It's Over-Ambitious Cosplay Time! Post #5: The hits just keep on coming

[pockysquirrel]

 So my contact lens appointment happened, and...fuck, I don't even have anything funny to say about this. It was not funny. It was unpleasant and frustrating, and after roughly 40 minutes of attempting unsuccessfully to get a contact lens into my eye I wound up leaving and crying in my car. 

Yay.

So here we are, less than three months until the con, and not only do I not have a costume, I also would not be able to SEE anything in my costume if it did exist.

While I appreciate and am heartened by all the cheerleading these posts have gotten, my persistence is beginning to wear thin.

At this point, I've decided to give the molding one more shot since I have all the supplies anyway. I may or may not give the contacts another shot; part of me is inclined to say "fuck it, I'll be blind for a few hours, cosplay is not about comfort" because the entire thing was just that traumatic. 

And this post is so much less witty than the other ones. Sorry, folks. 

Comments

[punkpinkpower]

Hmmm... were you trying hard contacts or soft ones? What brand did they try you on?

As someone who has worn contacts for years, I can definitely say that hard ones are the worst. With soft disposables, some brands are definitely better than others. The ones I wear are called Air Optix and are the most comfortable I've ever had- though Acuview is not a bad brand either. They definitely take some getting used to, especially if you are used to glasses. My suggestion re: contacts is going to be to try again, because you are putting something foreign in your eye, and your body is going to naturally try and reject that. It can take 2-3 days before you are able to get your eye sensitivity down enough to actually get them in. Obviously if you don't want to try again, don't, but I do promise it gets easier if you decide to, and any optometrist who didn't explain eye sensitivity to you when he/she gave you the contact prescription is a big ol' bag of dicks.

And of course, if you decide not to do it, it's not the end of the world! So this years cosplay doesn't get there- there are always other cons. It should be fun, and not a whole bunch of stress.

...Of course, you did tell us in your first post not to let you quit, at any costs, but *shrugs*, I can never tell over the internet if someone needs more cheerleading or a *sits and pats your head*, you know? <3 <3 <3 <3

I still think you could do it if you really wanted to, because you're great, but I also think that whatever you decide is the right decision, because you're awesome. <3

[pockysquirrel]

I did end up ordering disposable soft contacts. I can't remember what brand. And I am very used to glasses, having been wearing them for two decades. :P Like I said, I'll give it another go, but if it doesn't work it doesn't work.

Same thing with the costume itself. I mean, if I had ANYTHING done at this point, I'd be more inclined to continue. But right now there's exactly zero costume, and that's hard for me to get over. But I have a three day weekend coming up, so we'll see how it goes.

[tptigger]

Meh, be Delphine with glasses!

[pockysquirrel]

See, I usually have no issues about cosplaying with glasses on. The problem with this costume is that I'm not sure it'll be physically possible to have glasses on with the mask.