Let's see... politics first. For starters, I didn't receive my ballot to vote with. This, you understand is baaaad (sheep impression time). So I walked the 10 odd blocks down to the courthouse to get it. And yes, I have a car, and I could have driven. I felt like walking for some reason. I fear that there might well be something wrong with me now.

The other political thing was a very long (like 3 hours) debate with a friend over A, who to vote for president, and B, Oregon's Measure 9. Without going into details (I will if anybody cares... ), it was very long, very...informative, and very fun. Worth repeating on occasion. You might try it some time. Just make sure you're good friends. I definitely learned something about something.

Now we get to the part that I know you've ALL been waiting for: What the hell IS an ophthalmologist, anybody, other than a word that nobody has any idea how to spell correctly, sort of like Czechoslovakia and the like? The answer is, of course, an eye doctor. My trips always involve such joyous things as lots of eyedrops, pressure checks, lots of eyedrops, sitting in dark rooms, lots of eyedrops, very bright lights, lots of eyedrops, chasing the doc's finger around, lots of eyedrops, and looking at that damn little balloon picture in the machine. Oh yeah, and lots of eyedrops. I got a grand total of 4 different kinds this trip (up from 3 last trip!). One for the pressure check, one to numb my eyes for the pressure check, one to dilate my eyes, and one more because he felt like it or something. And let me tell you, I HATE eyedrops (but I'm sure you had no idea). They pretty much have to jam my eyes open to get the drops in. And we won't even talk about the little thing they use to check pressure. I also got to sit in that dark room for a while, and ended up walking out with my eyes tweaked out beyond belief. Had to wear shades for a couple hours, plus everything looked like my glasses were covered in yellow saran wrap or something.

The upshot of this, of course, is that I am now VERY tired. Loss of sleep, stress... well hell, I'm not gonna be awake, now am I? My eyes are in pain just thinking about it. On the plus side, I had some great pizza, played the new Bond for N64 (I honestly like PD better though), and watched Rules of Engagement (good movie). Fun, fun, fun. (And I don't even have a T-bird to take away. Buahahahaha!)