What's Been Happenin'

Seeing as I'm rushing, yet again, to get these done, let's start off with what all's been happening that's kept me so far behind.

For those of us that may not know, some yet-to-be-determined cause has severely affected my schoolwork. I've developed what's called "convergence insufficiency." Whenever my eyes look at things up close, namely text on pages and screens, my right eye isn't turning in enough to adjust to the distance, so I'm reading all of the letters out of order. The only proper way to describe it would be to say I've contracted a tretable form of dyslexia, and it's one of the scariest and most enlightening experiences I've ever been through.

Until now, I've definitely never appreciated reading like I should have. Up until this point, I haven't really ever thought twice about texting people, studying, surfin' the net, playing games, or reading magazines or the newspaper. All of it's just so second-nature, you know? But now, that I've temporarily gone down in the reading department, I really take time to savor every chance I can get to read. Texting is so much more enjoyable now, because I can simply understand what people are telling me! I can read words on The Alchemist and actually enjoy the book rather than have to listen to it all and "read" along with a jumble of letters. It's absolutely fantastic.

My one warning to everyone - don't take the simple for granted. It can be given, and it can be just as easily, if not easier, be taken away.