I always said sight was more important than sound

[nishatalitha]

I've been quoting bits of Curse of Chalion to myself this week, so I decided it was time for a reread. I think it's only the second or third time this year. I don't read it nearly as much as I did the first couple of years, which I think was once a month or more.

Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon arrived in the latest lot of new books. It's quite adorable. Very much primary school level, but still lots of fun. And the pictures are very cute.

My eyes are finally settling down again, which means the headaches are not as constant. They're still achy by the end of day, but I'm kinda used to that now and it just makes me very tired. New lenses are maybe a week away - I had my eye test Monday week ago, and she said it would take two weeks to make them.

The good news: the short-sightedness in one eye is .25 better. The astigmatism and the short-sightedness in the other eye hasn't changed.

The bad news: The astigmatism in one eye is .5 worse. The long-sightedness in both eyes is worse. My focus points for near distance (reading) and mid-distance (computer monitor) are different. New lenses are $500.00 and there will be 6 prescriptions in the pair. I won't be able to get away with two pairs of glasses anymore, so they will be progressive lenses.

Does anyone have a good guacamole recipe? Avocadoes were cheap at the supermarket last night and the guacamole I made wasn't particularly brilliant, but it's something I could try making again with a better recipe.

Comments

[deepbluemermaid.livejournal.com]

I need new glasses, since my eyes are definitely getting worse. But I can't afford them right now (I also got quoted around $500), and since I only rarely leave the house it's not so urgent. I'm short-sighted, but only need glasses when watching TV or going out.

My guacamole recipe is absolutely simple: avocado, lemon juice, garlic and salt. You can eke it out with sour cream if you need to.

[nishatalitha.livejournal.com]

The astigmatism gives me migraines and even with my reading glasses, I'm either leaning closer to the monitor or increasing text size. I wouldn't need the short-sighted lenses, except for the migraines (which is why I got glasses in the first place).

Every single online recipe I found had raw onion in it, so I put some in, but I'm not a huge raw onion fan and now feel slightly queasy (raw onion does that to me). Most also had tomato. Yours sounds much better (maybe with coriander?).

[deepbluemermaid.livejournal.com]

Urgh, raw onion. Do not want! Also not a fan of raw tomato or jalapeno peppers, which are commonly added to guacamole. My guacamole is simple mostly because I dislike all the other options ;-) I imagine that coriander could work, but too much would drown out the delicate flavour of the avocado.