But at Least I Can See
embarrassing August 16th, 2009Jumpin’ Jesus on a pogo stick! Will you look at my glasses?
I know I’m not the only one with asymmetrical ears, but this is ridiculous.
Also, the left plastic nose protector thingy fell off a couple weeks ago.
And this is my only pair.
Stepping on them and repairing with duct tape should complete the dork look I’m apparently going for.
Stumble it!
August 16th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Kathy, Mine normally look like this too. I have one ear higher then the other, and to make mattes worse my eyes aren’t level and my left eye is smaller then my right. You would think i look like sloth from goonies the way that all sounds LOL.
August 16th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Jumpin’ WHO on a pogo stick? Ha ha ha! The mind boggles. I’ve never heard that one before!
How long have you had those glasses? I know, you sat on them. You must have! They look like they’ve been sat on!
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August 16th, 2009 at 11:44 am
@Babs: See – http://is.gd/2jOhn
My mom’s and my brother’s are like that too !
Though we did squish mom’s glasses when a soccer ball landed on it ! (She never knew !)
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August 16th, 2009 at 11:51 am
That’s what happens when you fall asleep watching TV.
I know this from experience. :-X
kwr221 (kristin)´s last blog ..I’m sorry
August 16th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Do you go out in public with those or are they just your “at home” glasses?
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August 16th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
wow, those look like my sunglasses. i am sure that one more tweek will make them snap. having to repeatedly fix my glasses is one of the reaasons i went for lasik surgery.
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hugs,
puglette
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August 16th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
ahahaha…LOL
I can relate. The sad thing is this looks normal to me.
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August 16th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
My Mommeh is sort of an OCD type, and if her glasses are not even, she will bend one of the arms. Then when the other arm doesn’t match exactly right, she will bend that arm. Then the other arm is too high, so she’ll bend that one back again. And on and on and on, usually until the glasses are broken beyond repair.
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August 16th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Mine get scratched and always look dirty I wish they would come up with lenses that are easier to keep clean not alone in the right shape. Although yours do really look pretty bad….think you absolutely need new ones.
Dorothy from grammology
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August 16th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
After running into the door before I fully opened it, my glasses look like that also.
And I do think that one of my ears is higher than the other.
“People with asymmetrical ears of the world unite!!!!”
Jen
Jen´s last blog ..I’m at the beach – archives
August 16th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Hey Kathy, check out Zenni Optical for glasses that are of comparable quality to that of brick & mortar eyeglass stores but at a fraction of the price.
All you need is your vision prescription (complete with your pupil distance, which your eye doctor and/or his staff can easily measure) and an idea of the size & shape of the glasses you want. You can measure your existing glasses to get an idea of the lens & frame sizes then work from there.
By the way, the anti-glare coating is well worth the small added expense since you do a lot of work in front of a computer screen.
Rob O.´s last blog ..Five Little Monkeys With a Tragic Ending
August 16th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Look fine to me… just have one ear lowered and you’ll have a fine fitting pair of spectacles.
Snappy
August 16th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Nothing a little first aid tape won’t fix, then just hold your head at a slight angle and it’ll look just right. LOL, your too funny.
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August 16th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
My, my, my! It’s not easy being a Junk Drawer Diva! bwahahaha!
Mine are about as asymmetrical as you can get, but I have reached a “certain age” when as long as I can see out of them, I’m good.
Barb – WillThink4Wine´s last blog ..sakura mystery
August 16th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Mine have a safety pin holding them together.
Sherry at EX Marks the Spot´s last blog ..PH: Artificial
August 16th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Melissa K — LMAO. Sorry. I feel the same way. I kind of wonder if my ears aren’t only uneven up/down, but also forward/back. My whole head’s misshapen, I think. Sloth. That’s rich.
Babs Beetle — Thank Jaffer for ’splaining it. Hmmm, how long have I had them? Maybe three years. I haven’t sat on them, but my fattest cat has. Not making things any better, huh?
Jaffer — Moms don’t have to know a lot of things, do they?
kwr221 (kristin) — Have you ever woken up and you can’t see because one lens is on your cheek and the other on your forehead? I thought so.
