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

[posthaste.livejournal.com]

i just went in for an eye exam last week and i still have boxes and boxes of contacts leftover from last year. i'm just lazy when it comes to contacts. i wake up, throw my glasses on and i'm done.

that being said -- i am pushing myself to use contacts more, especially in the summer when i'm outside working on stuff. i've found that the contacts around these days are much better than they were when i was wearing them full time about a decade ago. they definitely breathe more and i've found a great combination with my allergies and contacts. there's a prescription eyedrop out there now called pataday that works wonders with my contacts. that + rewetting drops and i'm good to go.