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Link, where are your glasses in "Looking for Miss Locklear?"
I noticed Link that you weren't wearing your characteristic specs in most (if not all?) of the movie? I'm curious why.
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Permalink Reply by Link on
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I had just gotten my glasses around that time and I wasn't used to wearing them all the time. 2006. I was still thinking I wouldn't need them except when, like, driving at night. Funny.
It's funny, when I went in to the optometrist in 06, it was just 'cause I had the coverage. And to get info about macular degeneration because Lincoln Clause has it... I didn't think I needed glasses.
When Dr. Tony told me I needed em...it was weird...I kinda had an emotional reaction. R-r-re-really? I-I need *gulp* glasses?! It was like a blow to my ego or something...subconsciously. But I quickly embraced it as an opportunity for self expression.
And now you think I look weird without em in the movie, huh?
Everyone who's reading this-- reply and tell me how you found out you needed glasses. And what was your initial emotional response?
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Permalink Reply by Brian Minor on
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I know I was in elementary when I found out I needed classes I am thinking it was around 4th grade. Not sure my initial reaction but I know they annoyed me for a while. I wore them all through elementary but then in the 7th grade my moms insurance changed and I had to go to sears optical for my glasses. And let just say they didn't have many options for men or boys. But luckly for me they mentioned contacts and I hopped right on that and wore them until after I graduated from high school. But after a while I started getting some pretty bad headaches when I was reading so I went back to the eye doctor and decided to give glasses a try again. Now everyone tells me I am not myself without them. Funny how that works.
Link Neal said:I had just gotten my glasses around that time and I wasn't used to wearing them all the time. 2006. I was still thinking I wouldn't need them except when, like, driving at night. Funny. It's funny, when I went in to the optometrist in 06, it was just 'cause I had the coverage. And to get info about macular degeneration because Lincoln Clause has it... I didn't think I needed glasses.
When Dr. Tony told me I needed em...it was weird...I kinda had an emotional reaction. R-r-re-really? I-I need *gulp* glasses?! It was like a blow to my ego or something...subconsciously. But I quickly embraced it as an opportunity for self expression.
And now you think I look weird without em in the movie, huh?
Everyone who's reading this-- reply and tell me how you found out you needed glasses. And what was your initial emotional response?
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Permalink Reply by Lesa Zierenberg Twin Leprechaun on
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I found out I needed glasses back in sixth grade. Poor eyesight runs in my family so it was kind of destined but initially I didn't freak out because I didn't think it was a big deal but the names started and I got all upset but now it's "Ok I wear glasses, no big deal". And I think you look nice with glasses, Link.
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Permalink Reply by Teresa U - Twin Phoenix - TnT on
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I wore one contact for a while, like at the end of middle school/first year of high school because only one eye needed it. And then it got to be too much of a hassle, so I stopped. (It was kind of cool... my optometrist gave me expired contacts that were green so I could wear them in the other eye, and I would have one blue and one green eye.)
But eventually I realized I needed something, because the other eye went funny, too, and I got glasses after I graduated high school. I don't need them for reading, but I do wear them while driving, especially at night, and in class 'n stuff so I can see the board. I didn't feel awkward at all when I was told I needed them, since I had been prepped by the one-eyed contact. And that didn't feel awkward either.
Yes, you did look weird! Haha... I'm not used to a Link without glasses. I guess you didn't have them on in your earlier videos. But still...
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Permalink Reply by Tegalto/Tess G. (Twin Phoenix) on
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My eyesight got progressively worse, and I was the last one in my family of 7 children to get them (I'm 5th of 7, in case you were wondering). I had gotten used to squinting to see the board in class, but by the beginning of my junior year of high school (late 2003), I finally gave in and asked to go see an optometrist. I only wore them occasionally during the day in the beginning, but then just kept them in my backpack to use during class when I needed them (you see, I liked to wear sunglasses as a headband at all times... and still do a few times a week to this day... and wearing glasses on your face and sunglasses on your head at the same time just looks stupid). I had even learned to recognize people from a distance by the way they walked and/or the clothes they wore. Really, but I mean, a distance of over like, 15 feet. I went on like that until the end of my junior year of college (May 2008) when I got contacts. I wore them almost exclusively for the next year, then got new glasses this past spring break, and I'll wear them every so often, but I'm a contacts girl. And now it's only partly because I like to wear my sunglasses as a headband... I'm just used to the way my face looks without them.
