{"id":3715,"date":"2015-10-08T20:27:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T03:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:37:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:37:12","slug":"glasses-the-newsroom-spaghetti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/glasses-the-newsroom-spaghetti\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasses; The Newsroom; Spaghetti"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLASSES — I ordered new glasses from Coastal<\/a> and they arrived today, which is pretty awesome, since I wasn’t expecting them until tomorrow. I chose Touch 104 black by Alyssa Milano, and they are a nice looking pair. Though I do wish that they had a nose grip (?) as they slide down a bit, and I maybe should have stuck to the basic lenses so that I could get two different pairs for $100 versus only being able to afford one pair for $158. But the Kodak blue reflected lenses seemed right up my alley, as they’re supposed to prevent eyestrain while using a phone, computer, or tablet.<\/p>\n

When I went in for my eye exam, I got my contact lens prescription updated as well, so it’s not like I’m going to be wearing my glasses all the time. It seemed like a good deal, since I was at the Walmart Vision Center anyway, and altogether the whole ordeal cost me $100.<\/p>\n

So, if you’re looking to get your eyes checked, my suggestion is to go to Walmart, get your prescription, then pick up your glasses from Coastal. They’ve always got discounts and deals happening, and you really don’t want to miss their BOGO (buy one, get one) events. Especially if you’ve got a kid with bad eyes and you’re going to have to resize as the kid’s head grows, as they tend to do.<\/p>\n

Anyways. I’ve got new glasses. Expect more writing from me, as I can finally see again. Yay.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

THE NEWSROOM — If you’ve got Amazon Prime, you might want to give “The Newsroom<\/a>” with Jeff Daniels a try. It’s an Aaron Sorkin production and it’s incredibly good. It definitely makes me wish that we had some proper news broadcasts on television, as I don’t tune to the news to be entertained (or bored outta my mind, as CNN seemingly tries to do. I mean, seriously, I get that your target audience is the over-50 crowd and your angle is fear mongering, but wow. You can’t complain that the young people don’t want to watch your channel when all your channel does is regurgitate the same five stories over and over again. You’re lazy. Do your fokking jobs and give people the news. But whatever).<\/p>\n

Basically, Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) is the host of “News Night with Will McAvoy” at the fictional ACN (Atlantis Cable News) channel. He has a popular show and caters to his audience, until he is assigned a new EP (executive producer) Mackenzie McHale (Emily Mortimer), his ex-girlfriend that he’s still in love with. You’d think that it would be all about hurt feelings and romantic drama, but even though there’s some of that happening, it’s really about the news, focusing on events that happened in real life (the 2010 Presidential election, Benghazi, etc).<\/p>\n

It’s a great show. Give it a chance. And I’m totally in love with Neal (Dev Patel) even though he kept trying to push the idea that Bigfoot is real.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

SPAGHETTI — I have been craving and eating a ridiculous amount of spaghetti. I wonder if I have worms, ha. Like, I have literally climbed out of bed to cook spaghetti in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n

I’ve even started writing a short story that’s called “Spaghetti at Midnight.” Expect it to make an appearance at Kimichee.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, nom nom nom<\/i>, I will continue to eat the noodly deliciousness with my sauce of choice, Chunky Prego. I even use Prego when I make lasagna or pizza. It’s my go-to sauce and I would marry it if spaghetti sauce marriage was legal in my state. (It is not. And Kim Davis would refuse to do her job if it was.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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