I went to see an optometrist on Saturday. I’ve been having a hard time with slowly drifting balls when playing volleyball. I can’t play with glasses on, and apparently, I can’t play with glasses off, either.

My prescription hasn’t changed much, but I do have more of an astigmatism in my left eye, which has been my dominant eye for years. I’ll actually keep my old glasses, but I’ve got contacts on order to help with sports. I’ve only worn contacts a couple times in my life, and only for decorative purposes. It took ages to get them in the first time, and probably even longer the second. Needless to say, I’ve got an appointment to learn how to put them in properly, and how to suppress that damn blink reflex.

I won’t have them in time for any of my games in the next week, but I should have them in time for the week following. Here’s hoping that my vision problems are truly the source of my serve receive problems, and maybe the reason why I can’t win a game of pool to save my life anymore.