I gotta say, though, when I actually would wear my glasses in the beginning it weirded me out like crazy to try to eat while wearing glasses.
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Permalink Reply by Tammy (Landshark) on
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Thanks Link! That also answers why your specs aren't in the R&L logo (tho you'd be tied to those frames for a long time). I was surprised to learn you've only been wearing glasses for like 3 years! You're such a natural! You picked the right frames, for sure, they really compliment your face (hair, eyebrows, etc).
I would also have an emotional response if I was told I needed glasses. That would be hard to deal with, but I guess I'd deal with it like everyone else, and get used to it, and I don't like the idea of contacts.
Anyway Link, your specs are really a big part of your image now, and you rock it!
Link Neal said:I had just gotten my glasses around that time and I wasn't used to wearing them all the time. 2006. I was still thinking I wouldn't need them except when, like, driving at night. Funny.
It's funny, when I went in to the optometrist in 06, it was just 'cause I had the coverage. And to get info about macular degeneration because Lincoln Clause has it... I didn't think I needed glasses.
When Dr. Tony told me I needed em...it was weird...I kinda had an emotional reaction. R-r-re-really? I-I need *gulp* glasses?! It was like a blow to my ego or something...subconsciously. But I quickly embraced it as an opportunity for self expression.
And now you think I look weird without em in the movie, huh?
Everyone who's reading this-- reply and tell me how you found out you needed glasses. And what was your initial emotional response?
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Permalink Reply by Mel (Salerbatis) on
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My reaction when I got glasses? I don't remember having an emotional reaction, but that's probably because it was back in fourth grade, which (since I'm thinking about it now) was approximately 1/4 of a century ago. Crap, I'm getting old. All I really remember is that everything looked too sharp and hard-edged when I first started wearing them, which probably means that I needed them for a while before anyone realized I did. I had grown to cherish the fuzziness of the world I lived in...
I also remember picking out the frames which I thought were cool, but in retrospect were the ugliest things ever. I commend you on your ability to pick out good glasses from the get-go, and I'm not just saying that 'cos our specs are similar. :D
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Permalink Reply by Miss Eh (Sentient Blossom) ~* on
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Fifth grade. Like a typical kid, I kind of thought it was cool, and picked out what I believed to be the 'perfect' pair of huge, pink frames. In hindsight, they were just NOT COOL. Perhaps that's why I grew to hate weraring glasses... that and always forgetting where I'd left them, then often sitting on them. By tenth grade, I had a job and enough cash flow to get contacts. Been a contact wearer for over a decade. Now, I love my glasses 1) on a lazy day, 2) as jewelry for my face, or 3) when I want to look studious.
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Permalink Reply by Abby Guyton on
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I was 3 years old - I was more petrified of getting my eyes dilated than anything else!
Contacts, on the other hand, were traumatic. I was 13, and super excited to rid myself of my bulky glasses.
Anyone who has contacts can most likely relate to the 'contact-not-in-your-eye-but-you-think-it-is' scenario. :shudder:
Link - I've always been jealous of your ability to wear black frames and look good - I end up looking ridiculous!
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Permalink Reply by Fird on
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I was about 8, and i couldn't see the clock from the end of the hall, so i asked my mom, and she freaked out. She took me to the eye doctor, and it was so scary with all the drops and stuff, but finally i got my glasses. I was pretty proud of them, and liked them a lot, because they were "Candy" brand w/ a sweet case, and they were blue. First thing i did? Walked into a steamy bathroom and freaked out cause i couldn't see!!!
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Permalink Reply by Laura (Chiturtle) on
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I think it was the beginning of first grade when I got my first pair of glasses. My mom took me for a routine check-up and they discovered I needed them. I was fine when they told me I had to have glasses, but when they pulled out these thick glass, ugly frame glasses for me, I freaked out. Even a kid knows what doesn't look good! ;) I tried contacts in middle school, but I have this issue where I can't stand anything coming close to my eye...which makes it extremely difficult to put in contacts. So, I have stuck with glasses.
Link, I am extremely jealous that you can wear black glasses and pull it off! I have never been able to look good in them, despite my best efforts.
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