New glasses

So, I picked up my new glasses this morning.

It used to be that "new glasses day" was wonderful. After a few years of day-by-day incrmental degredation of my eyesight, I'd put on the new glasses and be overcome with awe at how bright, how clear, how engaging the world was. It was like a re-birthday.

And after a few days, I'd realize how less tired I was because I wasn't straining as much to see.

Not today. My first bifocals, and so the overall effect is that things that used to be a little blurry are now a lot blurry, presumably because (for example) I'm mow looking at my computer screen through the distance portion of the lens, since I haven't learned to hold my head differently yet. And even when I tilt my head, it's not jumping out with that preternatural sharpness that I always associate with "new classes day".

Bleh.

New glasses

So, I picked up my new glasses this morning.

It used to be that "new glasses day" was wonderful. After a few years of day-by-day incrmental degredation of my eyesight, I'd put on the new glasses and be overcome with awe at how bright, how clear, how engaging the world was. It was like a re-birthday.

And after a few days, I'd realize how less tired I was because I wasn't straining as much to see.

Not today. My first bifocals, and so the overall effect is that things that used to be a little blurry are now a lot blurry, presumably because (for example) I'm mow looking at my computer screen through the distance portion of the lens, since I haven't learned to hold my head differently yet. And even when I tilt my head, it's not jumping out with that preternatural sharpness that I always associate with "new classes day".

Bleh.

Good taste!

introverte pointed out to me this morning that on the cover of the advertising insert from Christmas Tree Shops in last week's Newton Tab was a picture of some shelving on which were three books --- to wit, the three classics by Edward Tufte. As H observed, "Those are expensive props --- the books cost more than the shelving unit!"

Good taste!

introverte pointed out to me this morning that on the cover of the advertising insert from Christmas Tree Shops in last week's Newton Tab was a picture of some shelving on which were three books --- to wit, the three classics by Edward Tufte. As H observed, "Those are expensive props --- the books cost more than the shelving unit!"