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… is used to make the pupils larger than normal allowing the optometrist to view the inside of the eye more easily… The large pupils will make you more sensitive to light, and… objects may appear blurred.

And what a strange person I did look walking from my halls to the clinic blinded by the overcast sky. Such an eventful eye appointment! And after all of that, my eyes are fine. Apparently my optic nerve hole thing (optic disc?) is 0.1mm larger in my left eye. You learn something new every day. As you can see from above I also looked a bit silly when one pupil recovered quicker than the other. o.O

In other news: Easter approaches! A not-very-well-deserved break for me as I shall be spending the vast majority of it working my recently-washed-socks off.

Sophie came to visit me in Cambridge last week and what a lovely weekend it was ^___________^. I didn’t realise that the real Cambridge colleges were open to the public for walking around the courtyards and grounds and over the multitude of bridges. Many bookshops were visited and many coffees were had. I can think of no better way to spend a weekend.

Also, look at these pictures.

WOW eh? Space flights are starting from £200,000 over at the Virgin Galactic website, and the deposit is only £20,000! So you’d better get booking as flights could be starting as early as 2009.

That is all.

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