Sue — Funny. Um, yes. They are my “going outside” glasses, as well as my inside ones. If I did break my one and only pair, I could at least pop in a pair of contacts until I get them fixed. But lately I can’t stand wearing those. I do have a spare pair, but they’re 10 years old and missing an arm. Why do I keep them? Why do I do anything I do?
Puglette — I would love to have lasik surgery, but I’m so afraid of lasers in my eyes. There’s no way to test whether it’d work and how I would see, so I just go on dealing with stupid glasses. Good for you though!
DrowseyMonkey — I just jumped over to your blog and see that adorable picture of you with your shades on. Now I know why you think mine look normal.
Daisy the Curly Cat — I like that you share little secrets about your Mommeh on other people’s blogs. Does she know you’re commenting on your own out in the blogosphere? I’m so afraid to bend mine back into shape because they’ll break. I just know it! If I wasn’t so lazy, I’d go buy a couple more pair.
Dorothy Stahlnecker — I’ve been lucky not to scratch them, but there’s always a first time. And then I promise I’ll get new ones. They don’t look as bad on my head as they do here. At least that’s what I keep telling myself.
Jen — Ouch! I know we’re not the only misaligned ear people out there. Thankfully it’s not noticeable to the naked eye. Again, what I keep telling myself.
Rob O. — Thanks for the link. I think I’ve heard of them through a “Spending Smart” column in our local paper. I’d love to spend less than $100 for glasses. They’re really expensive at my doctor’s office. A lot less at Walmart, which is where I got these. My doctor prefers I buy from him. Wonder why.
Di — Is that all?
Eric S. — What’s really embarrassing is that I constantly readjust throughout the day. I sometimes forget how crooked they look if I’m not careful. God. I need help.
Barb — A dorky diva! And I agree. I pretty much don’t care anymore. I used to be a little more vain, which is why I wore contacts for years. But they dry my eyes out and I still need to wear reading glasses for up-close work, so what’s the point?
Sherry — Oh, please tell me you’re kidding. You’re kidding, right?
August 16th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Sorry about your accident. Ears are a terrible thing to waste! If I could picture Quasimodo in glasses, it would be this pair.
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August 16th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Well at least I now know I am not the only one. Mine got so bad I just left them in a pocket in my purse..
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August 16th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
My nose was broken as a kid and always makes my sunglasses sit crooked. I am thankful that for now I don’t have to wear regular eyeglasses.
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August 16th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
darn it took me three tries just to type my name here and i’m wearing my glasses. i’m on another computer.
but don’t feel bad about your glasses, i had a pair that look like that but on my face. my family/extended would tilt the glasses on their face and mock how i looked. how cruel. now i have a complex and i’m always checking to make sure my glasses are not crooked on my face.
shift happens. i will always love my crooked glasses. hey do you want to go in on a two for one sale at jcpenney’s. actually i need a few pair before my vacation next month. darn things are so expensive, it’s almost cheaper to get a seeing eye dog.
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August 16th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
One word… Contacts!
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August 16th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
It took me about 6 months to get get a new pair when I broke mine. They were my computer glasses and had tape and a paper clip holding them together. People coming and going from the office laughed at me for 6 months. I have no pride!
August 16th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
OMG…look out I’ve found you again. Just in time too. My glasses are just like that. We payed almost $400 bucks for them and at least once every other month or so the little screws fall out.
I have never had so many problems in my life with a pair of glasses. I don’t care what they say to me when I go back in for my next check up.
I m taking my old Sophia Loren large glasses and just have the lenses replaced. i don’t care if they are out of style. They are big enough to hide my wrinkles when I am in the light and they never once broke.
See I brought you a bucket full of good news. It’s good to be back Kathy. I have missed your wonderful sense of humor!!
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August 17th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Funny, yesterday my daughter sat on mine to make then basically a twin of yours. Fortunately I was able to bend them back to somewhat normal. Not real critical though as I am good with the “dork look” with or without the glasses!
