ordering those when I get a copy of my prescription.