I'm Back

I'm back from reunion and when I'm not exhausted and grumpy and my friend isn't here I'll do a longer post. But I had a fabulous time. It was great seeing all my friends and being on campus again. Pictures and video to come.

However the best part was a realization I had when I was driving down Route 116 from Amherst on my way back to MHC. I just thought, "I'm so happy I don't live here any more." And all weekend I had that realization more and more. I'm happy I'm not around the people in my class any more, I'm happy I'm not in school, and more than anything I'm happy with the person I've become in the last 2 years. And that's a really cool thing. I still miss my friends and I still struggle with the responsibility of a job and the "real world" but all in all I'm pretty happy.

Bad thing: there's something wrong with my eye again. I have a 9am doctor's appointment on Tuesday.

I've Been Bad

I know, I know, I haven't been updating as much as I should. I've been bad. Here's a recap of what's been happening...

- Sales conference at work on Friday went well, this week should be one hell of a stressful week, not excited about it.

- When I went to work out on Friday morning I couldn't find my iPod shuffle. Now I love my Shuffle, it's little, it's functional, it clips on, I can use it while I work out, I can use it walking around in the summer when I don't have a coat pocket for my big one, and I don't need to use my headphone attachment with it. So when I couldn't find it I was devastated. But I came home tonight, continued the search and finally found it in the bin where I keep my magazines.

- For the sneakers my parents bought me for my birthday the company sent the wrong size. They sent a men's 9 rather than a women's 9. So I reordered. Hopefully they'll get it right this time. Pictures tk.

- I just finished reading American Wife, I had had it for a while and never got around to reading it. I started it on the plane to Phoenix and I really enjoyed it. The end was a little tedious and self-righteous, but overall I really enjoyed it.

Isn't it weird how the HC and PB versions of the cover are just slightly different?



Hardcover



Paperback

It's the same picture, but the PB one is so much brighter--her dress is whiter, her arm is whiter, it's odd. I get why they changed the color of the title and other text, but the lightening is odd.

- Oh and I think I might have pink eye. My eye lid and right under my eye have very dry skin and just tonight my eyeballs started bothering me. I really hope it's nothing, I don't want to go through something else with my eyes.

My Eyes!

I wear contacts. I've worn contacts for about 8 years now. I've never had a problem besides the occasional dry eye or whatever. Right before Christmas I made a huge mistake and slept with my contacts in. Since then my eyes haven't been the same. I couldn't go back to my old contacts because they gave me a headache. We tried another pair; not comfortable. We tried another pair; I ripped 4 contacts in a weekend. We tried another pair; I couldn't see out of them. So today he said my only option was going to daily-wear lenses for a few months. I hate wearing my glasses so I was pretty much willing to try anything. I put in the trial pair and everything seemed fine. But it was still like I couldn't see, something was off. So I told him this and he asked if it was a problem focusing. I said, yes, that indeed was what it was like. He did some tests and it turns out that I have focus issues! And he's not sure if I've had these my entire life and never noticed because I wasn't paying attention to what was happening with my eyes or if it's come on recently because of stress or because of the trauma my eyes experienced, but I have a real problem, that explains my eye strain and headaches and fatigue! And there's a solution. I can either not wear my contacts (stupid solution) or I can get a light pair of "computer glasses" as my issues focusing are only up-close. So I have the focus of a 60 year old, but who cares? At least I know what's wrong and that there's a solution.

And, on another good note, I had a lovely dinner tonight. It's restaurant week here in Brooklyn and I went to a very nice Mexican restaurant with a friend from work who had never been to Brooklyn before. The restaurant is on the water and in addition to having amazing pork tacos and strawberry bread pudding, they have a wonderful view. Here's the evidence...