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Eye of the Tiger
Jul. 3rd, 2002 10:57 amA few months back, I decided to add to my splurge on the new tiger suit by splurging on a pair of prescription cat's eye contacts. The folks at the stupid optician at the mall who carry them were kind of confused, and I think a bit disturbed.
"I'd like to order cat's eye contacts."
"But it isn't Halloween. We carry those at Halloween. "
"I'd like to get a prescription for them now, please." (It's been a while since I was checked for non-disposable contacts, and my eyes are, I'm afraid, getting worse.)
"They go on sale at Halloween."
"It's April. I don't particularly want to wait until Halloween."
"I don't know if we can get them when it isn't Halloween. Are you sure you don't want to get them at Halloween?"
I finally did get them, though I had to wait quite some time, and have them redo the order once. I'm guessing their data entry person deleted it as a mistake the first time, since it wasn't Halloween. The price of them apparently goes up significantly at higher prescriptions.
Usually, I like my glasses, although I have a slightly spotted impression of the universe, as I'm not great about cleaning them. I haven't worn non-disposable contacts in quite a few years, as I do lab work, and contacts + safety glasses is just silly. But the Bumblebee costume just isn't right with glasses.
The cat's eye contacts have the design printed on one side, so you can't turn them inside out by mistake. They're fairly thick, compared to the disposables. They're not perfect to see with, because the printed part will slip over your iris a bit when your eye moves. The focus doesn't seem to be quite good enough to read text right. And they're weighted so that they stay in the correct position. Well, sort of. Apparently, my left eye doesn't have quite the right curvature to seat the contact perfectly, and it tends to slip to a somewhat goofy-looking angle now and again. I don't mind people staring at me because I look unusual, or even because they think I look like an idiot. But I don't like people staring when I actually do look like an idiot. Of course, I can't tell when the slip is happening, since, well, they're on my eyes. Also, my eyes seem so far only to be able to tolerate them for a few hours before beginning to sting.
I'm disappointed. I'm not sure what I'll do for costuming at Anthrocon. I've ordered some more of the disposable green contacts I usually wear, in the new prescription, at least for use once my eyes get sore, and can use them exclusively if I start to feel weird about whether the cat's eyes are tilting. But if you see a kind of cockeyed tigress smiling at you while you are walking around the con, pity her. She spent too much money on those. She should have just waited until Halloween.
"I'd like to order cat's eye contacts."
"But it isn't Halloween. We carry those at Halloween. "
"I'd like to get a prescription for them now, please." (It's been a while since I was checked for non-disposable contacts, and my eyes are, I'm afraid, getting worse.)
"They go on sale at Halloween."
"It's April. I don't particularly want to wait until Halloween."
"I don't know if we can get them when it isn't Halloween. Are you sure you don't want to get them at Halloween?"
I finally did get them, though I had to wait quite some time, and have them redo the order once. I'm guessing their data entry person deleted it as a mistake the first time, since it wasn't Halloween. The price of them apparently goes up significantly at higher prescriptions.
Usually, I like my glasses, although I have a slightly spotted impression of the universe, as I'm not great about cleaning them. I haven't worn non-disposable contacts in quite a few years, as I do lab work, and contacts + safety glasses is just silly. But the Bumblebee costume just isn't right with glasses.
The cat's eye contacts have the design printed on one side, so you can't turn them inside out by mistake. They're fairly thick, compared to the disposables. They're not perfect to see with, because the printed part will slip over your iris a bit when your eye moves. The focus doesn't seem to be quite good enough to read text right. And they're weighted so that they stay in the correct position. Well, sort of. Apparently, my left eye doesn't have quite the right curvature to seat the contact perfectly, and it tends to slip to a somewhat goofy-looking angle now and again. I don't mind people staring at me because I look unusual, or even because they think I look like an idiot. But I don't like people staring when I actually do look like an idiot. Of course, I can't tell when the slip is happening, since, well, they're on my eyes. Also, my eyes seem so far only to be able to tolerate them for a few hours before beginning to sting.
I'm disappointed. I'm not sure what I'll do for costuming at Anthrocon. I've ordered some more of the disposable green contacts I usually wear, in the new prescription, at least for use once my eyes get sore, and can use them exclusively if I start to feel weird about whether the cat's eyes are tilting. But if you see a kind of cockeyed tigress smiling at you while you are walking around the con, pity her. She spent too much money on those. She should have just waited until Halloween.