And Shinade – I had a pair like that and I got a little bottle of something called Lock Tight at the hardware store. The screws never came loose again.
Will´s last blog ..Sunday Search of the Week 8-16-2009
August 17th, 2009 at 4:41 am
Ouch. Although I have to admit at least yours are still somewhat functional. My husband is constantly taking his off and losing them around the house. Then the kids stand on them and break them.
Although his are rimless and apparently as fragile as a Faberge egg. I told him I’m going to make him wear a granny chain pretty soon since he’s constantly losing them or taking them off.
He is not cool with that idea.
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August 17th, 2009 at 5:40 am
RedRaider — All of a sudden I’m thankful I don’t have a hump on my back. Yep, things could always be worse.
nipsy — See, that’s the difference between you and me. I keep wearing them when I shouldn’t.
misspiggytoes — I wonder if that’s what people think happened to me. I’m constantly readjusting them on my face. Annoying!
Natural — Shift happens indeed. I’m sorry, but it made me laugh that your family mocks you. Don’t worry, mine does too. I think I’m going to head to Walmarts after I get my new prescription. I think they were only $60 or so. Penney’s sells glasses?
SiteInsights — Two words: Hate ‘em! I can’t seem to focus up close anymore while wearing my lenses. That means I have to wear my reading glasses on top of the contacts. At some point I figured I might as well just wear regular glasses and take them on and off.
Document Scanning Services — You kidding? God, you’re worse than me! I’m glad to know I’m not the only one moving in the slow lane.
Shinade — Welcome back!!! Yikes, 400 bucks?! I’d like to get that little plastic thing repaired because the metal part that remains scratches my nose. Of course, the way they look, I really need a whole new pair. Love the idea of giant Sophia Loren glasses. I could NOT pull those off. I would look like a bug. Good to see you back, Shinade!
Will — I’m so afraid to bend them back. With this being my only pair, I have to treat them gently. Ironic, isn’t it? They hardly look like I’ve treated them gently to this point, do they?
cardiogirl — I agree with your husband. The granny chain is barely a good look for a woman. I sometimes use one and it bothers me to add 20 years to my age. He should just do like my BIL does. He has about 10 pair. So when he loses a few, there’s always another set somewhere. They’re like disposable glasses to him.
August 17th, 2009 at 6:34 am
It looks like your eyeglasses have served you well. Otherwise, it will not look like it is now. Good for you, you have a very nice pair!
August 17th, 2009 at 7:28 am
Please post photo of Jesus on pogo stick.
Personally, I think eyewear is incomplete sans duct tape. Not only is the duct tape incredibly attractive (and now comes in FABULOUS NEW COLORS) you can easily reattach the tape to your face when engaging in vigorous activity. How could you possibly pass up this great opportunity to improve your life and your look?
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Whoah!!! How big is your right ear??
August 17th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Mine looked like that after I fell asleep in them! Quick visit to the opticians where I got them, got them sorted out!
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August 17th, 2009 at 8:32 am
This is seriously what my glasses are starting to look like. I’m going to have to go to the eye doctor this next week. Both my nose pieces fell off. I can’t drag my feet anymore, can I?
August 17th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Yeah, I’ve got a pair of new $555 glasses sitting in the drawer because they kinda look like that – a bug of some kind got between my eyelid and my glasses and stung me – I ripped the glasses off my head – and there you go – I should just walk to the eyeglass place and get them fixed but it’s just too much trouble especially since I have 2 old pair of glasses that work just fine…
Grace´s last blog ..Awww Mondays
August 17th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Sheesh, that last comment of mine sounded like some kinda sales pitch for Zenni Optical. I don’t work for ‘em – I just like ‘em a lot!
By the way, you might be really surprised how much of a difference it can make to get your nosepads replaced about once every 4-5 months. They get kinda stiff and lose their ‘grippiness’ pretty quickly. A new set is a coupla bucks but can make your glasses fit like new again – no more sliding down your nose like old granny glasses.
