SiliconJesus's Journal: Okay, I look like a dork.

I went and grabbed my glasses today. I'm now officially part of the vision-enabled. The frames I decided upon are actually very nice, Oakley Jackknife. The lenses however... Let me start by saying I'm light sensitive. Blue eyes, worked nights for years, yeah - me and Mr. Sun aren't exactly best friends. So the doctor talks me into getting a 10% tint in the lenses (along with a few other goodies like anti-reflective and scratch resistance). I look like a complete and total dork because of the damned tint. Its a shame too, because its actually the perfect amount of tint for me. I feel less like I'm being bombarded by the rays of light coming out of everything right now.

Ah well, perhaps this time next year, I'll get a new set of lenses and drop the tint. I got the cheap lenses (plastic) and the Doc said to wear my real sunglasses outside anyway.

Just remember what my mom always said...

[Servo]

Glasses make you look smarter.

Of course, that was in the 80's with my coke-bottle lenses that just screamed "kick me".

These days there are so many designers out there that you can pick glasses which are quite fashionable. Polycarbonate lenses and flexon frames are a MUST HAVE for me these days. I actually opted for prescription sunglasses this year with polarized polycarb lenses. I've never worn prescription sunglasses before, but I have to leave my bat cave at some point.

I don't remember

[GMontag]

I don'tr remember you looking like a dork before, but I don't remember if we met in real.

If not, your description sounds very dorky and when I get glasses they will be cool ones, not dork ones.

yeah but...

[nizo]

In the battle of dorky looking v.s. blindness, I pick dorky looking.

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[SiliconJesus]

Not really blind... Both eyes individually are 20/15. The problem is a horizontal astigmatism that is causing eye strain. Together my eyes are 20/40. I'd actually reap rewards by going out pirate-style.

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[nizo]

Hehe. Actually I was talking about the tint: good for keeping the eyes healthy, since excessive sun can eventually contribute to blindness. But hey, don't let that stop you from being a pirate!

Tinted lenses

[Tet]

Huh? Why would the tint make you look like a dork? Is it some wacky coloured tint or something? I'd tend to avoid the yellow/brown tints myself, but blue or preferably grey tints are fine. Why should it be any more dorky than clear lenses? I don't get it...

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[TechnoLust]

He opted for Hello-Kitty tint.

I Got Lucky

[BandwidthHog]

I’ve even come to prefer the way I look [flickr.com] with glasses. That’s because I was fortunate enough to have my woman come with me. There’s no telling what I would have settled for if left to my own devices. (Now if only she’d stop calling me a metrosexual!)

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[SiliconJesus]

At least half of your face is a dead ringer for Alton Brown.

I love my frames, just wish the lenses didn't look so dark...

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[BandwidthHog]

I love my frames, just wish the lenses didn't look so dark...

I’m sure John Lennon had similar misgivings about his glasses the first few days, too.