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 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
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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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