Saturday, May 14, 2011

I Can See Clearly Now

I am ecstatic to announce that I read a REAL book the other night for the first time in fifteen months. I read Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, a book for nine- to twelve-year-old boys, so it was right up my reading alley. Even without any bathroom jokes or foul words. Plus, I understood almost every single word.

The answer to this phenomenal phenomenon?


That's right. New eyeglasses. The trifocal kind with three lenses: Distance, for seeing from here to the end of the world. Intermediate, for looking at the computer and my lower bodily parts. And reading, for reading, the best lens of all.

I still have glaucoma, caused by a drug I continue to take, but with the eye drops I take four times a day the ocular pressure has returned almost to normal. Since I'm a pest and a pain in the ass, Dr. Eyeball thought new glasses might help and thus shut me the hell up.

I'm not making a peep, even if the glasses aren't perfect because of ever-changing blurriness. The reading lenses are spectacular spectacles, however. I'm reading another REAL book, albeit it slowly because of a small font, but I'm as giddy as forty-seven seven-year-old girls all squealing at a swimming pool party.

No I'm not. But I'm real darn happy, and I'm going to continue to read until my eyes just up and bust.

27 comments:

Ponita said...

 Excellent ocular news, Charlie!!! I am so pleased for you! See? I am grinning!! :-D

TechnoBabe . said...

Trifocals, huh. Like you, I want to read. A real book. So glad the eye doc was able to help you get back to reading.

Lo said...

So glad!!!!

I know just how you must feel and I am so happy for you.  I too have huge vision problems.....but I manage with one still working eye and lots of cussing.  Reading books is such a delight.....I ration myself between reading books and reading blogs on the computer.

Read on!

Thesmokingcat said...

You owe it to yourself to get a kindle or similar - you can set the font size to whatever suits your eyes.

savannah said...

EXCELLENT NEWS, sugarpie!! i'm really glad something you love is yours again.  xoxoxo

Djanstewart said...

that is just wonderful news! I like that picture, too, which says it all...

Wandering Coyote said...

I am so stoked to hear this, Charlie!!!

Bibliophilebythesea said...

what great new Charlie.

Kim Ayres said...

Wonderful news, Charlie! I'm really happy for you :)

Attila the Mom said...

eeeek eyeballs! 

s.longworth3 said...

 That's great - and  I bet you make the trifocal glasses look like some really funky kind of fashion accessory!

Charlie Callahan said...

 I was hoping someone would say they like the photo of me in my new glasses . . .

Charlie Callahan said...

 Thanks, Kim. All's not perfect, but we do the best we can.

Charlie Callahan said...

Yes, my new glasses do wonders for my pajamas.

Scottkim said...

Glad to hear you have some happy news!

Giggling I can see...you squealing like a girl, not so much.  ;)

Kid-at-heart said...

SQEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!     OK, that's just the 7-year-old girl in me letting loose.  This is such grand news, Charlie.   I am thrilled for you.  Now put down the kiddie lit and pick up....you know who.

Kid-at-heart said...

 ***Pssst...he has one of those.  That's why he's making a point of reading a "real" book. 

Charlie Callahan said...

 Yes, Kid, it's time I got back to Charlie D. Only kidding. I need to send you my list of what I've read and your recommendation of what I should read next: I'm still in Y. County, but not many to go there.

That SQUEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! sound is one of those things that can go right through you—like fingernails on blackboards, which kids don't know about nowadays.

Pat said...

That's great news and I'm so glad you are happy.  You deserve to be.

Kid-at-heart said...

 So right about the squeeee noise.  And actually, I don't think I ever made that sound at any stage in my life, 'cause I have a feeling one or the other of my parents would have killed me dead the first time I tried it. Wonderful, tolerant and wise though they were, they would not have tolerated that. 

trina said...

This is wonderful news!!!!!!! YEA~ 

Macy Mckay said...

Many happy returns on the new specs!
You can't have been that much of a pain in the ass if it took so long to get the new focals..
Just sayin'..

Charlie Callahan said...

 Yeah, I can see that big grin on your face. It looks good on you, and thanks for it.

Charlie Callahan said...

 I've been wearing trifocals for 10 years, so these took no getting used to. But the difference between the old and new reading lenses is like the proverbial night and day.

barbara said...

 I had no idea they made trifocals.  Excellent move!  Obviously you need to keep being a pain in the ass to your doctor.

Pixye said...

I am so happy for you!!!!!

Charlie Callahan said...

 Thanks, Pixye. It's nice to "see" you.