Contacts

[judecorp]

I have always toyed with the idea of contact lenses but never enough to actually pursue them. My eye prescription is not terribly strong and I tend to only wear my glasses for distance things: television, movies, driving. Besides that, I like glasses. I think they're cute and stuff. So it was never really a thing for me. Maybe I would think differently if I wore glasses my whole life, or if they were especially cumbersome, but I only got glasses when I was about 19 years old and I am able to get small, cute glasses easily. So whatever.

But now I have a Certified Glasses Grabber and the idea of contacts seemed more appealing. That and sports. Someday I may want to play sports again and it's a PITA to wear glasses and play sports. I'm always afraid of breaking them. So since I was getting an eye appointment anyway I figured I would bite the bullet and get fitted for contacts.

I know there is a learning curve and an adjustment period with them but I pretty much hate them. I hate that I can't get them on easily and I /really/ hate that I have a hell of a time getting them OFF! I have small eyes and don't have a lot of room for error with the manhandling. Ugh. And I don't like how they make your eyes dry and that I can't just pop them off when I'm doing close stuff (like of course the computer). So basically right now I am full of hate.

I have two job interviews today and I can't decide if I want to wear the contacts or not. Maybe I will try to put them on after my shower and if it doesn't take 20 years, it is meant to be. Otherwise, glasses FTW.

Comments

[starrchilde.livejournal.com]

I never could get contacts past that adjustment period, unfortunately. I gave it three months of wearing almost daily and my eyes hated me with such a passion that I said screw it and just went with my glasses.

Thankfully I like my glasses and I look fairly good with them on.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I didn't buy any contacts last night (just walked out with the pair I tried on) but I may buy a couple of boxes so I can try for a month or two on and off.

But yes, it's no biggie to me if it doesn't work because I like glasses and I like how I look in glasses. :)

[oddharmonic.livejournal.com]

I gave it six months before going back -- 15 years ago. My sister tried them at the same time and is still happily using contacts.

My midget quickly learned that grabbing glasses did not elicit any more reaction than someone dispassionately removing them from her hands, so it was a short phase for her.

Now she has so many pairs of sunglasses that I sewed a simple loopy elastic holder to hang them all up on her bathroom wall. (I originally planned to make the holder for her cache of lip balm, but then I imagined capless lip balms leaving marks all over the wall.)