For thirty years I traveled through this world in a haze. I was out of balance, life was a mere blur that passed before my eyes. And then a little girl came into my life, and I realized that I had to take care of myself if I was going to be a good role model to her. I stopped making excuses and fixed something in my life that desperately needed attention, found the one thing that I thought could bring focus to my life. And that same girl, who inspired this in me, stole my fake plastic clarity today.
100 Words: Plastic. See the others at VelvetVerbosity.com.
Posted by Mr Lady on 6 June, 2008 | 38 Complaints | File a Complaint of Your Own
Tagged with: astigmatism, discontinued frames, Kid breaks glasses, totally screwed
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Tagged with: astigmatism, discontinued frames, Kid breaks glasses, totally screwed
moo
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 3:30OMG, I’m laughing but I know how annoying it is. Lordy, do I know.
moo’s last blog post..insulted!
zoeyjane
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 3:32ah, it’s naughty week at the mr lady household. at least for zee weemen.
zoeyjane’s last blog post..This is Where I Roll
Major Bedhead
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 3:45Ha. Mine did that last year and I got some snazzy new specs out of the deal.
Major Bedhead’s last blog post..That Was Productive (and then, not so much)
the planet of janet
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 3:50*snicker*
the planet of janet’s last blog post..The weekend from hell … a memoir, part 2
NukeDad
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 3:59Use some of the black lipstick clumps to glue it back together. Just be careful; you don’t want to leave skidmarks on your nightstand.
NukeDad’s last blog post..Forgettable Moments In Food History
literaldan
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 4:12(Man, I was hoping you’d ask me the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow. Cause I’ve so got the perfect comeback for that.)
I worry about this every day, and we’ve had some very close calls– I can completely sympathize. I should probably go ahead and buy a backup pair right now, just so I have it ready for when this inevitably happens to me.
literaldan’s last blog post..The one-eyed monster
ohmommy
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 4:18LOL!
Listen to what she is telling you: no black lipstick, buy more pink dresses, perhaps get contacts.
Smart girl. Although, I do find glasses HAWT.
ohmommy’s last blog post..Why can’t they eat Poptarts?
Fawn
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 6:12What I wanna know is: how’d she do it?
Fawn’s last blog post..Fawn is a leaky faucet
flickrlovr
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 7:56She’s a sneaky one, your girl ;)
flickrlovr’s last blog post..This Is Not My Day (A.K.A. gr$a#gl!(@kssj2JS!(#@!)
Veronica
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 9:46See, I was all ready to comment and then I read literaldan’s comment.
Too busy laughing now.
Veronica’s last blog post..Your Questions About Tassie Answered
Audubon Ron
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 10:50There is a very deep well of reflection in you. Each day I discover something new about you.
Yeah, how bout that, I have nothing smartass to say about that.
Audubon Ron’s last blog post..Living Brightly
Xbox4NappyRash
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 11:52I break my own ffs.
Xbox4NappyRash’s last blog post..Coming all over Dr. Phil
Mike Marshall
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 13:20Hey literaldan…………………..is that African or European? Mr. Lady, you can write “good”………..hehe. Peace, Mike.
Jennifer
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 13:20Thankfully, I have no spectacles. Well I did, but then my eyes got better. Weird, I know.
So sorry yours are damaged.
Jennifer’s last blog post..And You Thought The Jehovah’s Witnesses Were Annoying
anne nahm
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 14:13lulz
anne nahm’s last blog post..I Have Been Informed I am a Hasshole
Kori
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 14:28Oh, man, I would be SO screwed!
Kori’s last blog post..I Stole This Meme
lceel
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 14:41I don’t know WHAT I would do without the clarity afforded me by my glasses. Great 100 Words.
lceel’s last blog post..tired and sick
Indygirl aka Renee Daniels
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 15:32Oh that is too funny. Well played.
Indygirl aka Renee Daniels’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen #5 – Addictions
Natalie
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 15:48DKNY. ;)
MommyTime
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 16:10Oh, so sad for the loss of rose-colored glasses.
MommyTime’s last blog post..What the Redwings’ Win Means to Me
matt
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 16:13And I KNOW you loved those glasses….they’re the ones from your pictures, right? Not cool man. Not cool.
LiteralDan and Mike – Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?
matt’s last blog post..Three Years and Counting – A Father’s Perspective
Kim
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 19:29I would have cried esp knowing how much the plastic clarity costs.
