I turned in final grades last night at around 10 pm. Yay for electronic grade posting! And then I went to bed, and then later still I woke with a terrible headache from eye and neck strain. I may need a set of actual reading glasses; I don't think the progressives cut it on days when I'm spending 6 to 10 hours working on my laptop.

OMG, why am I ridiculous?

Your behavior isn't ridiculous, the problem is that you *feel* ridiculous. That's the annoying side of dating, the second guessing that goes with it.

Also, not quite done with teaching yet, I have follow up work still to do for my conference, plus 4 rec letters to write and a few personal statements to read. And then I need to line up all my doctor visits before the kids get out of school.

I may need a set of actual reading glasses; I don't think the progressives cut it on days when I'm spending 6 to 10 hours working on my laptop.

fwiw, I have found that to be true. The way I have to hold my head to read with my progressives makes them useful for occasional reading during a day of doing other stuff but not ideal for long stretches of mostly reading.

Your behavior isn't ridiculous, the problem is that you *feel* ridiculous. That's the annoying side of dating, the second guessing that goes with it.

I feel ridiculous because it isn't even about dating! It's semi-professional outreach to someone I don't want to date!

I may need a set of actual reading glasses; I don't think the progressives cut it on days when I'm spending 6 to 10 hours working on my laptop.

I have two separate pairs of glasses, and it really makes me think that bifocals wouldn't even be effective for me. I like having the mid-range prescription in the whole frame, for the computer.

Yeah, maybe actually dating would give you somewhere more appropriate to put those feelings. Sometimes I think my brain just generates emotions randomly and then looks around for a circumstance it can convince me they are attached to.

I have been just taking off my glasses (or pushing my glasses down my nose to look through the edge where the light is bent like I want it to be, apparently) to read/see up close which sort of works but is probably not optimal. I think it's been over two years since I've been to the optometrist, I should probably just make an appointment. Man, bodies need a lot of upkeep and maintenance. I should have held out for a more advanced generation.

Sometimes I think my brain just generates emotions randomly and then looks around for a circumstance it can convince me they are attached to.

TOTALLY.

And as long as you're here, -t -- I just finished Mirror Dance, and I forgot how harrowing that book is. Maybe it's my favorite? (Not the first book I have thought that about.) But jesus.

On the whole, I don't need glasses while working on the computer all day, though I wish a couple of my apps had scalable fonts. Really, people, in this day and age?

But it amuses me greatly to get out my reading glasses when I'm reading my comics.

Sometimes I think my brain just generates emotions randomly and then looks around for a circumstance it can convince me they are attached to.

My brain likes to do this too, particularly at 4 in the morning.

Which reminds me, wasn't there an article somewhere about the number of songs that reference 4am? I'll have to go hunt that one down.

And thanks for the confirmation, Zen, I should go get a copy of my Rx from the optometrist so I can find a pair online or pick up something from the drug store.

Aw, I want to give Jesse a hug. I don't want to date, I am over first dates. And Internet dating. Ugh.

I should probably get my eyes checked soon too. Though it has only be about 18 months since my last check. I've had progressive lenses for years and don't even notice the shift between the different focus areas.

Other fun fact from yesterday. I'm 5'4.25". Once upon a time I was 5'5". I've shrunk already and I'm only 48. Dang it.