four eyes

A few months ago, I dropped a bottle of saline solution onto my glasses and broke them in half across the nosepiece. Since then, I've used superglue, electric tape, and finally masking tape to hold them together. Sam and Deb constantly made fun of me for how much I looked like a dork. I tried to get new frames, but every place I called told me that because my prescription is so high, I would have to buy not only new frames but new lenses too. That is an expensive endeavor.

Today, though, I had to go to the eye doctor because my eye hurt like there was something in it. While I was waiting, I wandered the frames section. One of the people working there came up to me and in the midst of chatting about glasses, she said, "Oh yes, we can put your old lenses in new frames in 20 minutes!" I almost peed my pants in joy.

So now I have a new pair of glasses for one third the price I expected to pay. They look pretty much the same as the old glasses, but I feel infinitely cooler than when I was wearing the taped-up old ones. And now I can't be called a dork. At least, I can't be called a dork because of my glasses.