Archive for November 9th, 2005

It’s kinda like the Pepsi Challenge, but for your eyes

I recently tried to re-up (what in the HELL does that mean anyway?) my prescription for contacts on 1800contacts.com. They called me the next day and told me that my scrip had expired and that I’d need a new one to get my contacts.

No, “Sorry that you’ll be blind as a bat if you don’t have contacts.” No, “Sorry that we overcharge for a little piece of plastic to go in your eye just because you have astigmatism.” Nope. None of that. Just outright douchery.

So I went to the eye-doctor on Monday and they ran all kinds of tests on my peepers. They tested me with contact in and with contacts out. Finally, upon arriving at the brilliant conclusion that, yes, I do in fact need contacts, they gave me an new prescriptionerino.

But not before the eye doctor found a miniscule tear in one of my current 1-month disposable contact lenses. So he offered me a replacement contact free of charge since I’m only halfway through my month (sounds like I’m on the pill, huh?) and I need to see to do things like read, walk, drive, or function as a normal human being. I swear. No contacts in my eyes equals pea and carrot succotash all over my face. Because I can’t see. Not because I’m into sploshing, but because I wouldn’t be able to see the food. Whatever. Shut up.

So now I’ve got 2 different brands of contacts in, and as the title suggest, it’s like the Pepsi challenge for my eyes. I’ve got to determine which contact suits my eyes better, and which contact is a more refreshing beverage. Or something. Whatever. Shut up.

But I have no idea how I’m supposed to tell the difference because it’s the combination of one image from each eye directed into my brain that allows me to see, so it’s not like I’d ever really be able to conduct a thorough analysis of the effect each contact has on it’s specific eye. I think I’m essentially gonna go with whichever brand is cheaper.

It’s all about the Benjamins, what.

A modest comparison

“Nevermind” by Nirvana is pretty much the most overrated album in the world. After I listened to the album on the way to and from work yesterday, and after I popped in Nerf Herder and listened to them rock-out twice as hard as Nirvana, the case was closed. Though, in fairness, Dave Grohl did tear the shit out of the drums.

I never really liked Nirvana when they were popular when I was in middle school, and for that matter, I also really hated Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Bush, and on and on and on. I realized later the impact “grunge” and “alternative” had on popular music, and I don’t think it’s clear yet whether or not that influence has faded or if that influence has led us to a worse place rather than a better one. All I know is that I’m not really a fan, and I wasn’t really a fan when everybody else my age was.

I didn’t really like any music back during that time period. I certainly can’t claim that I was listening to some kind of crazy underground music that nobody has ever heard of, essentially making me a “cool guy”, because I wasn’t. I would just listen to the radio and wait to hear something new and different. Every time something new would pop up it would either be a novelty, or it would be a remarkably prescient 70’s or 80’s song.

It’s been interesting to listen to all the CDs that ACWF bought in middle school when I wasn’t buying anything. Some of it has aged pretty well, and some of it really sucks balls.

I can’t imagine any of the music that’s being played on the radio now is going to age well at all, but I might be surprised.




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