Of the Old and New

*Blows the dust off his blog*

Good day everyone. I haven't forgotten this thing, but I just haven't had much happen worth mentioning recently, but a few cool things happened today, as well as something not so cool a couple weeks ago that ties into today quite nicely.

A couple weeks ago, my glasses of 4 years got run over by a car. They cost around $400, so this was something of a blow. They never had anything more than a scratch and then bam! lol cars. What happened is they were sitting on my safety vest I wear at work. I grabbed my safety vest when I arrived and the glasses must have gotten caught on them and fallen onto the parking space next to mine. I wasn't wearing them because it was still bright out, so I opted for sunglasses, as always when I'm in the sun. It wasn't until I went on my break two hours later that I realized they weren't where I thought they were. I turned my car upside down looking for them and started retracing my steps in vain. I gave up and walked back to my car when I saw them lying in the next parking space, crushed. D:

My only reaction was to look at them, sigh, and put them in my car and go about my day. No use crying over what can't be changed. A few days later I went to the vision center in my Walmart and got tested and ordered new glasses for only $166, thanks to my 20% Walmart employee discount. Well, I received a phone call this morning saying my glasses were ready. So I decked myself out in poni like I do every time I go out when I'm not working. I donned the RD paint splatter shirt that our very own Pixel Hope, AKA Echoax designed, as well as my button-laden swag hat.

The glasses are perfectly satisfactory and they look good. ^_^ What was better is a couple of people loved my hat. I walked by my store manager and he pulled out his glasses and asked to look at my buttons, saying they're really neat. A few moments later, I walked by a couple of black girls, one of which stopped me to look at my buttons. She showed me the few she had and asked to trade. I asked for her Stormtrooper button and she asked for one of my Rarity buttons, and I obliged. It was a really fun and cool experience!

Pics incoming.

Spoiler: Old, ruined glasses

Spoiler: New, spiffy glasses

Spoiler: Stormtrooper button on my swag hat