Prudence and Madness

Been wearing the same old pair of glasses (that is, when I’m tired of my contact lenses) for 2 years  and it was only lately that I’ve noticed that I really damn need a new pair.  Why?  It’s already peeling and I don’t even have the heart to snap a photo of it and post it here because it already looks so pitiful.  Also, I found out I can’t read out the letters from the white board anymore.  One thing I really hate is being “visually challenged” as it can be major hindrance at work, not to mention a disadvantage when you’re watching someone very cute from afar.  

The thing with getting new pair of glasses is that one has to go through the process of selecting a frame again and measurements of visual acuity to get a prescription.  I’m not really that choosy with frames though, because all I wanted are the normal, non-attention getting ones.  I’ve been going around to some shops and all I see are the flashy ones.  The ones that looked “normal” and elegant were kinda expensive (in my book).  Shopping for glasses ain’t that much fun as shopping for dresses, bags, and shoes.  I don’t know why, since one could consider eyeglasses as a fashion accessory.  Perhaps, the reason is that I’m looking for the mundane ones and all the shops offer the more fashionable ones, which I don’t really like.

Hell, I wish I could just shop for my eyeglasses online, like for books and cds.  Well, there’s one that I found online (though it would have to be an international shipment) which offered frames and lenses, with proper description as to the width and thickness of the frames.  It offered some Holiday frames, in keeping with the season I guess.  Some are just too flashy for my taste, but here’s one that I think will be good for me:

Pretty boring?  Well, that’s me and my taste in eyeglasses.  I can be more fashionable with other stuff, but not with the eyeglasses.  Besides, it’s only lately that I’ve to use them and I don’t really wear them that much.  Bah.  Hahaha.

But hey, it’s only for $8, both the lenses and the frame.  That’s pretty cheap, isn’t?  But then, international shipment can be pricey.  So I guess, I’ll just have to suffer going through the optical shops to look for my new eyeglasses.  

Oh please, I wish I could find something below P1000!

With the number of pretty journals/organizers coming out, it’s more than tough trying to pick which ones to buy and use (and sometimes from the ones bought, even hard to pick just one to constantly use).  And actually, one of my guilty pleasures (or maybe vicious habits) is buying pretty notebooks/journals/organizers even though I don’t use all of them (yes, I am a tree-killer).  Usually it’s the nice covers that did me in, but of course, if I’m going to use it as a journal or an organizer, I need more than just a pretty cover to inspire me to write and the actual space to write the words in.  The notebook in question should also be as functional as I need it to be.

For the most part, I’ve used Starbucks planners for my organizing my disorganized (and still disorganized) self.  I consider it my standard, and so when I come across something new, I’ve to compare it to my standard.

And this time, I’m going to compare the new journal from FreeSpeech Publications called “This Journal Will Actually Change Your Life.”

First stop, of course, is the cover.

It’s the first thing that will catch your attention so this is one of those important factors which will make you buy a product.  It should appeal to your sense of beauty.  Personally, covers are important for me, especially when I’m writing creatively because it’s a source of inspiration; it can encourage me more to write especially when I feel too lazy to do it.

I love the Starbucks 2008 Planner’s soft leather cover.  I know some people are a bit puzzled by the garterized clasp, but I do see it as practical.  I don’t need a planner that’s too bulky and going soft  is definitely a plus in this case.  It looks like something you’d buy in a specialty store and not just in any other regular bookstore (though, of course, most people, at the sight of it, knew already that it’s a Starbucks planner.  But that’s another matter).  I also love that there’s a pen holder right on the inside of the soft leather binder.  That’s the right place for a pen specifically assigned to writing in my journal.

I love that FreeSpeech’s journal is in black, but I absolutely hate that “this journal will actually change your life!!! 2009″ has to be written in such big letters all over the front cover.  I know it’s their products byline.  But it would have been prettier if they chose to print it in smaller letters in the middle or even in one of the corners of the cover.  Also, I find that there’s nothing wrong in just having “My Journal 2009″ on the cover, whenever it may be written, as long as it’s not distracting.  If there’s something that I absolutely hate about this journal, it’s the letters on the cover.  Seriously.  I think they overdid the “being different” in this part.

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That means kids are wreaking havoc upstairs

This week’s theme is wild but I don’t want to put up another one of my pet’s snarling photos.  So, I guess, interpreted another way, this photo should fit.

Notice the random arrangement of shoes and the various sizes.  The smaller ones are those nearest the stair steps while the bigger ones are those on the periphery.  What actually happened was that, during a family gathering, the little kids went upstairs to the playroom, only to be fighting among themselves after a while.  So the adults have to go up and see what’s happening.  Hehe.

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