Random Musings

I’ve booked an appointment for Specsavers tomorrow morning. I’ll take it easy for today and keep screen time to a minimum.

I’m not in any pain, but it does feel a little strained around the eye. I used to get these eyelid spasms when I was young because I’d spend a ludicrous amount of time playing games. I think it’s a form of eye strain. My eye kinda feels like that now, but without the spasms. Hopefully it’s just strained, but I’ve taken the afternoon off work to avoid as much light as possible.

The rentier-class, right here.

Speaking of being old I'm just in the cinema watching a daytime showing of Return of the Jedi and the audience is all late 40s plus single men and then to make it worse an advert played for the tour of The Enemy supported by The Subways and The Holloways. They all looked really old and I began to think about that period of time where almost every new band was "The (insert incongruous name)".

So yeah...old.

My eyes are fucked and I too am resisting varifocals.

When I sit at my desk, I sit so close I don't wear glasses (or if reading), and if I put my glasses on (wear 100% the rest of the time) I would need incredibly long arms to type. Lately though I can't find an optimum distance to sit wearing glasses when gaming.

My varifocals are 18 months old, but sitting at a conference this week i couldnt read the smaller print on the slides from the back half of the seating, despite a massive screen so im due an upgrade already. These ones cost 500 bloody quid from Boots next to office so im going to have to find somewhere less convenient and cheaper.

My distance vision is fine, but the problem with reading glasses is you have to keep taking them off and putting them on again. And losing them and looking for them. I need bifocals that are reading at the bottom, and then nothing at the top.

I think such things exist, I just haven't got around to tracking them down yet.

So, it turns out I’ve just got eye strain. It’s the worst I’ve ever had, but apparently not that big a deal. My eyes are perfectly healthy and my vision is perfect. No need for any kind of prescription.

I feel like a bit of a fool, but it was definitely safer to check than to ignore. Especially if I had an issue with my eyeball in anyway.

Also, that was also my first eye test in over 30 years, so it was somewhat overdue.

I’m now on basic eye drops and keeping my screen time limited to 20 minutes at a time for a few days.

Spectacular news Dave, now you can just focus on your recovery.

Eye could do these all day.

Because my eyes are strained.

I want a big chocolate digestive the size of a large pizza

Currently watching my son’s rowing coach race for GB in the world beach sprint championships in the CMix4+. They’ve just made it through to the final. My nerves are a wreck.

Edit: and they got gold. Absolutely incredible.

Solve world hunger

This is nuts. Pretty sure two in that Dutch crew are fresh out of the Paris Olympics. Beach sprints are going to be part of the LA Olympics, replacing the Lightweight Sculls category.