i don't like "normal" by jee

i get a new pair of glasses every year around october. is that excessive? perhaps. i know some people wear the same pair of glasses for decades. i am not one of them. every year, for some reason, i am never home when my glasses arrive via ups. my wife will proceed to put on my glasses, take a pic and text the photo to me (sometimes the kiddos also take turns putting it on - see exhibit A below from last year). the photos will always be accompanied by a text that asks "why did you pick these?"

i think my wife is asking me "why don't you get "normal" glasses?" to be honest, i don't know what "normal" is? i get glasses that appeal to my sensibilities at the moment i am searching for my next pair.  in a weird way, i see glasses as a piece of artwork that rests on my big nose for all the world to see. art is meant to provoke thought and even bring forth judgment. so in that way i guess i'm not choosing "normal." 

i am a lover of glasses. (god -> wife -> kids -> country -> glasses -> korean food) i would never bypass a life with glasses by getting contacts. never. back in my 20's my eyesight was pretty good so i didn't need glasses but i wore glasses with non-prescription lenses. yeah, i was one of those guys. now i need them or otherwise i can't read the mcdonald's menu board (gasp). so next time you see me, please comment on the piece of artwork on my face.