[stylist] Beauty...In the Eye of the Beholder

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

whoa Amy that's really cool!

no, the most I ever do is scrub my eyes with softsoap and water, 
along with soaking.

I'd never heard of boiling your eyes!

a blind guy went to class, just in time for the test.  his neighbor 
was late, pushed into the seat next to him, and was suddenly shocked 
to see his eyes out.
when asked, the blind guy  explained, "when I got here, the prof 
first said "I want all of you to keep your eyes on your tests!"

I too am self conscious of people seeing me clean my eyes, or having 
them out.  .
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 04:39 PM 2/16/2009, you wrote:
>With all the discussion of love and eyes and the like, I wanted to 
>share a humorous story:
>In 1992, after losing my sight to diabetic complications, I 
>developed infections and it was necessary for both of my eyes to be 
>removed. Almost ten years later, I met and married the love of my 
>life, who happens to be sighted. Our connection was based in our 
>shared Native American culture and the fact that we're both writers. 
>My husband new of my prosthetic eyes from the start, but I preferred 
>to keep the cleaning process private. I didn't want him seeing me 
>without my "eyes" on. One morning, after he had left for work, I 
>removed them and put them in a pan of boiling water on the stove: a 
>procedure I've since learned will damage the surface, but at the 
>time I had been misinformed. Suddenly, I heard the key in the door 
>and...surprise! Hubbies home, I'm standing in the kitchen eyeless, 
>and my baby blues are staring up from a pan of boiling water. The 
>beautiful punch line: He walked in, not noticing the mortified look 
>on my face, saw the steam rising from the stove, and said, "!
>  What's cooking?"
>Seven years later, I'm no longer boiling my now replaced pair of 
>eyes; a pair which my husband assisted in choosing the color, which 
>we both found very romantic, and I know without a doubt that this 
>guy loves me...with or without eyes.
>Amy
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