Eye exam & stuff I bought!

[annathepiper]

Got my eyes checked this afternoon, since I was overdue for an exam, and that went pretty well. The doctor said I have a bit of a stigmatism going on, which doesn't surprise me; my older brother has the same issue with his eyes, so it seems to run in the family. The weird and different part of the whole experience was my telling the contact lens guy on their staff about how my eyes have been watering and itching a lot lately--which, he said, has been a common complaint for them the last few months, so apparently it's not just me--and getting a new solution to try to see if that helps alleviate the problem any. This solution is based on hydrogen peroxide.

You read that correctly. They want me to soak my lenses in hydrogren peroxide.

Apparently what makes this safe is that you use a special container that holds your lenses in little baskets, and at the bottom of the container is a doohickey made out of titanium. This is supposed to chemically react with the hydrogen peroxide for about six hours, at the end of which you'll have a basic saline solution and your lenses will be really, really clean. The idea is supposed to be giving your lenses an even better cleaning than you can get from most commercial solutions, especially the multi-purpose ones that are laden with a lot of different chemicals. I'm dubious, but I'll give it a shot, and be extra special careful to rinse the things seven ways from Sunday before I actually put them in my eyes.

In the meantime, I have been glommed by a Bookstore and CD Store Accident. I went into the University Bookstore after my exam, since it was nearby, and picked up a copy of Elizabeth Peters' latest, Guardian of the Horizon, as well as T.F. Banks' The Thief Taker. framlingem and kieri, I did in fact look at the shelves of Bernard Cornwell books, but as near as I can tell the first book of the Sharpe series in chronological order is Sharpe's Tigers, yes? The only edition they had of that was a trade paperback, and I wasn't sure if I wanted to shell out 14 bucks for that. But it's still on the queue to consider. :)

Also, of interest to the Carbon Leaf fans on my Friends list, I have now acquired a second CL album for my collection: Indian Summer. Just ripped it to the iPod as I've typed this, and I look forward to giving it a listen!

Miles today: 2.5 (usual bus stop mile + extra for eye exam)
Miles out of Hobbiton: 69.23
Miles to Rivendell: 388.77

Comments

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

I thought "Eagle" was first? Shame my books are halfway across the country, or I'd check.

Chronologically, though (be aware this is from memory so there may be mistakes. Also be aware I am overwhelmingly geeky about this as it's my favorite war AND my favorite historical series)

Yes, Tiger is the first one chronologically. A list, for furute reference, and not italicised because I'm lazy. Precede each with "Sharpe's":

Tiger (Mysore, India, 1799)
Triumph (Assaye, India, 1803)
Rifles (Galacia, Spain, 1809)
Eagle (Talavera, Spain, 1809)
Gold (Almeida, Spain, 1810) - WARNING - DON'T BOTHER WITH THE FILM EXCEPT FOR EYE CANDY BECAUSE THE FILM IS TEH SUCK and I wouldn't have bought it if it didn't come in my box set.
Battle (Fuentes de Onoro, Spain, 1811)
Company (Badajoz, Spain, 1812)
Sword (Salamanca, Spain, 1812) - My favorite. Book is guaranteed nun-free.
Enemy (somewhere, Portugal, 1812)
Honour (Vitoria, Iberian Peninsula someplace but I can't remember which country, 1813)
Regiment (England, technically. 1813)
Siege (can't remember, 1814)
Revenge (Toulouse, France, 1814)
Waterloo (three guesses, and duh.)
Devil (South America, 1820-1821)


Cornwell's probably published a couple more, but those are the ones I own/know of. Prolific bastard. ;)

[annathepiper]

Would you support kieri's recommendation of starting with the 1809 ones first and then going back to the earlier-in-time ones? Just out of general curiosity. :)

And heh, sounds like this boy's as busy with his stories as Elizabeth Peters/Barbara Michaels! (Of whose books I own several dozen, just because she's been writing That Darned Long.)

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

I would, yeah, but then reread 'em all in chronological order :) The books he wrote first are the best, I think.

[annathepiper]

Alrighty then! I will look for the 1809-flavored books. :) And duly noted, about the quality!