swimming, my eyeball, etc.

I have managed to surprise myself, yet again, in my swim test. So far my best 400 yd swim time was back in December, I think? I swam a 5:58. That was the first time I ever broke 6 mins for a swim test.

On Tuesday, things got even better.

5:49.

Yup. 9 seconds faster.

I am going to SWIM MY ASS OFF this year at every race that I do.

I am not a fish just yet. I don't know what kind of 400 yd time I would need to qualify for that sort of status. But I am getting faster. A LOT faster. I think I will eventually earn my gills.

So I am psyched about that..

At work tonight (currently it's 4:19 am on Thursday) I went to the bathroom and while I was washing my hands I noticed that my left eyeball was super red and bloodshot on the "outer side." Lately, when I have worn a contact in that eye (which I only do when I am working out or at yoga) it has been irritating me, but I have trouble with contacts in general and I figured it was just time to throw the old pair away and open a new pair.

What did I do? Normally I would ask my mom. But since it's not even 4:30 am and absolutely nobody is awake.. I am stuck. Instead, I emailed Mary and asked her for her opinion. She gets up at the asscrack of dawn an early hour AND she's a nurse so I figured maybe she will have an idea. Because I'm not sure if I should go to the doctor, an optometrist, or just wait it out. My eye doesn't itch or bother me at all - only when I am wearing contacts.

I haven't had "pink eye" in probably 20 years. Doesn't pink eye itch? I might be freaking out a little bit right now.

Way to ruin my rest week, eyeball.