I'm a little glum right now for more than one reason...
One is that I went to America's Best eyeglasses store today, which had a promotion for 2 pairs of glasses for $69 and ended up buying one pair for $194. The two pairs apparently is only frames and lenses when you basically pick the cheapest, lamest frames and have no real prescription. I could've gotten 2 pairs for $300. And I almost did. She was ringing up my debit card when I exclaimed, "No, wait, just the one pair." So I got these really cute metal frames with red on the top, and turned down another really cute pair of reddish-brown plastic frames. On the way home and now I am seriously regretting not getting the two pairs. The plastic frames alone were priced at $129. But do I need two pairs of glasses? I'm a poor college student, and my amazing frameless current pair is somewhere, lost in the abyss of Waverly, Iowa, and maybe I'll find them. But $100 for an extra pair? It's killing me inside. Geez, I am acting as if this is a serious life-changing decision when it's, well, eyeglasses.
The other glum-making factor is this video called "Children See - Children Do" that my friend Keri sent via email, which I felt like posting. It really makes its point well. Warning: I wouldn't show your kids this.
And lastly, I had my first class today, "Contemporary Issues & New Media" with my favorite teacher, Connie. However, when I arrived at class Connie wasn't there. Turns out that even though her name is listed in the computer system, she's not teaching the class. I was disappointed. (The other teacher guy seems pretty cool and off-the-wall as well, so I'll probably keep the class.)
On a happy note, my dad bought our vacation to HAWAII last night!!! Yay!!!
