Wednesday August 14, 2002
I can no longer read my kanji dictionary without a magnifying glass. And in the last few months, I noticed I could barely read anything else without a magnifying glass either. So in preparation for my new life as a student, I bought some reading glasses. Because I have one near-sighted eye and one far-sighted eye, I can't simply buy a $3.00 pair of magnifying glasses at the bookshop. So I made an appointment with the optometrist in the mall (conveniently located next to LensCrafters).
My optometrist assures me that my rapidly deteriorating eyesight is normal for my age. Don't I want bifocals or trifocals? No. I just want to be able to read this, I show her, opening my Japanese dictionary.
After all manner of tests, I walk into LensCrafters with my prescription and pick out a pair of frames that are, for me, unusually trendy (Anne Klein!) and give me the air of a school librarian (the kind that looks really sexy when she takes off her glasses and her long hair falls out of its French twist).
Not that I notice any such transformation when I remove the glasses. But I'm very excited to get home, sit at my desk and open my Japanese dictionary. Damn! I still can't read it. But at least now I can see the characters.
Posted by M Sinclair Stevens
August 14, 2002
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"Doctor. After this operation, will I be able to play the piano?"
"Sure."
"Great. I've always wanted to play the piano."