New Glasses! Nifty Purse for Wheelchair

[jesse_the_k]

Glasses

In the past I've rocketed among different frame styles and colors. This is the least variation in new glasses for at least three decades: I like the almost-round look, with the darkest part of the frame underneath, and just a hint of color in the frame above the temple line. My previous ones were were tortoise shell on the bottom and violet metal on top; these new ones are matte black and matte gray metal.

These new ones are more comfortable, even though they weigh 8 more grams than last pair. The optician installed "pillow nose pads": large, silicone ovals with air inside. My pressure sores went away in two weeks! (My Rx is very thick, with astigmatism and four different prisms.)

Nifty Purse Optimized for Wheelchair Use

The bag has a "gatemouth," like a doctor's bag--a frame with two spring hinges stays open to offer a completely visible interior. It's 6"h by 6"d by 14" wide. It holds my iPad as well as all the other necessities. When closed, the hinge forms a rack for my iPad mini giving my hands a break.


Moss-green ultra-suede fabric bag 14in wide by 6 in deep by 6 in tall. Interior lined in blue jean denim, two divided slip pockets on both long sides. Bronze swivel snap hooks connect to adjustable self-fabric belt.

I stumbled on Ruthy with a "doctor bag" search on Etsy. Her needlework is excellent, she accepted my customizations gracefully, I got it in sixteen days for less than US$100 from Israel. A+++ will bag with her again. Check out her stuff at

https://rutinet.etsy.com

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Yeah, writing "unthickened" when I meant to say "undiluted".

I remember being able to write down what I meant, and if I erred, on review I could fix it.

Hmmm, wonder where that went?

[capri0mni]

No biggie. I could figure out what you meant by context -- your brain just came up with "Thick" and "Undiluted" at the exact same moment.

(as for where your inner editor went... maybe they've retired someplace warm and pleasant.

Enjoy more time free from their nagging. :-)... maybe I could send my Inner Editor down to join them, while I do NaNoWriMo, this year.

[jesse_the_k]

Hmm, “enjoy less inner-editor nagging” is a new concept to me, and one worth exploring.

[capri0mni]

It's a concept well known to writers and other artistic types.

Your Inner Editor is the one who keeps telling you you've made a mistake -- which isn't always bad. But the problem is that the I.E. often butts in when you're in the middle -- or even just starting -- to do something creative:

"That sentence is cliche!"
"No one will believe this story!"
"Stephen King told the exact same story -- and he told it better!"
"This paragraph is way too long!"
"What are you, 5?"
"You're writing "said" too many times!"

Etc. etc.

(But it's also the part of your brain that criticizes how your body looks, or how you speak, or do anything.)

That's a big reason why writers can spend all day "Writing" and end up with a blank page by bedtime.

Nanowrimo fora are full of advice for shutting up your inner editor, so you can get to 50 K words in 30 days. I saw one suggestion from a woman who made the inner editor a character in her story, and wrote all its nagging into the dialog. ;-)