“BEEP BEEP BEEP,” blared my alarm clock for the fifth time in 30 minutes. Initially, the morning began as any dreary December day would: cold, bleak, and lonely. Until now, I had spent a majority of my first high school semester tirelessly optimizing the basic act of waking up. How late could I awaken and casually stroll into class by the 8:00 bell? Indeed, I got a concrete answer: 7:34. As that final alarm sent me scampering into the shower, I noticed my glasses remained on. “No problem,” I reassured myself. Unfortunately, I found myself mistaken. As I exited the shower and attempted to dry my glasses, my right frame cracked. Why wouldn’t any simple pair of glasses work for me? Well, my base acuity sits around 20/350, making me legally blind
