tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post4112337800493406970..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Abnormally small pupils no longer an advantageKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-49615850107322790062010-03-31T18:02:56.881+01:002010-03-31T18:02:56.881+01:00Hindsfeet - if you still claim that after the phot...Hindsfeet - if you still claim that after the photo I pointed you to, I suggest you get your own eyes tested again... :)<br /><br />Fay - I don't know about hotter, but I do look more authoritative when I peer over the top of them<br /><br />Erika - do I need anything added...?<br /><br />Allen - if/when I end up buying proper ones, my wife will be the one making the design decisions. After all, she'll be the one having to look at me wearing them :)<br /><br />Falak - I'm a while away from lenses yet. So far I only need them for reading the small print on labels and TV guides :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-35371968867184514422010-03-31T16:11:17.592+01:002010-03-31T16:11:17.592+01:00Welcome to the world of glasses:)I think they are ...Welcome to the world of glasses:)I think they are much better than lenses since they require lesser care and attention.Falakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321524864693512771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-60585272879216673882010-03-28T21:51:25.133+01:002010-03-28T21:51:25.133+01:00I believe your eyes weakened the same age as mine....I believe your eyes weakened the same age as mine. I don't think I'm trendy either but I found bringing along a person who knew me best (myself excluded) made choosing frames easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-29544386203158007352010-03-27T04:51:13.849+00:002010-03-27T04:51:13.849+00:00Oh, they will add to your charm :)Oh, they will add to your charm :)erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048369118376287016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-82567313398460804432010-03-26T17:00:29.447+00:002010-03-26T17:00:29.447+00:00First of all, let me dig through my cellar and see...First of all, let me dig through my cellar and see if I have any sympathy for you having to wear glasses. . . . . . nope, none there. I've had mine since age 2.<br />Secondly, you're just hotter with glasses, so rejoice.Fay Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123764854210271111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-79328107625078820072010-03-26T15:18:00.997+00:002010-03-26T15:18:00.997+00:00mm-hmm...yep,sorry, still handsome, still distinct...mm-hmm...yep,sorry, still handsome, still distinctly so.<br /><br />(see previous disclaimer.)<br /><br />; )<br /><br />Have a good weekend over there, Kim... : )Hindsfeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373105564115036448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-69535652189671862642010-03-26T09:44:54.473+00:002010-03-26T09:44:54.473+00:00Helen - you have strange tastes...
Attila - when ...Helen - you have strange tastes...<br /><br />Attila - when you say newer glasses don't flatter your face, is this because you can now see your face and it's 5 years older than you remember it? ;)<br /><br />Alan - ah...<br /><br />Litzi - the grey in my beard and hair, teenagers in the house and deep lines in my forehead were all a bit of a clue middle-age had arrived... :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-91171660853162403692010-03-25T16:04:52.313+00:002010-03-25T16:04:52.313+00:00When our arms become too short to hold a book or m...When our arms become too short to hold a book or magazine at a comfortable distance for reading and we have to resort to glasses, it’s a sure sign (as if that's necessary!) that we’ve become middle aged. Just wait till you need bifocals…then you’ll really feel <i>older than dirt</i>!litzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716809746521516595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-89553581252585366822010-03-25T14:16:06.198+00:002010-03-25T14:16:06.198+00:00"Alan - you mean an optician talked themselve..."Alan - you mean an optician talked themselves out of money?"<br /><br />Ophthalmologist in the USAF.<br /><br />AlanAlan Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16434923502647217184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-88895240293956034262010-03-25T12:06:10.520+00:002010-03-25T12:06:10.520+00:00Heh. I recently and reluctantly went back to the ...Heh. I recently and reluctantly went back to the eye doctor after a 5 year hiatus. LOL Actually, the newer, smaller styles don't flatter my face and I didn't want to give up my old frames.<br /><br />Whoa. My prescription changed so much, I think I've been blind for the last couple of years or so. Now I can see in HD. ;-)Attila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-82957869852503215172010-03-25T03:36:11.157+00:002010-03-25T03:36:11.157+00:00Hey Bearded One - I'm not sure that it actuall...Hey Bearded One - I'm not sure that it actually counts for anything, but I don't think you could get much sexier in my books!! What with that accent, your eccentricities and now glasses......(swoon etc)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693689301853592917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-90697723535239654542010-03-25T00:25:53.068+00:002010-03-25T00:25:53.068+00:00V - "good" sounds good to me :)
Jacqui ...V - "good" sounds good to me :)<br /><br />Jacqui - maybe there's a market in making false arm extentions that just hasn't been exploited yet - find yourself an investor immediately!<br /><br />Mary - it was the ingredients on packets where I really began to notice it<br /><br />Charlie - I have found if I have them more on the end of my nose and peer at people over the top of them I look more like a stern grandfather<br /><br />Aoife - Thanks for the link - I'll tuck it away for when I need it :)<br /><br />Emma - something of a hoarder are you?<br /><br />Leigh - this is where you need to adopt Willow's solution (see above). And I'm pleased you like the photo - I'm toying with using it, or one like it, for my photographer's photo for the exhibition I have in May (glance back a couple of posts for more info). If you need a new author's photo for your next novel, give me a shout :)<br /><br />Hindsfeet - with the exception of my wife, few women have ever considered me handsome. I had to learn how to get by on my personality. So I'll put your comment down to a) my photo editing skills and b) you're just blinded by my English accent. To see what I really look like, take a look at the photo on <a href="http://kimayres.