A few days ago, I decided it was time to get my eyes tested again. I used to wear glasses for driving (it always helps to have things moving at speed in sharp focus) but about six years ago, having gotten out of the car and put my specs on the seat, promptly sat on them when I got back in the car and snapped them in two.

Since then, I figured I could muscle on without - and I have. But since I've started driving a whole lot more at night, I've found that everything glares like a rocket - prompting me to say 'old person' things like "don't they make car headlights really bright these days".

Which in fact, they do. Those halogen feckers are the worst.

Anyway, I found that they're pretty much exactly the same as they were the last time I went, but no matter how much I begged and pleaded when it came time to choose some frames, they would not give me the ones that they test you with. They're just brilliant - they look just like those worn by Ichabod Crane and are out and out, total steampunk.

Disappointed. I suppose in the real world, they're not that practical, but I know for a fact that they wouldn't break if you sat on them. Somebody should start making them for sale on the market. Seriously.