While making lunch today (ravioli if you must know), my glasses broke. I’ve had them for almost three years and they just gave up the ghost; they snapped right at the bridge with no warning. They’re very fragile-looking – frameless jobs that are actually more rigid than you would think. My left eye is also way worse than my right, so it is much thicker, therefore in order to have frameless glasses the lenses must be extra-light. Needless to say they are not something you replace in one day. So I was stuck being half blind for most of the day.
I had to dig up an older set of glasses, but the prescription is old so that is only a temporary measure. So, today after work I went to go get some new glasses. Things I learned today (please note, I am recently engaged, therefore this is all new to me):
If you are getting new glasses this is what you’re supposed to get:
Being new to this whole thing and whatnot, I said two things which at the time seemed like the right thing to say:
“Baby … I don’t know anything about Ruby on Rails.” and then
“Also, I am not Cory Doctorow.”
Needless to say we compromised; I for one didn’t end up looking like some reject from an HBO miniseries, which I am grateful for. Also, I don’t know what people are complaining about … I’ve only been engaged for a week and I’m already winning all sorts of victories …. *cough*
Oh Jorge, just wait until you’re married a while. You go from winning victories… to holding your own… to “Yes, Dear.”
You’ll see.
Yes, you will eventually lose.
BUT. I will say that Brooks Brothers makes a fine and attractive line of frame-less glasses that don’t actually have their awful branding splashed all over them. This is some Elvis Costello sellout shit right there.
“Also, I am not Cory Doctorow.”
But don’t you wish you were?
I’m looking forward to seeing Cory again this weekend at ConFusion. You going to be there?