Kim’s last blog post..Simple & Happy
Motherhood For Dummies
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 20:28Your rose colored glasses?! Nooooooo!
Motherhood For Dummies’s last blog post..Walking Wings
Tara R.
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 20:42That’s why I have contacts and lots of cheap walgreen’s reading glasses.
Tara R.’s last blog post..Another tourist rant?
BusyDad
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 20:52Nooo!! Those are your mojo!!
BusyDad’s last blog post..W8 Loss Wednesday #8 – No Pain, No Gain
MidLifeMama
Friday, 6 June, 2008 at 23:36If it isn’t a kid doing that, it is a dog. At least in my house. My one dog owes me roughly $2500 in stuff he has chewed, including two ear pieces to my cell phone and an ipod shuffle. I can’t wait til Cooper starts in on my stuff.
MidLifeMama’s last blog post..What the heck is THAT – It’s like nature man, part 2
Deb (Missives From Suburbia)
Saturday, 7 June, 2008 at 0:41LOL!! I did not see that coming.
It’s great how kids change everything, isn’t it?
It sucks how kids change everything, doesn’t it?
(Depending on my day, I can go either way.)
Deb (Missives From Suburbia)’s last blog post..My Fruit Roll-Up Winner
Secret Agent Mama
Saturday, 7 June, 2008 at 2:17Davey tries EVERY. DAMN. DAY. to do that. What up, yo?
Secret Agent Mama’s last blog post..Project 365 (288/365)
LaskiGal
Saturday, 7 June, 2008 at 3:29I think I have the same pair. They are broken as well :(
LaskiGal’s last blog post..The Shame of Indifference
mn
Saturday, 7 June, 2008 at 3:39ouch.
yeah, you know sometimes i wonder if something happened to my glasses anywhere, how would i get home, or get through life. i am blind as a bat. on a diff but related question, you think guys find women in glasses hot…i wanna know if i’m hot.
Jeremy (Discovering Dad)
Saturday, 7 June, 2008 at 14:05You are a good role model ML!
Jeremy (Discovering Dad)’s last blog post..Spotlight on Dads – Tom Bowns
Sarcastic Mom
Saturday, 7 June, 2008 at 20:29Ahaha!
Sarcastic Mom’s last blog post..Operation Paci Removal: A Story of Triumphs and Failures
Karen MEG (pomtini)
Sunday, 8 June, 2008 at 3:56That was great!
I’d be up sh*t’s creek… cannot see more than 6 inches in front of my face without mine.
Karen MEG (pomtini)’s last blog post..Slacker mom
Krissi from Krississippi
Sunday, 8 June, 2008 at 21:09Awesome. Just awesome!
Krissi from Krississippi’s last blog post..My Life in (Flickr) Pieces
Nola
Monday, 9 June, 2008 at 4:02Here’s hoping you have a back-up pair to get you to the optometrist!
Nola’s last blog post..How to Throw a Crawfish Boil
Jennifer
Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 at 2:18great 10 words. i would die and probably one of my kids would also if my glasses got broken. actually my daughter did break one of the pairs that i have.. but lucky for her ass i had a second pair… little turd. I do need some new specs though so maybe this is a good idea… have the kiddies break em on me… then get some new ones. :) yah!!
xoxoxox’s
Jennifer’s last blog post..you MUST watch this…
Jennifer
Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 at 2:20ummmm… duh!! i totally meant to type 100 not 10!! duh!! my bad ya’ll.
Jennifer’s last blog post..you MUST watch this…
andy
Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 at 3:44I’m sure I bored you ages ago with how I founded 100 Words or Les Nessman, with Michele from A Small Victory, way back in the day (oh, 2005 or so). Each day one of us had to post some inspiration for a 100 word bit of sudden fiction, be it a picture, quote, song, whatever…
Nevermind why I left, but I did keep my 100 word stories, so if you don’t mind, and since I’ve had a few beers, allow me to share:
It’s ugly early when the alarm bell rings. I’d ignore it, sleep in, but there’ll be hell to pay if I’m not out the door in five.
Every street’s the same, shiny and clean, lined with mansions full of beautiful people. I find the address, walk to the door, and knock with faux good cheer.
It opens and there’s this blue-eyed cherub of a kid standing there. He sees the box and bounces on his toes.
“Here are your wings,” I say, shoving it into his arms. “Tell that George Bailey to kiss my ass. I’m going back to bed.”
andy’s last blog post..Buchenwald