I went in for an eye exam today and I decided to go back to work after the appointment was over. The complimentary sunglasses were helpful on my way into the office. It is overcast today so there wasn’t much call for sunglasses outside. I’m now in the office suite and everything is illuminated. As I type this, I can count 9 rows of fluorescent lights within my line of sight, each a bright blurry row acting like throwing stars aimed right at my pupils. I am tempted to wear my glasses with the tinted insert, but I cannot wear them with any kind of irony. Even the foreigners understand that they are not chic or trendy. To top it off, there is an entourage of strangers crowded around a desk a few cubicles away from me.

I need a sticker similar to that of those given after donating blood. Mine would say “Be nice to me, I had my eyes dilated and I have no cool sunglasses”

**UPDATE**
Those strangers hanging around my cubicle, are subordinates keen to listen in on their new director. I have since taken off the sunglass inserts.