Rob O.´s last blog ..Five Little Monkeys With a Tragic Ending
August 17th, 2009 at 10:44 am
The funniest thing is that if you stare at them long enough, it looks like one arm is facing toward the wall and one is coming towards the camera…now, that’s REALLY messed up! Might be time to bite the bullet, blogbud…
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August 17th, 2009 at 11:17 am
i was afraid of lasik too but was sick and tired of wearing glasses. we went to hawaii and i couldn’t snorkel because of my glasses.
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lasik takes 10 minutes and one day of achey eyes. but it is so totally worth being able to see the clock across the room for the first time in my life.
Puglette´s last blog ..Charlie’s Glamour Shot
August 17th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Just sit on the other side; that should even them out. I don’t see any masking tape anywhere so they aren’t in to bad a shape.
MA Fat Woman´s last blog ..Car Trouble…Part V
August 17th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Mine are uneven too, but really, what you need to do is to get some of those glasses that are so bendy that you can literally crumple them up or sit on them and they bounce back! LOL!
Or maybe they’d just spring right off your face …
August 17th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
IMBuzz Riches Bonus — I like how you make my eyeglass torture sound so good.
CatLadyLarew — LMAO. Jesus doesn’t do the pogo stick very well in sandals. He falls a lot. Duct tape comes in colors other than gray and black? Where have I been?
BabaBooey — Big. And apparently misshapen and in the wrong place. Basically, Mrs. Potato Head.
Karen at Blazing Minds — I’d be inclined to say that’s why mine look the way they do, but I never sleep in them because I have ear pain when I lie on my side and the arm makes it hurt worse. Yes, I could get them fixed, but that involves making an appt and actually getting there. I really just want to send my head there so I can do other things while it’s waiting.
Lisa — OMG! Both pieces fell off? See, I feel like I’m only half a doofus because I still have one plastic thingy. Don’t they hurt your nose? Go! Go right now!
Grace — Oh for crying out loud, you’re worse than me. It pains me to know you have such an obviously nice pair hiding away in a drawer. If you go get yours fixed, I’ll get mine done. Agreed?
Rob O. — Can you just come over here and fix ‘em for me? You sound like you’re an expert and I’m not. And I’m lazy. Do you live on the east coast?
kathryn — I also thought they looked like something out of a Tim Burton film, no? Creepy!
Puglette — I envy you. I really do. But I’m too scared. Never happen.
MA Fat Woman — So you’re saying I can go a while yet? I’m guessing the only thing that’ll make me take them in is if a lens pops out. That’d be the end of them.
Jay — I’ve heard of those! Yes, I should look into that. I bet they’re insanely expensive though. So let’s recap: I’m lazy, I’m a dork and I’m cheap.
August 17th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Kathy. I am a Sam’s club bulk package of four pairs for twenty bucks kind of guy. Check it out, LOL!
I break about a pair a month.
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August 17th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
How funny!! love the ear pieces~~~
I wear glasses so I understand
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August 17th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
I think it’s time for a new pair!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Oh no, not an expert. But I did get my first pair of glasses on Halloween day in 1970 – no really, it’s true! – so I’ve had plenty of years of experience wearing eyeglasses and have developed a solid love/hate (more hate than love) relationship with ‘em.
Rob O.´s last blog ..Can Apple Save Handwriting?
August 17th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Sheesh, you’re a regular walking Potato Head, aren’t you?
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August 17th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Are your ears really asymetrical? Or is it that your eyes are the ones out of whack? Like at a 45 degree angle on your face? I mean, your eyes seemed level when I met you, but who knows what can happen to a person in just a matter of weeks?
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August 18th, 2009 at 6:05 am
Chris Casey — I’d totally do that if I didn’t need prescription lenses. Do you find you break more because you CAN?
grannyann — You wouldn’t if they were yours
meleah rebeccah — Me too. But I hate trying new ones on. I always want to go for a stylish new look, but all I wind up with is “nerd.” I like yours.
Rob O. — Wow, you look like you’ve worn them your whole life then. I had to wear glasses from the 2nd to 4th grade (pity me), then not again until my 20’s. Never liked ‘em.
