04/16/10 11:33 - 51ºF - ID#51407
My 2010 glasses
Well it's 2010 and I got my space age glasses. Now I just need a
flying car to match.
The other pair I ordered was so messed up they gave me tunnel vision.
I could not even read like foot high letters outside a 20 degree
radius. Needless to say I did not purchase them although the guy
tried to convince me to bring them home and test them out. That's
what happend two years ago with my last pair from another store that
still are in their box.
I hate glasses. I am pretty sure I want the surgery. My prescription
is so stable that I have the same glasses I wore in 1997. I figure if
I go blind, it was meant to be and I will switch my life up.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/16/10 09:25 - 52ºF - ID#51406
24 Linwood trim painting
Finally got some orange trim paint on the side of the house. All that
is left is the top now.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/16/10 09:23 - 52ºF - ID#51405
Web app launch complete
The fun part was the teeshirts we made out of the icons.
Permalink: Web_app_launch_complete.html
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/14/10 10:21 - 53ºF - ID#51401
Sewing curtains
(e:Matthew) and I teamed up and hemmed one curtains with the sewing
machine. It was weird trying to remember back to home economics in
middle school. I guess that skateboard pillow project paid off after
all. The sewing machine looks haunted in this photo.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/14/10 10:18 - 53ºF - ID#51400
Painting 24 Linwood
(e:Matthew) snapped a pic of me painting with his iPhone. I really want
to finish this up but work has been non stop so I can never take any
time off despite having like 3,000,000 hours to burn at this point.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/14/10 07:32 - 61ºF - ID#51399
My PBS pledge gift
I can't wait to watch the video, it has a whole part about raising
backyard chickens.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: mobile
04/13/10 09:26 - 49ºF - ID#51393
Opera mini, apple iPhone upload disabled
What is going on with the mobile internet that file upload has been omitted?
It is half of how the web works. Download and upload. I blame greed because that way you need to download apps to upload. Otherwise people would just make web sites and there is no money for crapple in that.
This is exactly why I think its such total bullshit when Steve Jobs talks about the open web and slams flash. Is having to make an iphone app and then push it through the apple approval process any less proprietary.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: linwood
04/12/10 06:26 - 53ºF - ID#51387
Another side almost complete
and orange trim. Bye, bye 50 hours, hello brown. It's finally
starting to looking unified.
Permalink: Another_side_almost_complete.html
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: food
04/12/10 06:23 - 53ºF - ID#51386
Organic drumsticks
most and I am a chicken leg freak. They smelled so good it made me
wonder if the ones I usually buy are just kind of spoiled?
Permalink: Organic_drumsticks.html
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: computers
04/12/10 06:20 - 53ºF - ID#51385
Windows errors
these errors. Why does windows XP always suck? Are the newer ones
better?
Permalink: Windows_errors.html
Words: 36
Location: Buffalo, NY
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Yes there are people who really do need glasses and for those that do go for it. And for those that like them cause they say Dolci and have diamonds I say go for it. But I still think that there are a lot of people who don't really need them but whom they are sold to anyways.
I hope that It never gets to a point where I really need them. If that does happen though I do Have an idea on how to style them up a bit.....
It's such a stressful moment to walk into a place like a bar in the winter and have to take off my glasses because they're fogged up. I can't tell who anyone is and can't acknowledge people greeting me because I can't see them.
One interesting thing I just learned about lasik is that it has a very subtle effect on your ability to discern colors- which is why microsurgeons can't have it.
And ok peter, yes, a lazy eye actually is about muscles. So that actually CAN be trained. But not the actual FOCUS part of vision (visual acuity).
And yes, my vision was ok when I was a kid. But it slowly started getting worse. And I just thought that's how it was for everyone. Then one day I tried on my dad's glasses and realized I could see a million times better with them. So I went to the eye doctor and got glasses. But my vision has continued to get worse and worse over the years. And that's just what it does. As you/your eyeball grow, it can change. And then eventually in most people it stabilizes and doesn't change any more. It doesn't have anything to do with the fact that I wear contacts.
Do you HAVE to wear glasses? of course not. If you can stand everything being blurry and/or not being able to read- fine, live with it. But why not be able to see???!
But absolutely if your vision is so bad you can't drive safely, I think you owe it to society to either get glasses, or not drive. That becomes a public safety issue.
And sure, 20/20 is based on a 'norm' and I guess that is somewhat subjective. And if you are out of the 'norm' and are happy with it, good for you.
I for one will stick with my glasses.
Now I could be wrong about this (e:Jenks) but I think that the reason you vision is blurry with out contacts is because your eyes adjusted to them. I'm not saying you have perfect vision but I'm guessing it was better before the use of contacts.
You Have people who are farsighted and Near sighted and then people who have 20/20 vision here is my question why are the people with 20/20 considered "The Norm". I'm sorry I don't buy that I think everyone has eyes that perform differently. As long as you can perform what you need to perform in life why get glasses.
What makes things complicated is that your mind combines two images into one. But as long as you can see well enough to see where to get off at a highway and not crash into anyone and read your GPS then you don't need glasses.
I think it is one of these things of averages. If you are out of the Average you need something to put you into the Average, well no you really don't.
I have heard that with that Lasik you can lose some of its effectiveness, it in some people has caused Depression. But I wonder if their is some type of tie in to that of them not needing glasses and that changes them some way.
I'm not sure people get glasses who don't need them, aside from maybe those over-the-counter reading glasses from walgreens or whatever. So I think I'd have to disagree that it's a scam... Besides, wearing glasses is a pain in the ass. I'm not sure many people would do it for no reason.
And for what it's worth... 20/20 is a real, measurable thing. And there are really no muscles involved in vision... It's all about the shape of your eye and how the lens focuses light on the retina.
Lets say the doctor says you have week eyes or what ever. So Then you get glasses so you can see better. I think that since you are talking about a muscle that what will happen is your body will adjust and your muscle will just work less hard and you will see the same. This means that your eyes will get weaker and the glasses you need will get stronger. but that is just me