Robots are cool

I went for an eye test the other day because I noticed things like signs were a bit blurry after work. I had assumed that, just like my last eye test three years ago, they’d tell me I was A-OK and that the blurryness was from using a computer all day and my eyes taking a little while to re-focus. Which is why I was gobsmacked when they told me I am short-sighted.

It’s not uncommon for folk in their twenties to need glasses, especially ones who work with computers. It happens all the time – I know that. I just can’t believe that I’m one of them. Arthritis, yes. Back problems, expected. But not my eyes. In fact, all my life I couldn’t picture anyone needing glasses less than me. Which is why my first thought was that the test must be wrong and that I would get another. However, basic “can you read that?” tests with Jason and Karl showed that I’m really not as good at seeing stuff as them.

Fuck. Looks like I’m going to join the speccy twot brigade. Right, time to learn about vision.