tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324823751077235035.post5211419577557927826..comments2023-08-19T08:46:26.660-07:00Comments on Czardoz Contra World: Eye of the BewilderedCzardozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15328299312884380446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324823751077235035.post-63852895394301587132012-03-08T00:55:20.691-08:002012-03-08T00:55:20.691-08:00I don't recall exactly what happened with the ...I don't recall exactly what happened with the crowd, but the magician seemed briefly nonplussed, but then laughed it off and gave me back my glasses. I don't remember if he tried the trick with someone else, but I doubt that the crowd would still "have it" after seeing his gaffe. <br /><br />Regarding contact lenses, I wore those for the better part of four years - all of high school and most of my first year of college. At first, they were great, and though people who had known me long enough thought it rather odd that I was suddenly unleashed from the glasses, the novelty wore off. I eventually alternated them with glasses when the contacts started irritating my eyes. When replacement contacts didn't help, I finally dropped them and went back to glasses full time, and have never looked back. Now, the only time I wear contacts is when I compete in dance competitions, mostly because judges like seeing your unobstructed face, but also because I sweat a lot while dancing, and glasses make it harder to wipe my face. <br /><br />I liked the contacts because, for the first time in a long time, I felt like I could do normal things - play sports, wear sunglasses, look directly into cameras, etc. The fact that I didn't necessarily do exciting new things made possible by the contacts, plus the hassle of cleaning them daily, plus the occasional "popped" lens (a few times, even regular blinking would pop my contact out), plus the irritated eyes - all these realities combined to destroy the illusion that I was "normal" now. And it was an illusion I never really believed in. <br /><br />And that's basically how the world looked - just the same as with glasses. What changed, of course, was being able to see myself in the mirror and clearly seeing a face without glasses. I suppose during the years of regular wear, I got used to that face. But nowadays, I always look like a stranger to myself on those rare occasions when I bust them out. It's like my eyes are too big, or my nose too long. I can barely remember what it was like to wear contacts every day. I can't say I miss them. <br /><br />Now laser surgery, I'm still leaving that door open . . .Czardozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328299312884380446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324823751077235035.post-48443054622805123432012-03-01T17:44:00.453-08:002012-03-01T17:44:00.453-08:00Haha, "music of the deaf." Dumbest thing...Haha, "music of the deaf." Dumbest thing I've never heard.<br /><br />So how did the crowd react at the blown magician?<br /><br />You only briefly mentioned contacts and laser eye surgery, the former of which you've worn. How did life appear through those lenses?Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826787550676541006noreply@blogger.com