Crabby Blogging Lady — I am indeed! I say you post a picture of your busted glasses and we see whose are worse.
Margaret (Nanny Goats) — I suppose I should be glad my eyes are level. There isn’t a thing you can do about that. But I’ve got enough hair on my head to conceal my uneven ears. And yes, I did stare at myself for a while after writing this post to see if it’s noticeable.
August 18th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Awww – do I have to? It’s not the frames that were so great it’s the lenses that cost a bloody fortune, amongst other things I got transitions so I didn’t need to buy prescription sunglasses – actually I hate the frames and love the lenses. I’m wearing my funky purple-frame glasses – I may let the new plain ones fester in the drawer.
Grace´s last blog ..My brain’s a little twisted
August 18th, 2009 at 8:54 am
I think its time for a visit to the optometrist; I love going there and having them rebend them and fix them and tighten them; they clean them in that machine and give them back to you and its like getting your car detailed, if your car sat on your face and prevented you from falling down steps.
What? I worked a lot of OT yesterday. Leave me alone.
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August 18th, 2009 at 9:13 am
OMG I used to work part time at Lenscrafters and people would come in ALL THE TIME with glasses exactly like this and when we would as, “oh, did you step on them?” they would immediately come back with, “uhhh… err… NO. I got them that way. From Lenscrafters.”
LOL yeah right!
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August 18th, 2009 at 9:28 am
HAHAHA! Hey, Crooked Head!
That’s what I’m gonna call you from now on.
My reading glasses are missing the entire right stem. But they still work, so I still wear them.
JD at I Do Things´s last blog ..I Will Be Cremated so you don’t have to be
August 18th, 2009 at 11:27 am
I, too, suffer from lopsided ear syndrome. I have had plastic frames for years and recommend them for us “crooked heads!”
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August 18th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
That isn’t too bad! You should take a look at my sunglasses. The inside of the bridge of the nose is now clear (the frames are brown), and a few weeks ago, I kept brushing my hair back to get it out of my face.
Only, I finally realized that I did not have hair in my face. I had three thin cracks running parallel to eachother in the middle of one lens, which led me to believe they were strands of my hair.
No, I have not replaced them yet.
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August 18th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Get yourself a new one and put that one inside the drawer or on your collector’s item shelf.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
It’s a sad day in Kathyville. The might Junk Drawer writer has struck out.
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August 19th, 2009 at 10:17 am
The plastic nose thing fell off my old glasses. I’m getting new ones.
Which I should get before school starts or by this Friday.
August 19th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Oh, wow. I would have thought those glasses had actually been at the bottom of the junk drawer. They look like they’ve been beaten up.
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August 19th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Geez, Kathy- not to, er, state the obvious, but perhaps now is the time to invest in some new specs…
I mean, I can send you a coupon for Lenscrafters and everything.
Those glasses look like they were made for a Picasso painting.
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August 19th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Thank god I’m not the only one. For years I would try and try to “level” my sunglasses until one day I realized that my ears were not level to the ground. For that matter my bulbous head is some still undefined shape.
As for duct tape- I say go for it. It’s a hot look.
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August 19th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Grace — That’s so funny you like the lenses and don’t care about the frames. The frame is all I care about. I have issues from how I looked as a second-grader in big ugly brown ones. Funky purple sounds awesome. Purple’s my new favorite color.
Shieldmaiden — You slay me. I like watching them fix glasses too. There’s a lady who works at my doctor’s who really works the machines. She’s been there forever. She’s scary and mean, but she can turn your glasses into like-new. So now all I have to do is get there. I hear ya on the OT. I’m surprised I could form whole sentences by the end of today.
Bobbi — Oh I would never lie. I’d totally be up front with them “I’m sorry. Just look at my head.”
JD at I Do Things — Hey, at least I’m not a square head like someone I know. You’re using glasses with a missing stem? Damn, girl. Get a new pair!
Ungirdled Passion — I’m thinking about those “flexy” kind that someone else mentioned. They can bend all they want and won’t break!
