And sweet Jesus, bifocals are expensive as hell, even WITH insurance.

MOG mine were $800. And I hardly wear them! the lenses are so thick, I hate how I look in glasses.

I need robot parts right away.

I want the cataract surgery that gives you 20/20 vision with a new lens. How come I have to have cataracts first? I'm legally blind, dammit, isn't that bad enough.

If I am around her I will do anything I can to help physically, but she has worn me out talking about it.

TOTALLY understandable. Nothing wears me out emotionally faster than someone who continually complains about something that might be fixable but won't do anything at all to try to fix it.

ION kombucha is gross.

It opens your sinuses? And it helps with asthma?

The pressure keeps things open. I use the lowest pressure, though I've never had it officially tested to see what I should be on. Hubby had his on max, I tried it once and it was like trying to breathe through galeforce winds. I don't know how he did it.

How come I have to have cataracts first?

Well, 30 years at high altitudes under strong ultraviolet exposure with Celtic coloring seems to have worked for me. You can come for a visit and not wear sunglasses and see how that works for you.

I tried it once and it was like trying to breathe through galeforce winds.

That's what I'm afraid it will be like! Glad to know the pressure is adjustable. Man, they told me NOTHING about this. As usual, I'm learning more from Buffistas than anyone.

Well, 30 years at high altitudes under strong ultraviolet exposure with Celtic coloring seems to have worked for me. You can come for a visit and not wear sunglasses and see how that works for you.

I'd love to come visit you! I wonder if there's sunscreen strong enough to keep me from flash-frying under those conditions.

I wonder if there's sunscreen strong enough to keep me from flash-frying under those conditions.

I've often been tempted by Bedouin robes. I just ordered a parasol.

And sweet Jesus, bifocals are expensive as hell, even WITH insurance.

MOG mine were $800. And I hardly wear them! the lenses are so thick, I hate how I look in glasses.

I...feel much better about mine (they're ~$290).

I want the cataract surgery that gives you 20/20 vision with a new lens. How come I have to have cataracts first? I'm legally blind, dammit, isn't that bad enough.

Oh my god, me too. The ophthalmologist told me I have the very very very early beginnings of cataracts, and I was like, "GIVE ME THE SURGERY."

If I am around her I will do anything I can to help physically, but she has worn me out talking about it.

TOTALLY understandable. Nothing wears me out emotionally faster than someone who continually complains about something that might be fixable but won't do anything at all to try to fix it.

Every time Tim talks to his dad, the first thing his dad says is how he doesn't feel well. And Tim will try to get him to explain -- is it a fever? Cold symptoms? Stomach? Headache? And his dad just says "No, I just don't feel well." But he won't do anything to address it. So for years now, he just complains about how he feels generically unwell.

I finally told Tim that he needs to tell his dad that this state of generic unwellness is his new normal now, and he needs to stop talking about it since he won't do anything to address it.

ION kombucha is gross.

I actually like it. But I am a hippie weirdo who brews her own (though I haven't brewed any in quite a while, and my poor stomach really needs it).

My glasses are usually about $500 for the lenses, without insurance. (This is why I'm very happy that vision insurance has been part of my benefits for both this job and my last job.) I've got astigmatism, which means much more expensive lenses to begin with, and then I've also got a really strong prescription in my left eye, which would make my glasses really heavy with regular lenses, so I need to get the expensive super-thin lenses.

I don't have prescription glasses. My contacts are a thing of wonder, but I had some issues with them so I am taking a break. This means I wear 3 pair of cheap glasses. 1 far (+1.25), 1 near (+3.75), 1 computer (+3). I did get 10 pair for $35 on Amazon so that was cool. I have them laying all over the place.

That is clever, Laura. I was pleased with Zenni as I got a pair of reading glasses for $30, although had I gone with progressives that would have added another 70 or so to make them about $100. I was going to get a spare pair of distance glasses but then I realized I have old pairs at home that are pretty close to my current Rx, so no. But I think it would be useful to get a couple spare pairs for DH since he is more likely to lose his glasses, and he needs them more than I do.

My Zenni bifocals run around $100.

OMG, medicating Kitty is turning into blood letting. I thought I got through the first two unscathed only to discover a couple of deep scratches on my belly. Tonight's dropper full garnered a gash on my wrist. 11 doses to go...I need more bandaids.

Okay I am an idiot. I've been using the dishwasher here every chance I get because there is on. But the dishes just didn't seem to get clean.

Dad has what I thought were pods you just threw in. No. They are little compressed blocks of detergent. In a wrapper. Which I haven't taken off. I just discovered them and had to fish all the unwrapped ones out and it's surprise how clean stuff gets when there is soap involved.

I've also been wandering around without my glasses on. Mostly because it's really well lit here and also I'm reading a lit and it's easier to just leave them off.

I go home tomorrow. I still need to pack. I brought a light weight cotton dress down and decided to wear it back. Light weight and light colored and I seem to have packed only really colorful underwear. I'm pretty sure I'm going to say fuck it and not care.

I've been taking walks on the beach and skipping a bra. Just t shirt and shorts when not in a swimsuit. There are not a lot of people down and I decided I'm a middle aged fat woman with a bad hair cut and a sunburned face. I can go braless here and no one will care.