Options for Killing Eye Floaters

I've been surfing the Internet again, looking for answers.  My question has been: how to get rid of floaters?  I don't much care for them.  Yet, the answers to this question are interesting and I thought I might be able to spin something interesting out of it.  Plus, I thought of some other answers that weren't listed...satirical in nature, of course.  So I thought I might elaborate on the subject...

How to Kill Eye Floaters

1. Gaze at the moon for 5 minutes every night
Commentary: This option, while fascinating for the avid stargazer and hopeless romantic, might not be feasible in all locations.  The truth of the matter is that some places are cloudier than other.  While the moon rises every night, there are pesky obstructions brought on by nature that hinder the moon's visual glory.  Another problem is that the size and shape of the moon vary over the course of the month.  Thus, optimal gazing is hindered on nights that the moon is merely the Cheshire Cat smile-size or thumbnail-size versus Wheel of Cheese-size.  And in case you were wondering, I do have a screen saver of the full moon on my laptop...because it doesn't hurt to try something crazy (in case, I'll be deluded enough to believe it works one day).

2. Ignore them and they will go away
Commentary: This option, although fascinating based on idea of self-brainwashing, might not be possible for someone who uses their eyes a lot for reading.  Let's face it...most pages in books are white with black letters on them.  So if a bug flies in front of the reader's face, the reader will notice...at least, I would, and that's what floaters look like (bugs)...so how am I supposed to ignore them? It's not like I stop living because floaters invade my visual realm, but ignoring them likely isn't the answer.  It hasn't worked yet (as in I still notice them), but I'll keep trying.

3. Oedipus-style: Gouging out one's eyes
Commentary: This option, although completely effective at removing the possibilities of seeing floaters, is rather sacrificial because one loses one's ability to see things that are desirable to see (i.e. celebrity eye candy, men in uniform, priceless landscapes, words on the pages of books).  Hence, although gouging out eyes has an alluring gore factor to it, it really isn't worth it until you've done something so heinous that sight loss is warranted.  Sorry, Oedipus, you're going that route alone (as in, the route of gouging out one's eyes...in death, your daughter Antigone will join you later...and people all have to walk that line (death/judgment/energy transfer) someday).

4. Eye drops
Commentary: This option, although interestingly simple with respect to targeting the source of the floaters, is an option that might not work if one is squeamish about putting stuff in their eyes (like Rachel in Friends in that one episode).  I'm squeamish about putting stuff in my eyes.  Yet, this option might be worth attempting if floaters are being caused by dry eyes and not migraines.  Migraine-sufferers beware! It might be propaganda in aims for Ben Stein and Visine to collect money.

5. Age backwards
Commentary: This option, while interesting for the aspiring time traveler, might require superior knowledge in astrophysics.  Perhaps a gifted mind watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button could have been inspired to look into making this possibility a reality.  The basic idea would be to age backwards to a time when floaters weren't a problem for the individual and suspend this age indefinitely.  Perhaps if that age could not be suspended, the person might consider the adventure of cryogenically-freezing themselves.  It is a revolutionary idea and might work for those seeing floaters because of the natural aging process and not so much for a person seeing them because of migraines.

There are likely more methods like seeing a neurologist and taking drugs in aims of killing floaters.  Yet, the first three methods I mention are completely free and free help is the best kind of help.  I might add more to this post, but I figure I'll let it stand for now.

Please note that I do not recommend gauging out one's eyes to avoid the blasphemy of floaters.  I just enjoyed the literary allusions to Oedipus and Antigone.  And I'm also sure that Ben Stein is so economically knowledgeable, he doesn't need to rely on Visine customers for his financial livelihood.  That man knows how to make money!!

People And Plants Have A Lot In Common

Sometimes I wonder if we as humans ever know what we are doing.  We are often praised for being the species that can think and communicate with each other.  Yet, so many other animal species are also highly intelligent like dolphins and monkeys.  How amazing are humans really? 

I believe plants are smarter than humans.  Yet, humans usually live longer.  Plants are dependent on the environment and sometimes people to survive.  Plants live with the aim of efficiency.  Yet, sometimes the elements or outside forces destroy them.

Humans are a lot like plants.  Plants seek out their needs like water and sunlight much like people seek out their needs in life.  Plant species exhibit intelligence in how they move to receive the optimum amount of sunlight.  People move with respect to the actions they take in life to receive the optimum amount of benefit.  How plants grow is a reflection of personality, the choices they made in aims of the optimum growing conditions, and their environment. This concept is the same with people where people become how they are based on their personality, their lifestyle choices made to satisfy their needs, and their environment.  

Plants respond to sound stimuli.  Plants will grow better given one music and worse given another kind of music.  Children will develop better in a kind quiet home than in a loud discordant one.  Plants grow better when they are talked to and interacted with.  Touch is important to the development of children.  They always have those shows where parents are encouraged to interact with babies while they are still in the womb by talking to them, letting the baby listen to music, et cetera.  Interaction is necessary to development regardless of the species.

I have always wanted to be a plant because I respect them.  Yet, given this analysis, I already am very much like a plant by being a human and vice versa.  Isn't that cool?!

Busy Day in the Life of an Engineering Student

Today was such a busy day for me.  I was on campus from 8:30 am all the way until 7:30 pm.  I had a morning class at 8:30 am.  After my first class, I hunted down my Astronomy professor to take notes on the previous 3 tests I took this semester.  This took me several hours, but I figure it was a wonderful start to Astronomy studying.

Afterwards, I ate lunch to replenish my brain.  After this, I walked to the parking garage to switch out my morning course materials with my afternoon course materials.  Then, I walked up to the computer lab and worked on one of my team reports.  I figured I could add Uniform Standards into the report, so I would have some idea of what to say during the presentation I had in my later class.  I also added another two slides to a group presentation and ran fire flow alternatives in WaterCAD.

After this, I went to class.  We did our presentation.  I presented well in the beginning with the story behind the development, but I was a little jumbled on the design standard material.  I have such high expectations for myself, so I'm a little disappointed in my presentation.  The important thing to remember is I have the potential to be a good presenter.  I will get there with a little practice.

Once class was over, my group and I met up to run (or in this case, attempt to run) some alternatives on pressure reducing valves in WaterCAD, fix some tables, and finish writing our report.  By the time we were done and I had made it home, it was 8 pm.  Overall, it was a very productive day for me.  I spent more time on creating study guides for Astronomy than I had intended, since I would not need to drive up to UNLV on Thursday morning at 8 am for my other class.  Hence, it was smarter to work on Astronomy today so as to free up more time on Thursday.  I'm hoping I will get to sleep a little bit more on Thursday morning than I normally do.

After using so much of my brain today, I'm so beat.  Sleep has been attempted, but it has been adversely affected by anxiety.  I am hoping that tonight will be a refreshing night of sleep.  I will keep my fingers crossed!!