Chris at TheSnackHound — OK, so we’re all officially walking around like doofus’, eh? I bet I replace mine faster than you do. Care to wager?
Claremont Web Design — Yeah, right where my other ones are that I never wear because they’re missing an arm. Why do I keep them again?
muskrat — It’s always a mess in Kathyville.
Regan — Hurry up! Doesn’t school start in like a week?
LaTonya — In a way they are. I’m a little embarrassed now, since I wrote about them. Whenever I set them down on a client’s desk when I’m working with them, I’m afraid they’ll pity me and think I don’t have any money for new glasses and they’ll take up a collection for me.
Jenn Thorson — I’d much rather you take them in to get fixed. I’ll pay you. You wouldn’t mind driving 600 miles this way for it would you?
Mitch McDad — I’m picturing your glasses on your bulbous gravatar. You look cute!
August 19th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Your HEAD did THAT to your glasses??! What’s with you head???
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August 19th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
As my mother would tell me “Honey, your glasses are
cock-eyed, please fix them”. Only my mother can say cock-eyed with a straight face! lol
DJ´s last blog ..Child Led Learning
August 19th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
they look like mine back in the ~good~ ol’ days when I was fainting and landing on my face constantly
August 20th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
I thought you were going to say you had laser eye surgery!
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August 20th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Last time my husband broke his glasses and had to get a new pair he got two pair–they had some kind of promotion going on that two pair would be less than if you just got one–go figure! Anyhow, it was very nice he had an extra pair when the dog pulled him off the porch and his glasses got bent up.
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August 20th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Lin — I don’t know. It’s not any bigger than average, but I think it’s a little misshapen. I figure it’s the lesser of two evils.
DJ — LOL. OK. So you’re admitting you have issues with your ears/head/glasses, or are you just trying to make me feel better?
flit — Har! That reminds me. My sister used to faint a lot as a teen. She’d go down like a ton of bricks. She wore glasses at that time and I don’t recall if she ruined any by landing on her face. I have to check.
Poetikat — Hey, lady! Good to see you again! Oh, I can never have that surgery. Too scary for me. I’d have to know in advance how things would turn out, and since that’s impossible, so is the surgery.
Karen — And all that does is make me scared that something else will happen to this pair and all I’ll have left is the pair with the missing arm and a prescription that’s ten years old. I’d be better off wearing none! My dear, I was so sorry to read your post today. You know you have lots of friends who are with you! {hugs}
August 20th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
I had the same frames for about 14 years. I’d always get the lenses changed but not the frame to save money. A few months ago I finally swallowed my pride and got new frames because my old ones had all the finish peeling off, the ragged finish was cutting my ears, and the lenses were so scratched I couldn’t see. I have one ear that’s higher than the other so the arms weren’t too far off from yours.
My new glasses have plastic frames. They don’t tell you until after you shell out $200 that you have to get them adjusted more than you do the metal ones because they’ll readjust on their own in the heat. I went back to the eye doctor every day for a week to get them adjusted. It was ridiculous, but at least I can go out in public in my glasses again.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 6:04 am
Staci — Wow, 14 years is a long way to go with one pair. Do you know how lucky you are that they didn’t break in all that time? Thanks for the tip about plastic frames. I’m eyeglasses-clueless. When things settle down at work, I’ll go get a new pair. I’m afraid I’ll lose the second nose protector thing and then I’m in trouble.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:54 pm
I do not have glasses, BUT… my sunglasses always look that lop-sided! My husband always makes fun of me, so I’m glad I’m not the only one
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September 13th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Jac — Well, at least you only look crooked when the sun’s out.
p.s. I finally got myself another pair and had the nose guard repaired. Yea for me!
September 18th, 2009 at 2:49 am
At least you still can see … LOL
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October 17th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Those are some haggard glasses. They look like they’ve already been stepped on though.
January 1st, 2010 at 5:40 pm
For whatever it’s worth, we recently blogged about our experience with buying glasses online. It’s a bit daunting at first, but the incredibly-low prices makes it easy to take a chance. Highly recommended!!
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