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This story begins in 8th grade. It had snowed the night before, and as we were coming back from lunch someone decided
to throw a snowball at one of the guys who loved picking on me. He of course thought it was me, and promptly threw a
snowball right at my face with enough force to snap off one of the nosepads along with severly bending them out of shape.
Thus I got new frames (paid for by him, heh) and figured I would get another pair in a year or two as that was what I was
averaging since I kept breaking them.
Flash forward 6 and a half years. Still have the same frames as in 8th grade because I miracously both didn't break them,
nor did my eyesight ever get any worse. I get a letter saying I need to schedule my annual eye appointment again, and
being I've had these same frames for almost 7 years I figure it about time to get new ones. So I got my best friend to
take me over to the doctor's office where I found out I still have the same 2500/20 eyesight (I can't see the big E on
the eyechart, so they hold up fingers for me) but this time I got my friend to help me pick out what new frames
I'll have for who knows how long. We looked around and went to a few different stores but settled on the pair back
at the doctor's office. Got the lightweight lenses, along with this stuff that makes them reduce glare and look a lot clearer.
A week later I went with my dad to make the purchase, and then yesterday they finally came in. And while it's not a
HUGE change since they're still black wire frames with the same basic shape, they're a lot smaller. So now when I
put on my old one's I'm amazed I stuck with them for so long since the new smaller one's look a ton better.
Put enought backstory, here's the pictures for your viewing pleasure:
My old glasses
New glasses!
The only disadvantage of the smaller lens is that when I look down it's no longer in focus since there's no lens there. So my
peripheral vision isn't as good, but I suppose that's the price you pay to be in style. Oh, and here's a shot of the
comparison between the two.
Just how much of an internet junkie are you? BBSpot has a Web slogan
quiz to match the slogan to the internet site. I got them all right except for BBSpot, probably because I don't visit that often
except for links from Fark. Pretty cool test of your net-culture.
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