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[floatingleaf]

Picked up my cool new specs yesterday.:) Not sure they actually look as good on me as they do by themselves, though. When I first tried them on, I thought the rectangular shape flattered my big round face by making it look more narrow somehow... but now they seem almost intimidating with their sharp angles, and I don't feel like the kind of person who should be wearing glasses like that. Or maybe it's just my deeply ingrained resistance to change speaking up.:P






And another one - I think the detail on the side is kinda cool.:)



And here's a comparison with the old pair. The old ones seem so very subdued and conservative now, don't they? The thing is, I really like them. I only got the new ones because I didn't want to lose the money in my Flexible Spending Account. And I picked the frames because I liked the shape & color... but they make me look weird. And don't tell me I shouldn't mind looking weird, because I am.:P




In other news, did I ever mention that I hate being a woman sometimes? To be precise, about once a month. I had to call in sick this morning, because my period completely knocked me out - and I only had four hours of available sick time left for this year. I wasn't really expecting to start feeling nasty until perhaps tomorrow afternoon (which suited me just fine, since I have no New Year's Eve party plans) - but of course it had to come early this time, just to force me to take more time off than I actually had. Aaaarghhh. Now they will probably reduce my already ridiculously pathetic paycheck by the four missing hours (I can't make them up later in the week, because tomorrow the office is closing early before the holiday, and from January 1st we are already being paid by the new owner, who has a completely different payroll system - which is why we have to submit two separate timesheets for this week). Not to mention that my boss will probably be more upset over this than I am (she wasn't in the office today, I made the call to another manager). *sigh* I really wish I didn't have to spend all day in bed when my period hits me during the early morning hours - but I am useless, all weak and dizzy and nauseous and just mildly disgusted with the universe at large. It is tolerable as long as I stay horizontal - trying to move around, get dressed, eat etc. makes it much worse. Sometimes I feel exhausted just to drag myself to the bathroom and back. And I think it gets worse as I get older. I should probably be very careful about using my vacation days for actual vacationing next year, since I might need them for this extremely pleasurable purpose instead, in case my sick days run out.:(

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I think the new glasses are very nice!

I do like them, I just don't like myself in them.:|

And I am feeling much better today. Even yesterday I was only really sick during the hours I should have spent at work.;)