glasses
Oh, there was a time when my eyes didn’t fail me. There was a time when I had 20/20 vision and it was as clear as Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs. And then one day I realized that things were a bit blurry and it was not from cocktails. No matter how I squinted, things would not clear up. Reluctantly, I bought a pair of reading glasses and began to wear them , but only on certain occasions, like when I was awake and needed to see something. How did I become a person who needs eyeglasses?
The problem with my glasses was that I only needed them to see things close up, so I was constantly taking them on and off which meant that half the time I didn’t know where they were. I was one step away from putting them on a chain and wearing them around my neck.
“I can rock the Marion the Librarian look, can’t I?” I asked my co-worker.
“Well, you already wear your hair in a bun, so why not go for it?” she told me.
“It’s not a bun. It’s a loose fucking pony tail.”
“It looks like a bun.”
“Fuck you.”
I decided against the chain but I quickly grew to love my cheap glasses that I bought at the dollar store. Despite them being constantly covered in grease, fingerprints and bad life choices, I depended on them. I also lost them all the time because I only needed them part of the time and I was constantly taking them on and off. “Has anyone seen my glasses?” became one of my most often used phrases, right behind “Can I taste the wine again?” and “I think you can cut me now.”
Eventually, it was time to buy glasses that were real; not the dollar store kind. I wanted the fancy transitionary progressive lenses that would let me leave them on all the time, inside and outside. I wanted to become an official four-eyes. I searched and searched until I found the perfect frames that both suited my face and were affordable Like, I loved a pair I saw at one store that were solid wood but for $900, I need to be able to eat it, drink it or live in it for a month. I finally settled on the pair in the above photo; I forget now which place they came from, but now that I am an experienced wearer of the glasses, the next time I will probably do my shopping online at a place like GlassesUSA.com. Buying online lets me drink Cosmos while I shop without having to put it in a thermos or a paper cup. And that’s always a win. And if you have enough Cosmos, their little Try-It Mirror can be really fun.
Nicole P
Okay, I know this is a really old post but you probably get an email when someone comments so I assume you’ll see this… I’ve been reading all of your old posts for the last several days and then I saw this. Your next pair of glasses should come from Zenni Optical. Wonderful and cheap. I’ve ordered over 20 pairs from them (for my husband, myself, my son, and even a couple co-workers)! That is all, keep being bitchy! <3
printedyoga
thank you for your sharing
Katherine
GlassesUSA and GlassesShop.com are two great online optical stores with huge collection of affordable yet high quality prescription eyeglasses, you can find from classic to the latest fashionable prescription eyeglasses. And I really these two glasses stores.
Miss Merlot
Three words: Laser Eye Surgery!!
Alissa
I don’t always wear my glasses to work since my visions not that bad. I have seriously noticed a difference in my tip % making more when I don’t wear them. Has anyone else noticed this?
Nixii
I second Maxi- Welcome to the club buddy!
I’m happy to see your first “real” glasses were cool. Mine were red Sally Jessy Raphael glasses when I was in 2nd grade. I can’t believe my parents let me out of the house wearing those things.
maxi
Welcome to the club four-eyes! I’ve been a member since I was 10 🙂
I go for big black sexy librarianeque frames, you totally rock yours!
Kat
They look great! Enjoy having them fog up every time you have to go into the freezer >.<
lee
next time try coastal or firmoo…first pair is free, shipping is less than 20. get a written copy of your prescription- p.s. they have to give it to you! also a great way to snag a spare pair!
Meg
Holy crap – we have the exact same color eyes! The ring of brown and everything. I got a pair of thin dark green glasses that I love (and no you can’t get around looking like a librarian). After years of dealing with glasses I got contacts and never going back.
anne marie in philly
you have pretty eyes!