I have a confession to make: I wear contact lenses. Not to change the color of my eyes, but because I'm narrow sighted. Partly vanity, cause I got sick of nick-names and getting my leg pulled about my glasses wearing, and partly practicality, because for my diopter the glasses used to be (now they have better technologies), very thick and heavy, and also, cannot have much physical activity when you always have to worry about your spectacles.

Contact lenses are of two kinds: those that they call "soft", and you change them once a month, and "yearly", those you change about once a year. I prefer the latter, for many reasons, and, whatever others would say, they are good and resistant, you can have them even for 2 years in a row, without any trouble. But, in the spirit of the "consumism" and of the last years when everything is made of a lesser quality so they would break quicker and people would buy more often, and manufacturers get richer... I guess this is why they came up with the idea for the "soft" lenses too. When people buy a pair only once a year, the business can go well, but imagine all those people buying few lenses every 3 months.... then you get stinking rich. And every time I went to get new contact lenses, I've been held this speech about how I should start using "soft" lenses instead of the "yearly" ones, because it's better to use them. Better how? This is still one of those enigmas needed to be solved.

Today I decided I should go get new lenses. I went to the shop and there this missy received me from the second I set the foot in. I told her I want to get some contact lenses. Yes, ok, we have. What diopter? I told her my diopter. Then I asked if I can get seen by a doc. Yes, I could, but it costs X. Which was one and half times more than the last year. Ok, but if I buy the lenses, do I still have to pay for the consultancy? Yes. Well, last time, when I bought my lenses, I didn't pay for the consult. Yes, but this was the last time. Bit maybe you can come tomorrow, we have this doctor, a specialist in contact lenses. (Is there a special school for that now, or what??) Ok, I will come tomorrow, but I would like to know how much the lenses cost now. Well, it costs X for a case of... three.

Eh? Three??? Are they for humans or for three-eyed aliens?