Eyes WIDE Open

It was a lovely day--cloudy & chilly--but lovely. Why? Because for the first time in ages I have contacts again. I ran out months ago and never got around to scheduling a much needed eye exam. But I finally went in today and I can see! Except for the dilated pupils thing which is annoying because I want to get going on my next Patterson novel. The biggest surprise was that my eyes haven't changed--I just new this year of writing the diss would have changed my vision but it looks like my vision is holding steady. I trusted Ragey's endorsement and switched to the new Acuvue Oasys. I had the Acuvue 2 before and thought they were terribly flimsy. These seem light as air, but sturdy at the same time. So far so good! Also for the first time in ages I went to the mall today. Stopped in Old Navy and picked up a few T-Shirts for the beach next week. I hope it is warm down there. I think I'm going to hold off on major school shopping until after the defense. My best friend and I are planning a trip to New School City (did I tell you I'm moving somewhere with GREAT shopping) for early June to check on my place and to do some major retail damage. But for now, I'm home and the most lovely thing about the day is that I have nothing that I HAVE to do today!