Well, I can see for now...at least...

I'm back in the swing of blogging! So, today was my yearly eye exam. Ok, technically I haven't been since like, November 2008 or so, but hey, at least I finally got there! I always get so nervous when I have the exams. Like there's too much pressure or something-I'm afraid to answer wrong! You know, they always ask "1...or 2? 2...or 1? Is this better? How 'bout now?" I can't take the pressure of it! I don't know which is better! Just invent a machine to figure out what my eyes can and can't see-and stop asking me!
I found out today that my eyesight is 40/200 which is just one step above being legally blind. Now, to me, this sounds bad, and I think the eye doctor felt bad for me after he told me, because as soon as he did, there was an awkward pause, then he goes, "...well, that's not really good to hear is it?" I just laughed and said it didn't really matter, because lets be honest, there's always a pair of glasses or contacts that people can make me to help me see. But still, I can't believe how far down my eyesight has gone!
So anyway, I got my new prescription, I got some new contacts, and now, my eyes will no longer hurt, since my previous pair of contacts had been in there since, oh, say, November, and as we all know, you're really only supposed to wear those babies for 3 weeks or so. But now I'm all fixed, and I will have to look forward to my next appointment...in a year or so.

Do I need improvement?

All right, here's the thing. I know, without anyone telling me, that I'm what people would call, oh...mean. It's not like I set out to be mean, it's just that I feel very strongly that people should be told how things are, I don't think some things should be sugar-coated. Obviously there are times when I won't say exactly what I mean, some people don't like to hear it, but for the most part, I will say just what's on my mind.
I've been told, however, that this isn't exactly a good selling point when trying to make friends or getting a potential mate. I get that some people will get turned off when told that, say, I don't like children, but shouldn't they know this in advance? I'd hate to get told by someone that they don't like them either, but then later (say this actually advanced!) and I find out they want some, oh my heck, the streets would run red with their blood. Believe me when I say this.
I've just been thinking about this for a while, and I can't help but wonder why I need to change myself to fit in with other people. If people don't like me for the crazy weirdo that I am, then why would I want to hang out with them? Especially if, if I'm changing for them, you can be damn sure I'd make them change to suit me.

The quote I think best fits this situation is:
"The reward for conforming is that everyone likes you but yourself." by Rita Mae Brown.

I'd rather just be myself, and only have one friend, then be like everyone else, and have people who don't really know me be my friends. I might be an egotistical person to say this, but I really like myself. I'm pretty awesome, and I'm going to stay just the way I am.

Listen, addictions aren't always bad

Well, I thought I might as well end my blogging drought. I just haven't really had anything that exciting to blog about, and if I had, I just didn't ever get to a computer, so I never wrote during December. That's ok, it's not like anyone was dying to read what I had to say, but here I am, and I figured I might as well just write something.
For Christmas, I got loads of good things, most which I use on a daily basis. There is one thing I got, from PJ, that I use every single day-all day, it's like it's now attached to me. She got me an iTouch. In case you don't know what that is, an iTouch is an iPod on steroids-everything is better. And for those of you who don't know what an iPod is, well, there's really not much I can do for you at this point anyways. Not only can you listen to music on the Touch, you can watch movies, tv shows, any YouTube video, etc. You can play games, you download billions of apps, and play with all of those. So far, I love the movie-watching and game-playing the best. I've downloaded a Scrabble-like game and I've been playing with multiple people. It's just addictive. I keep playing all the time on there.
I'm trying my hardest not to be one of those douches who plays on it all the time, even when carrying on conversations with others, but it's hard to just leave it alone. I'm sure that when the novelty has worn off, I won't play it all the time, but for now, nobody be offended if I keep checking that. It's not you-its me.