The Name's Bat Woman!
Not because I have super-human powers or anything, but because I see like one (read: blind as a...). I've been wearing glasses since the 3rd grade. I thought they were cool back then. I didn't have to wear them all of the time and they were clear, pink and glittery. What 8 year old girl wouldn't love that?
Well, I begged and begged for contacts when I started junior high and I've been wearing them ever since. I thought that they were the greatest things ever, and still do. But some days, I seriously consider shelling out the $5,000 for lasik. Today has been one of those days.
I slept in my contacts last night. I know that I shouldn't but sometimes I forget or I'm just being lazy; but this morning when I woke up, my eyes hurt so bad. They were itching and red, but despite this fact, I still put on my usual seven layers of eye makeup (my eyes look teeny without it) as I drove to work.
They were still itching and stinging at work, so I put tons and tons of eye drops in them, all while trying not to let my makeup melt down my face. I guess I must have rubbed my eye liner too much because my contact popped out. I went to the bathroom to put it back in. I clean it with eye drops and put it back in my eye. I blink and blink, waiting for it to shift back into place, when I notice something on my shirt. I brush it off and blink and blink some more and then I realize that I still can't see. I get this sinking feeling in my stomach, drop to the ground, and frantically start searching for whatever it is that I had brushed off my shirt. You guessed it--my contact!
So, I looked one-eyed at this dirty folded piece of plastic that I have to put back in my eye (people who know me know that I have a thing about germs--I don't like 'em). But, I can't work the whole day with one eye closed and unfortunately I had left my eye patch at home today, so I did what I had to do--don't judge me. I soaked it in eye drops and then popped it in my mouth (I had read somewhere that saliva kills germs or something like that), then I put it back in my eye. My eyes are still itching and burning, but probably now for totally different reasons like pink eye or herpes infection. I just pray that I don't go blind, then I really would have to wear an eye patch. I just don't think the sexy pirate look really fits me, but maybe I'll try it on for size. Rrrrrrrr!
Well, I begged and begged for contacts when I started junior high and I've been wearing them ever since. I thought that they were the greatest things ever, and still do. But some days, I seriously consider shelling out the $5,000 for lasik. Today has been one of those days.
I slept in my contacts last night. I know that I shouldn't but sometimes I forget or I'm just being lazy; but this morning when I woke up, my eyes hurt so bad. They were itching and red, but despite this fact, I still put on my usual seven layers of eye makeup (my eyes look teeny without it) as I drove to work.
They were still itching and stinging at work, so I put tons and tons of eye drops in them, all while trying not to let my makeup melt down my face. I guess I must have rubbed my eye liner too much because my contact popped out. I went to the bathroom to put it back in. I clean it with eye drops and put it back in my eye. I blink and blink, waiting for it to shift back into place, when I notice something on my shirt. I brush it off and blink and blink some more and then I realize that I still can't see. I get this sinking feeling in my stomach, drop to the ground, and frantically start searching for whatever it is that I had brushed off my shirt. You guessed it--my contact!
So, I looked one-eyed at this dirty folded piece of plastic that I have to put back in my eye (people who know me know that I have a thing about germs--I don't like 'em). But, I can't work the whole day with one eye closed and unfortunately I had left my eye patch at home today, so I did what I had to do--don't judge me. I soaked it in eye drops and then popped it in my mouth (I had read somewhere that saliva kills germs or something like that), then I put it back in my eye. My eyes are still itching and burning, but probably now for totally different reasons like pink eye or herpes infection. I just pray that I don't go blind, then I really would have to wear an eye patch. I just don't think the sexy pirate look really fits me, but maybe I'll try it on for size. Rrrrrrrr!
posted by Emily & Daniel | 11:50 AM
2 Comments:
Please PLEASE don't show me your pirate costume!
Thanks Doc.
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