20-something...

Been healing from my eye surgery, still getting used to the new field of vision and hi-def quality to my vision, which is now better than 20/20.

Unless, it's first thing in the morning.

I've noticed that first thing in the morning, my eyes rebel, and my vision is a little off. I was given a cornucopia of drops to put in my eyes (which I do, as I was instructed). Apparently, it's due to not enough moisture in my eyes, a temporary side-effect of the procedures done.

I've also noticed that I might very well need reading glasses. While I can count the nose-hairs on a person at 50 yards, I have a hard time clearly seeing things a few inches from my nose. But I'm still healing, so when I go back for my follow-up, I'll ask about it if it's still a problem.

I'm still occasionally dating, with the usual run of luck. I've noticed alot of women like to cancel dates at the last minute. I'd get mad, but to be honest, I'm pretty desensitized to it by now. I look at it as being their loss, not mine.

But it doesn't mean I don't momentarily contemplate fucking them repeatedly with a broken bottle.

I did go on a semi-weird date to the local Garneau theater. It's the type of theater that shows "artistic films". I suffered through a subtitled, foreign film called "I Am Love", with actress Tilda Swinton.

The film was shot well, had good performances, and a lovely orchestral soundtrack in spots. But ultimately, I found the film to be a kind of pointless watch. I found it hard to believe any self-respecting woman (and mother) would stoop to having an affair with their son's best friend. That, and the heavy-handed sex scenes which practically beat you over the head with sexual-imagery metaphors intercut between shots of asses and tits. If anything, I was more entertained by the obvious lesbian couple in the audience, who started the movie sitting side-by-side in the front row, only to inch further, and further apart as the film progressed. By the end, they were several seats apart.

I wonder if one of them made a faux-pas comment during the film...

There are some major forest fires smoldering in the neighboring province of British Columbia. The smoke from said fires has been blowing over here, giving Edmonton a smog so thick, that yesterday, I couldn't see anything out my apartment windows. Even today, there's a heavy haze, and the air has a mesquite BBQ-like tinge.

With all this smoke hanging in the air, I wonder how all the smokers in this town have been handling it. Do they still slink out on smoke breaks to light up? Or do they step outside and just huff the air?

"I can see clearly now..."

Unfortunately, the rain is not gone, it's pouring torrentially at the moment. But rain aside, things are alright.

Got my eye surgery done with yesterday, so my vision is corrected. I should hope so, considering the buhjillion dollars it cost me. So I'm somewhat poorer than I used to be. I think I'll call it "sudden onset poverty".

Lots of drops for my eyes, too. LOTS AND LOTS of drops. And halos around light sources are kind of painful, but will go away over the next few weeks. Also having to deal with a bit of distortion of perception as my eyes heal up.

Probably going to find me a fancy pair of designer sunglasses this afternoon. My last spending of money for the foreseeable future.

Otherwise, nothing new to report.