Look Sharp(?)

Hello all. :) I'm working on several other posts at the moment, at least one of which I hope to post by mid-week. I think you'll like this one. :-p

In the meantime, I thought I would share some new-found wisdom I gleaned last Friday, albeit unintentionally. Follow along after the jump for the latest installment of Miss Cassidy's Follies. :c)




To make a long (and embarrassing) story short: I had some trouble putting in my contacts last Friday.

OK... a lot of trouble.

I've been wearing them since January now, and am relatively proficient at taking them and out, bearing in mind that I am not the most dextrous of lasses at the best of times. (My definition of a successful workout, for instance, consists of not strangling myself while taking of my headphones when I finish.) Occasionally, though, I have days like Friday where I struggle.

At any rate, on my fourth or fifth unsuccessful attempt, I thought I'd dropped the lens, and was unable to find it. So, I put in another one, this time on my first try.

My eye didn't hurt, nor was my vision impacted. It did feel a bit... different, but nothing unusual. I assumed that my eye may have been a bit irritated from the failed attempts. So, I decided I would take them out as soon as I finished my run after work (i.e. after about five hours).

I took out the left lens without a problem. The right took several tries - which likely should have tipped me off that something was amiss, since typically they almost literally fall out when I remove them.

I thought nothing of it, though, and headed out to my car. I put on my glasses; again, nothing obviously wrong, other than the aforementioned "irritation."

I stopped off to pick up a sandwich for dinner, and did something I never do since I started wearing makeup - I reached up instinctively and rubbed my eye...

... and a contact lens fell into my lap. 0_0

Well. lol

I suspect what actually happened is that I did put it in the first time; however, I most likely put it in backwards. (For non-contact wearers, you basically check that the lens is shaped like a cup before putting it in. The occasional lens can be a bit deceiving, though, which is likely what happened to me.) Since it was in backwards, putting in the second lens worked as it normally would, more or less.

Anyway, I decided to give my poor eye a break, and stuck to my glasses this weekend. I'm sure my ophthalmologist breathed a sigh of relief as well. :D

Well, think that does it for now. Until my next missive, please feel free to insert your own joke here about double vision, looking back, etc. ;-) Have a good Monday, everyone!

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My vision may have been a bit wobbly on Friday, but I can still spot a great tune when I see one. For instance, here's Joe Jackson and his killer band, performing "Look Sharp" back in 1979:

Also from 1979, a terrific performance of "It's Different For Girls," a thoughtful song from a songwriter with something to say about gender roles and cultural expectations.

Finally, a gorgeous version of "Breaking Us In Two," from 1982's Night & Day album:

What a heartbreakingly beautiful song...