Skip to main content

Four Eyes

I bought myself a pair of drug-store reading glasses. All of my life, so far, I have had not just perfect eye sight but super perfect eye sight. I can read a road sign from miles away. I can read the bottom line of the chart from across the room with a flock of geese flying by. I can make out the fine print on the back of the most detailed insurance forms.

But now in my 40s, my eyes have decided they don't want to read the close-up things without added fuzz, and they don't want to focus automatically when they should. They are rebelling, or maybe they are just tired of my bragging and boasting. So, I bought a cheap pair of reading specs--$12.99--black frames with gold dots--I thought they should at least be cool. But now that I have them, I seem to be avoiding close-up reading so I won't have to wear them. My computer is at least a foot away, and my music stand is even farther.

Also, after confessing that I have the ability to flare my nostrils at will, I am self-conscious about the size of my nose, so I did some careful cropping on this shot.
Labels:

Comments

Ame said…
Sigh~~~~~~~~~Hi Robyn! Morning! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn....brrrrrrrrrrr...a little nippy here this morning.

I'm joining you...had to succumb to some "Dr. Dean Edell's" (local tv doc who has an eyeglass line) from my local drugstore about 4 years ago now...wah~

My boys would shove their homework papers in my face, not more than five inches from my eyes, and expect me to read it! Just wasn't working!

I started with the "125" rating/magnification and just last week moved up into "175s!" EEEEK!

Wonder just how far I'll need to go before I have to start wearing the bottom of those glass Coke bottles!

LOL! Very cute picture by the way...and we ALL have imperfections so you just let go of that "I-don't-like-my-insert-body-par-here" crap!

:)
10:23 AM
dive said…
Woohoo!
Those are COOL and SEXY, Robyn!
Very much the Lisa Loeb look.

Rats! Now I want to go out and buy new glasses.
10:24 AM
Gina said…
They tell me that after being nearly blind since third grade that eventually my eyeballs will change shape and I will be able to see fine. Still hasn't happened, probably I'll have to wait another ten years or so.

I like the glasses, they're very retro! But if you've never had to wear them, I could see how it would be very hard to get used to.
11:01 AM
Utsav said…
Cool they are! And you look awesome in them. Very nice picture.
11:43 AM
Anonymous said…
...strange british male thinks my mother's reading glasses are sexy...

oh, okay.
11:53 AM
Scout said…
Daughter #1, maybe it's similar to the way Grandpa used to describe a well-crafted staircase rail.

Hello Utsav. It's great what you can do with black and white and laying in Photoshop. I am very unphotogenic.

Daughter #1 again, I am very unphotographic.

Gina, it's a shame you can't even count on the shape of your eyeballs.

Dive, flattery. Sheer flattery.

Hi Ame. These are 125. There are some pretty funky options on the drugstore spinner rack. If I ever have to have another pair, I think I'll go for the ones that are hand painted with a dozen different colors, like Mary Engelbreit greeting cards.
2:08 PM
dive said…
Flattery, schamttery.
I'm sure you only posted this becasue you know I like the look (hee hee).
2:35 PM
dive said…
Oops. Typo hell again.
Maybe I DO need new glasses.
2:36 PM
Scout said…
Speaking of typos, I see I severely mistyped in my reply to Utsav. I meant LAYERING in Photoshop--the technique of blending several layers to achieve a desired effect.
2:56 PM
Cheltenhamdailyphoto said…
Size of your nose is just fine. Good specs, there. You're looking more bookish - watch out, Dive's about...!
2:57 PM
Sassy Sundry said…
Those are cute!

I'm blind as a bat, but my mother has perfect eyesight at age 58. My damn dad....
4:48 PM
Neponset River Bridge Dig said…
hey Robyn - I think those glasses make you look like a sexy school teacher ;>)

Join the club with the vision stuff going on. I need glasse to read anything these days not just the fine print anymore.
5:08 PM
Cheltenhamdailyphoto said…
You have laughing eyes...
5:28 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Classic Green Bean Bake

In anticipation of Thanksgiving, I feel I must post a recipe with plenty of good old American tradition. The classic Green Bean Bake was invented in 1955 by Dorcas Reilly, a home economist who worked for the Campbell's Soup Company. A study was done determining that 50% of all Americans have eaten the classic Green Bean Bake, and 38% of those believe it is best served during the holidays, mainly Thanksgiving. So, for the other 50% and for those in other countries where this dish may be unfamiliar--my treat: The Classic Green Bean Bake serves 6 to 8 1 can Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon soy sauce Dash of fresh pepper 1 20-oz. bag frozen cut green beans, thawed* 1 2.8 oz can French-fried onions -Preheat the oven to 350 F -In a casserole dish, combine the soup, milk, soy sauce and pepper. Stir in the green beans and half of the onions. -Bake until bubbling, about 25 minutes. Top with the remaining onions and bake for 5 more minutes. Serve hot. *Or cook 1 ...
7 comments
Read more

Bring On the Bombs

In today's edition : I generally try to keep on top of cultural trends even if I don’t adopt them, but there is a growing movement that I have only just discovered. Not long ago, I was walking along in Berkeley, California while visiting my daughter, and I saw a signpost that had been covered with yarn, like someone had sewn a knitted scarf to it. It was colorful and randomly striped, and I pointed it out as if it were the most unusual thing in the world. That’s when my daughter explained the nature of what is known as yarn bombing. It’s when knitters attach something they’ve created to a public object, most often doing their deed stealthily and anonymously. They leave a “bomb,” so to speak, for no other purpose than to brighten up the place and to bring a little cheer to those passing by. Their work has been equated with graffiti, except that the woven yarn is not permanently installed and does no damage to the object it covers. And instead of signifying the territory of a street ...
2 comments
Read more

Cindy Loo Who In October

What is it with people and Cindy Loo Who? Of my last one hundred blog hits, forty have been direct visits from regular readers, and fifteen have been as a result of people searching for "Cindy Loo Who," the little pixie from Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas . A couple of years ago, I posted an image of the original Seuss illustration as compared to the TV cartoon image, and for some reason, that post is bringing in the crowds, relatively. Maybe it's the weather. It isn't even November yet, and already we've had frost and have had to dust off our winter coats. When it gets cold like this, I start to think about Christmasy things like listening to Nat King Cole and decorating the tree. It's ironic because I am offended when retailers start pushing holiday stuff early, but I don't mind my own private celebrations. When my sister and I were much younger and still living with our parents, we would pick a day in July, close the curtains to darken the ...
8 comments
Read more