new glasses

Okay, this post is going to seem vain, but today I got a new pair of glasses and that's what is on my mind. I've had the same frames for about 3 years, so I was actually looking forward to something different--the problem is, it's very difficult to pick out frames when your eyesight is incredibly poor and you don't wear contact lenses. I can try them on, but I can't see what they look like on me! Anyway, I didn't have a friend to help me out this time, so I'm a bit disappointed with what I picked out. I was wanting to get some of those skinnier, thick-rimmed frames, but they all looked silly on me, plus you only have a small wedge of lense to see through and all of your periferal vision is blurry. So I got some rectangular, black-rimmed frames that I thought were nice...but now that I have them with prescription lenses, they just look too big and rectangular. I don't think I like them. I know this seems very trivial, but I have to wear my glasses every day, all day. I can't function at all without them, so when I get new frames it's kind of like getting a big permanent tattoo etched around my eyes (except less painful!). On top of that, they were over $200, just for the frames. And all the frames were about that expensive.

I'm sure I'll get used to them, but it's the same feeling as when you get a bad haircut. You just gotta live with it until it's time to get it cut again. Actually, I do need a haircut soon, too...