Optometrist or was it just a dream?

OK, so the past few weeks I've been having trouble reading. Having worn glasses since the 3rd grade, I knew that something was wrong when I had to take my glasses off to read. (Never mind that the book was being held 5 inches from my face). So off to the new optometrist I went.

Now I have gone to the eye doctor many time before, even went to the opthamologist (M.D. vs. O.D.) and never has one taken my blood pressure! But this new one did. After the 12 year old girl had me look at some balloon in a machine (which I never saw) she walked me into the examination room.

These rooms were PURPLE and YELLOW (mustard). There were pictures of eyes all around. Kind of creepy actually.

In walked a man about the size of what I picture Danny DeVito to be. He was short, semi-bald, wore glasses (not sure if that's a good thing) and was wearing a gray suit with a WILD tie. This tie actually looked like part of a clown costume! It had a hot air balloon in yellow and red, surrounded by red and green swirls.

Was I in some sort of time warp? Had the things they told us in 7th grade health actually been true? Was I having a flashback? Ahhhhh all the pretty colors....

He proceeded to exam my eyes, having me read from the eye chart. Now I know that I can see with my glasses, it's just that I can't read. How can I read the eye chart? But he made adjustments to the machine and like magic I could read it. That's when it started. WHICH ONE IS BETTER...1 or 2? I don't think any of them are different. He did that about 7 times. I think it's all a hoax.

After it's all said and done, he said well the good news is that your eye sight hasn't really changed...but (there's always a but)...you do need ....BIFOCALS!!!

UGGHHHHHHHH...that makes it official, I should be hearing from AARP before to long!! How could he tell all that from just is 1 or 2 better? There must be some mistake.

I pick up my new "no line" glasses next week. We'll just see about this!