Glasses vs. Contacts

Glasses

• Pro: They protect dust and water from getting into your eyes
• Con: That dust or water just sort of sits on the lenses
• Pro: Easy to clean, just just need the edge of your shirt
• Con: It's hard to tell if they're dirty because they're so close to your face
• Pro: As long as your sense of style doesn't change and they don't break, they last forever
• Con: They get in the way when you're lying on your side
• Pro: They're adorable when you're little
• Con: They get in the way of headbands
• Pro: They make you look more professional/intelligent 
• Con: You can't have cool sunglasses with curved lenses, you need ones with flat lenses that can be replaced with prescription lenses
• Pro: In science class, they often are enough to warrant not needing those dorky protective glasses
• Con: In chemistry class, you have to wear those dorky protective glasses over your glasses
• Pro: There are tons of awesome/cute/professional/quirky frames you can have
• Con: People often think they're dorky

Contacts

• Pro: You don't have to worry about prescription sunglasses
• Con: You have to stick your fingers into your eye to put them in
• Pro: They don't get in the way when you're in awkward positions (like upside-down)
• Con: Contact solution is very expensive!
• Pro: People don't realize you are a little blind
• Con: They can tear if you mishandle them.
• Pro: You don't have to worry about getting picked on or being called a nerd
• Con: They have to be replaced when they get old
• Pro: Won't come out when your face is dripping in sweat
• Con: They can fold over or get kinks while in your eye
• Pro: The cases are small and easy to slip into your pocket 
• Con: They're basically invisible, so easily lost
• Pro: You get 360 vision, so you don't have to worry about looking over or under your frames
• Con: They can get dry and very uncomfortable

Glasses get a 4/5, and contacts get a 3.5/5. 

If you're slightly blind, what do you wear?

People Who Repeat Things.

        Is this for emphasis or something? Is it some funny that you have to say it too? Because I don't think

Example - 

      Me: Oh my God, that water cost like 10 million dollars.

      Friend: *LOL* 10 million dollars...

Just so you don't think I'm crazy, watch this video. It features Joey and Louise, both of whom I love very much, but Joey is a chronic repeater. So pay attention to when Louise says something Joey finds funny, because half the time, he repeats it!

I give this video 5/5 and repeating people's phrases 1/5. Because there's always that one time where someone in the room didn't hear the punchline, and the repeater helps them out.

Band-Aid Review: Sport Strip Extra Wide

        The ankle is such a weird part of the body, and I always end up cutting myself whilst shaving my legs, and I'm currently wearing one of these to keep it from getting dirty.

        Observation #1: It doesn't stick to wet skin. These seems kind of obvious, but I didn't realize my leg was still slightly moist when I popped the Band-Aid on, and it fell right off.

        However, it does stick to skin when wet if applied when dry. It'll stay on if it's raining or in the shower, but I still change it after word because the pad gets wet as well and you don't want a wet pad with rain water or soap rubbing against an open wound.

        The texture is rubbery and it's very flexible, so it'll stick well on an awkward place like your ankle, finger, etc... My sister is sensitive to latex, and she doesn't like these because they can leave a rash, but otherwise, they're very comfortable. 

        In the picture below, the adhesive is very noticeable - it's like a sheen over the rubber outside. This means it does stick to the skin very well, even if you take it off once or twice to readjust or check on the wound.

        Also, it comes off pretty well. If it's on the stomach or arm or some place with soft/sensitive skin, it'll still sting a bit coming off, but otherwise it's great at removing.

         As you can see, the adhesive actually extends just a tiny bit beyond the rubber outside. This is the source of my biggest complaint. Dirt will stick to the adhesive, and when you peel off the Band-Aid, there's a perfect outline of the Band-Aid in sticky dust and dirt that you have to use your fingernail or rub really hard with a wash cloth to remove.

        Obviously if you're only wearing the Band-Aid for an hour or so, this isn't going happen very much, but the longer you wear it, and you can wear it for several hours without it peeling off or getting uncomfortable, the more dust and dirt with gather around the edges. 

        As I mentioned in the first Band-Aid review, the Quilt-Vent pad is very nice and comfortable. Since you usually bleed a lot when you cut yourself shaving, it's nice for the blood to not be in constant contact with the cut, since it's not totally hygienic.
        This type of Band-Aid gets a 4/5. What would you rate it? 

Band-Aid Review: Tough Strips Extra Large Waterproof

        So last night I had a bit of an incident involving an overexcited 2 year old labrador named Charlie. I ended up with 3 medium sized scratches on my arm that were too inconveniently placed for their own smaller band-aids, so I found these bad boys in the cabinet.  

        First observation: the top is a strange plastic-y texture that's not very comfortable. The other Band-Aid's I've used are either fabric-y or rubber-y, but this wasn't. I guess it's part of the "Tough Strips" brand, but I didn't like it. I didn't test out the waterproof-ness, but it definitely felt waterproof to me. 

        If you see below, there's this grid of white strings on the sticky part of the Band-Aid. I don't know why, but they're annoying. I slept with this on my arm, and when I woke up and took it off, the strings around the edges stuck to my arm.

        Also, the arm is an uncomfortable place for Band-Aids, because the forearm and elbow crook has delicate skin and the rest has hair that hurt when it gets pulled. And removing this one was worse than the tape they use to attach an IV to your arm. It hurt, and the entire rectangle is red, slightly swollen in the corners, and very delicate. 

        Once the bandaid was off, my arm was very sticky, and the little strings were stuck to my arm hairs. Pulling them off HURT.

        I'm also disappointed with the size of the pad. The Band-Aid covered my entire elbow, but the pad barely covered the 3 scratches I had. With that size Band-Aid, the pad could have been way bigger and covered more "wound space".

        One positive note is something that I really like about the Band-Aid brand is the Quilt-Vent pad, that "wicks" blood away from the wound. It actually really works, and the blood travels away from the wound in little channels. 

        This type gets a 1/5. I'll keep an eye our for better large Band-Aids, and if you (my lovely readers) find something nice, leave it in a comment, please!

The Perks of Having Little To No Friends

1. You save money on Christmas and birthday gifts.
2. Your calendar is almost always free of commitments.
3.There's no need to spend money dances or games, because there's no one to go with.
4. Your cell phone data is pretty much empty.
5. You don't have to worry about awkward meeting-the-friend's-parents ordeals
6. You can spend your break times getting work done, instead of chatting.
7. You're not constantly being interrupted by texts and calls from people wanting to talk to you.
8. No weird sleepovers or birthday parties involving people you don't know and are forced to get to know in a short period of time.
9. In class, you can pay attention without someone you'd want to talk to distracting you.
10. You don't have to worry about people thinking the things you like are weird.

Having no friends gets a 3.5/5!