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-look.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a>...Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-14739771730906208342010-03-24T23:51:58.763+00:002010-03-24T23:51:58.763+00:00I know, completely off-topic, but Kim, you are a r...I know, completely off-topic, but Kim, you are a really hansome guy, distinctly so...<br /><br />Disclaimer: that is not a pass, I mean no disrespect to your wife or your marriage, also not blowing smoke...just making an observation.<br /><br />(phew! That comment was alotta work! ; ) ) (I'd "disclaim" that wink there too, but I'm exhausted.)<br /><br />; )Hindsfeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373105564115036448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-64168113429287910212010-03-24T22:38:05.544+00:002010-03-24T22:38:05.544+00:00Totally forgot to mention, I love the photo! The e...Totally forgot to mention, I love the photo! The expression on your face makes it perfect.Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-89839560478423314272010-03-24T22:35:02.940+00:002010-03-24T22:35:02.940+00:00My problem with having middle-aged eyes (!) is tha...My problem with having middle-aged eyes (!) is that I only need glasses for reading, so am constantly taking them on and off since, as an author, I do a lot of reading - and writing! To begin with, I spent more time looking <i>for</i> my glasses than looking <i>through</i> them. <br />I now wear my reading glasses on a permanent 'string' around my neck. It's the only way I can survive.Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-22114486602226296252010-03-24T20:16:15.626+00:002010-03-24T20:16:15.626+00:00I had to get glasses when i was 5 years old. I ha...I had to get glasses when i was 5 years old. I had little pink ones with the curly ends that fitted around my ears. I still have them somewhere in a drawer. Now I have a bright red pair. If I have to wear glasses outside the house, I might as well put a spring in my step.Mimi and Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538674717041795218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-11642917743933510582010-03-24T17:49:42.382+00:002010-03-24T17:49:42.382+00:00Cheap reading glasses are the best in my opinion, ...Cheap reading glasses are the best in my opinion, but when you start needing to wear them all the time and decide to get glasses, they don't have to be expensive. My father had some success buying prescription glasses over the internet, and while there wasn't a huge selection of styles, the price was right (under fifty euro for a pair of bifocals and two sunglasses attachments).<br />If you want the link, they are here;<br /><a rel="nofollow"> http://www.zennioptical.com/home.php </a>Aoife.Troxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557613486797904602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-87225228655030510512010-03-24T17:24:16.094+00:002010-03-24T17:24:16.094+00:00I think the right style of specs would make you lo...I think the right style of specs would make you look quite intelligent, as opposed to ordinary intelligent.<br /><br />When I gave in to wearing glasses I found that I wasn't falling down or tripping over crap nearly as much as I used to.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-44986813692552205812010-03-24T16:31:19.869+00:002010-03-24T16:31:19.869+00:00This is my world too. Not so long ago, I was readi...This is my world too. Not so long ago, I was reading the tiny print on prescription bottles for everyone else. Sigh...Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-14324135483927305272010-03-24T14:59:01.106+00:002010-03-24T14:59:01.106+00:00Kim,keep buying the £1.99 ones as long as you can....Kim,keep buying the £1.99 ones as long as you can. I have been wearing glasses all my life and now need ones that regularly cost in excess of £400, if I don't want to look like I have a cast off pair from Les Dawson! I have looked into having my arms extended but apparently it's not a service offered on the NHS!Brindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365565694163030828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-44681341051980815982010-03-24T14:28:09.622+00:002010-03-24T14:28:09.622+00:00My brain was too tired to string a sentence togeth...My brain was too tired to string a sentence together here and on your last post, hence efficiency savings which I can see was not an approach that was filled with much clarity, and I already wear specs......focus on the word 'good', and ignore all others!Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785781682613066190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-15991691141974614492010-03-24T14:08:18.384+00:002010-03-24T14:08:18.384+00:00Hope - I was having problems seeing the print sayi...Hope - I was having problems seeing the print saying how strong the glasses were...<br /><br />V - efficiency savings, eh?<br /><br />Lynn - thank you :)<br /><br />Postman - I've always used the excuse that I'm a clumsy bastard. I can't see anyone accepting a different one now...<br /><br />Alan - you mean an optician talked themselves out of money?<br /><br />Maggie - thank you :)<br /><br />Willow - I can see a real advantage to that!<br /><br />~:C:~ - thank you :)<br /><br />Library Girl - thank you - I must admit I'm really pleased with this image :)<br /><br />Pat - having spent a lifetime without them, coming to terms with glasses is a bit of a struggle. However, I'm sure in 30 years time I'll be looking at youngsters in their 40s with a bemused exasperation :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-31616463230346528302010-03-24T10:26:46.251+00:002010-03-24T10:26:46.251+00:00I like the photo - it gives you a lean and hungry ...I like the photo - it gives you a lean and hungry look.<br />I find it quite amusing to see 40 plus men (they are still boys to me) coming to terms with glasses.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-12297109112189544052010-03-24T09:27:36.776+00:002010-03-24T09:27:36.776+00:00Either way, you still have awesome 'vision'...Either way, you still have awesome 'vision' - what a pic!Library girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640579211690747826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-28875653312826904072010-03-24T07:30:19.147+00:002010-03-24T07:30:19.147+00:00I really like this photo, Kim.I really like this photo, Kim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com