Further ramblings of a self-made pauper

Well, only about two-and-a-half years late, we sat down and watched the pilot episode of Firefly on DVD courtesy bytepilot.

A good start, I think. Enjoyable bit of Traveller for the TV, Joss Whedon's hand is very evident; I look forward to the 11 (or is it 12?) remaining episodes, at which point we will have to borrow Serenity from somebody.

Got the arms (legs?) -hooky things that go round your ears- lengthened on my specs today. Only about a half centimetre, but they're much better. They no longer sit so close to my eyes that my eyelashes catch the lenses every time I blink. Try it to see just how annoyed you can become in a half hour. I still don't intend to wear them much (though I'm wearing them now), but at least when I do, they won't annoy the bejasus out of me.

In other news, there is no other news.

I have just returned from SpecSavers having had my eyes tested for the first time since November 1999.

I have 20/20 vision over distance apparently, but need reading glasses and even then not all of the time. I’ve just spent near on £140 which gets me two pairs that almost, but not quite, make me look like Heinrich Himmler. Maybe I should now bring my plans for world domination forward.

It is interesting how the frames are priced, and how they (the staff) appeal to your vanity. It’s also interesting how the nicer frames are also the more expensive. Still, I always did have expensive tastes, and it’s probably worth it for glasses that won’t fall apart after 5 weeks’ occasional use.

As I’m off next week, I shan’t be able to pick them up until Monday 6^th February, which by chance is Waitangi Day in New Zealand, and two days after my birthday. In days gone by we used to celebrate that after work, the English calendar having no holidays of note between New Year and Easter, and 6^th February being about half-way between the two.

If I resurrect that aulde custom, I shall be able to see where I am going on my way home, or rather read the small print on the back of my tube ticket.