Roslin's glasses

[msmemory_archive]

I'm a BSG geek. (cue chorus: "We knew that!") I've been speculating that glasses like President Laura Roslin's might look good on me. But I haven't seen ones exactly like those in stores. Wonder if they're fancy designer ones or what....

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Like this?

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

http://www3.telus.net/public/akamyot/roslin.htm (not having cable, had to google/images for some idea.)

Re: Like this?

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Yeah, those are the ones I mean. I've never had frames that dark, though.

Re: Like this?

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

The darkness, at least, you can test even without the precise glasses-type. Have you tried taking a picture of her/them into your eyeglasses store?

Personal glasses note: I let the saleslady convince me into smaller glasses than I had been considering. They are more fashionable -- but they're also less useful, because less of the world is in focus. You might want to consider if this will be an issue for you.

I also have enjoyed teasing Metageek, because he went to LensCrafters and dropped a chunk of change and I got glasses I'm otherwise quite happy with at a local optician, and ultra light weights, for under $80.

Re: Like this?

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

My current pair are smaller than the ones in my userpic. I've been happy with them after the first 2 or 3 days. My face is fairly large, so I can't go ultrasmall without looking foolish. I'll have to keep that in mind.

Re: Like this?

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Even when mine are pushed up on my nose, I can see a considerable margin of unfocus. Although I've learned to ignore it, it does seem a really anti-'form follows function' situation. They're not that small -- maybe the longer side footprint of an egg.

[nazrynn.livejournal.com]

Funny thing is, one of my friends was told she looks a bit like Madame President... I only see it in the hair, and a little in the eyes.

[oakleaf-mirror.livejournal.com]

I found a few that are close: here's one, or, if you don't mind what are nominally men's frames, this or this might work.

LensCrafters (if you can stand cvirtue's teasing :) ) seems to let you upload your photo and try frames from their online catalogue on your face.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Since she and I don't share a checking account, I have no rational basis to tease her. ;)

No reason not to use their tool and go elsewhere, though, if it works well.

[oakleaf-mirror.livejournal.com]

I'll admit to having gotten my current glasses at LensCrafters. If you catch their sales, you can get away with not paying too much. My current sunglasses are a bit over two years old. This Pennsic, they ended up getting dropped onto the floor of the dance tent and danced on. The lenses weren't damaged, but the frames were bent to the point of unusability, and one of the lenses was popped out. I took them in to a LensCrafters out there, and they fixed them up as good as new (including tapping out and replacing a hinge), while I waited, for no charge.

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

My current pair is from LensCrafters too. (AAA discount!) I've been happier with their service than Pearle or Sears.

[oakleaf-mirror.livejournal.com]

When I was shopping for my current glasses, I checked Pearle, and I really liked some of the frame styles they had. Their pricing was astronomical, though, and both pair (regular and sun) from LensCrafters cost rather less than either would have at Pearle.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

That's good to know. My optometrist's folks will do fixes, too; never had anything that extensive.

The lenscrafters advantage is the "one hour" thing, and that's what most of the high price goes to. However, my lenses, (and Metageek's) are so extreme that they never could get turn them around that fast, usually several days, so that advantage is lost.

[rickthefightguy.livejournal.com]

Mmm... Netflix just sent us the first two disks of season 1. We sent them back 2 days later. How do people watch these things one week at a time?!

[tashabear.livejournal.com]

I'm geeked out on Battlestar Galactica to the point where I have a hard time making icons (my new hobby) out of anything else. You can have one (or more) if you want; the ones up for grabs are in my ScrapBook (http://pics.livejournal.com/tashabear).