::chriscatron's blog::

well, we're back from our trip to st louis and back to work..it was nice to be away from work and not think about real life for a little while, but that's about it.  i think we're done with st louis unless we find a reason to go back.  there's more that we could have done there, but Carla is not crazy about it.  i wouldn't mind going back if i had to go on a business trip or something.  it is a nice town.  the hotel we stayed at was cool...the Hilton at the Ballpark.  we went to a cardinals game, and the stadium is basically 2 blocks away from the hotel, so that was cool.  six flags was o.k., but it is definitely no Disney World. the zoo was free, well, not really cause you have to pay 11 bucks for parking. 

we had an awesome view of the arch from our room on the 23rd floor of our hotel, so that was a bonus. this was our second trip to st louis, so we didn't do the arch this time.  we didn't do a whole lot...mostly just relaxed at the hotel.

oh, i just remembered something...if you are ever in st louis, be sure to look up Gooey Louie Gooey Butter Cakes.  i had never had a gooey butter cake, but, man, I am in love with those things, now.  we'll probably be ordering some from their website.  not sure how to describe gooey butter cakes, but you can check out their website...here and learn more about them.

ok, this is my last post about my eyes..hopefully.  since i spoke with you last, i told you that I was getting contacts.  well, i did and the jury is still out.  it is nice to not have glasses on my face 100% of the time and to be able to wear sunglasses but i am not sure that i see any better than i did with glasses.  and, i've already heard someone say that i look younger...and if anything, i don't need to look any younger.

last night i got new contacts in the mail...the left eye lens is a higher power than what they gave me at the eye doctor..when they were checking out my eyes with the contacts in, we determined that my left eye needed a new prescription.  so, this morning i have the new contacts in and i feel like i do see a little bit better with the new lens, but it's such a small change from -4.25 to -4.50.  by the way, in case you are curious, my right eye is -5.00 and my left is...well, i just told you my left. 

i still have to lean into the computer screen when i am at work...i thought this problem was caused by my astigmatism, but the eye doctor is saying now that it's probably just my dry eyes.  so, now, i keep re-wetting drops with me to help that.  can't use regular eye drops on my eyes now that i wear contacts.  if you see me and i look like i am crying...it's probably because i just used the drops.  i am terrible at doing eye drops and they end up all over my face.  i'm over the idea of putting stuff near my eyeball--i just can't see what i'm doing. 

next post i'll talk about something different, i promise. i'm looking for a cheap gamepad for my computer, so if i find one i'll talk about my plans for it.  oh and i would post about the tragedy that was the grizzlies draft night, but i'm holding out for some trades.

tomorrow, i'm getting fitted for contacts.  i have a slight astigmatism, which i'm hoping contacts will help, so that will probably mean that i will have to special order them.  and i found out that i have dry eyes, so i have to start using eye drops...especially when i get the contacts.  i'm not a big fan of putting my finger in my eye, so we'll see how it goes....and i've worn glasses since i was in the 4th grade, so this will definitely be an image/style change for me.  i joked with a co-worker today that i may have to draw in some eyebrows.  mine are so blonde for some reason--it looks like i don't have any at all!  my glasses have helped me hide this fact.  oh this also means that i will return the rx sunglasses.  they are probably going to talk me into putting plain ole lenses in, so i'll still have the frames, i guess.  i didn't pay a lot for them since i have insurance, so I might as well keep them.